The US military has reported the deaths of four individuals in its latest operation targeting vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. This incident marks the fourth such deadly strike within a four-day period.<\/p>\n
The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) confirmed the attack on Tuesday, sharing a video on social media. The footage depicted a stationary boat, equipped with outboard engines, being struck by a missile and subsequently erupting into a large fireball.<\/p>\n
SOUTHCOM, which oversees US military activities across Latin America and the Caribbean, asserted that the four individuals killed were \u201cnarco-terrorists.\u201d However, the command did not provide specific evidence to substantiate these claims.<\/p>\n
The justification for this lethal action, as stated by SOUTHCOM, was based on intelligence indicating that \u201cthe vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.\u201d Details of this intelligence were not disclosed.<\/p>\n
This recent incident contributes to a growing death toll, now reaching at least 175 individuals, in international waters across the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean since early September. These operations began following an order from then-US President Donald Trump, aimed at disrupting what the White House described as Latin American cartels transporting drugs into the United States.<\/p>\n
The Tuesday killings followed earlier strikes: two people were reported killed in a US operation on Monday, and five individuals lost their lives in two separate strikes on Saturday, all occurring in the eastern Pacific.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press reported that the US Coast Guard has since suspended its search for a survivor from the Saturday attacks.<\/p>\n
International legal experts and human rights organizations have raised significant concerns, characterizing the US military campaign as \u201cextrajudicial killings\u201d in international waters. They also suggest that these attacks have, in some instances, targeted civilian fishing boats.<\/p>\n
Legal scholars argue that if vessels are indeed involved in drug trafficking, those aboard should be subject to legal processes rather than deadly force.<\/p>\n
Critics further question the overall effectiveness of the US military operation. They point out that fentanyl, a potent opioid linked to numerous fatal overdoses in the US and often cited by Trump to justify the campaign, is primarily trafficked into the US overland from Mexico. This fentanyl is reportedly produced using chemicals imported from China and India.<\/p>\n
#USMilitary #EasternPacific #DrugTrafficking #SOUTHCOM #NarcoTerrorism #InternationalWaters #HumanRights #ExtrajudicialKillings #Fentanyl #AntiDrugOperations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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