Caribbean airstrike using civilian disguise fuels perfidy debate
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New York Times reports that the first Caribbean airstrike on a suspected drug-boat used a plane painted to look civilian, raising perfidy and war-crime concerns; 11 Venezuelans were killed and critics say the operation is illegal and extrajudicial, while the Pentagon defends it as a counter-narcotics action within the law of armed conflict.
Topics:nation#airstrikes#civilian-disguise#extrajudicial-killings#international-law#note-extra-tag-not-included-in-final-list#perfidy#world
- US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane The Guardian
- U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane The New York Times
- U.S. plane used in boat strike was made to look like civilian aircraft The Washington Post
- US faces war crime allegation for ‘disguising’ aircraft in drug boat attack Al Jazeera
- Trump and Hegseth Face New War Crime Allegation Over Drug Boat Strikes The New Republic
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