U.S. Military's Increasing Targeting of Civilian and Drug Boats Raises Legal and Ethical Concerns
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The U.S. government claims to target boats suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific, but has provided little public detail on how it determines which vessels to attack or the intelligence behind these operations, raising questions about transparency and decision-making processes.
- How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know. The New York Times
- As strikes on alleged drug boats grow, so do questions about their legality and goal NPR
- He survived a US military boat strike. Despite a drug record, his family says he’s a fisherman caught in Trump’s war at sea CNN
- Trump expands military strikes against civilian boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean MSNBC News
- The Caribbean Strikes and the Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military Operations Just Security
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