The United States military sank a refueling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean that was allegedly linked to the Los Choneros terrorist organization. It was the latest effort by the U.S. Southern Command to disrupt the narco-trafficking operations originating from South America.
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Terrorist label outlaws an anti-genocide group, sinks a boat, kills 227, charges no one
“They slap "terrorist" on a group that never hurt anybody and freeze every dollar anyone tries to send them — no trial required, just the label. Then they slap the same word on a boat in the Pacific and it's a green light to sink it, no judge, no jury, 227 dead and zero indictments in a year. Same word, one price for your bank account, another for your life, and the same office sets both prices.”
“These are verified narco-terrorists, Southern Command doesn't just start sinking boats for fun, there's video of the whole boarding— well, it's sunk right after, so it's not really a boarding, that's — that's not the point I wanted to make. The designation process is rigorous and reviewed at every level, it's — wait, did I just compare a speedboat in the Pacific to a legal filing with due process? Forget I said "rigorous."”
The receipts
In anticipation of Wednesday, which will mark one year since the Trump administration launched its recently revived bombing campaign against boats allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, Amnesty International USA on Monday renewed its call for congressional action. "For one year, the US military has carried…
Wednesday marked one year since President Donald Trump began bombing boats allegedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean—a grim anniversary that sparked a fresh wave of condemnation from rights advocates across the United States and beyond. "For a year now, the Trump administration has engaged in a terrifying, lawless…
Video captures USS San Antonio Marines boarding and sinking a Los Choneros narco-terrorist floating refueling station in the Eastern Pacific.
A top First Amendment advocacy group on Wednesday warned of the "broad speech implications" of the Trump administration's sanctions on the British anti-genocide group Palestine Action, which it designated an international terrorist…
The Justice Department on Wednesday said a federal grand jury indicted two commanders of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, accusing the brothers of trafficking cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States and committing firearms…
Brian Finucane, senior adviser for the U.S. program at the International Crisis Group, joins "The Daily Report" to analyze the Trump administration's deadly campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats.
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