The United States carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel Tuesday night, this time in the Pacific off the coast of South America, two U.S. officials told CBS News.
It was the eighth known U.S. attack on a suspected drug boat since Sept. 2. The previous seven strikes targeted boats in the Caribbean.
Officials told CBS News that two to three people aboard the vessel were killed.
American blockade strikes another unknown vessel with unknown persons aboard. America has become the official baddies. No rule of law for you!
AlasPoorZathras on
Somebody, please stop us. Don’t embolden this administration. If the rest of the world presents a united front, you win.
If you let us foment chaos piecemeal, the instability will make a single nation easy pickings. Repeat until whomever is left can’t organize a strong enough counter.
Do. Not. Trust us! No treaty or agreement will be followed. The GOP lies as a lifestyle choice. The truth is now woke.
urban_mystic_hippie on
The Trump administration is a terrorist organization
SAJ-13 on
*Alleged…* doesn’t seem to inspire confidence that they know for certain. They kill anyway. One day, the *alleged* boat will be US citizens. mmw.
WallNumerous3230 on
More extrajudicial war crimes…
SevereAdPoli on
America is a rogue state
1-47 on
C’mon, guys. How else are we going to justify enacting the Aliens Enemies Act without waging war against Venezuela, remove their president and secure their resources? Duh.
Alternative_Rate7474 on
somebody is going to start retaliating against US ships.
RoseCityHooligan on
This is absolute insanity. We have a madman running this country and an entire GOP-controlled congress of spineless pathetic worms who let him do anything he wants.
GreenAnder on
Part of me wonders if they’re not just trying to bait another country into a war with us
dave_debenedetti on
They misspelled fishing boat.
NotAnotherBlingBlop on
Were literally just murdering people with impunity. Fucking sane.
jankyt on
They just trying to start war pretty much huh
ReleaseFromDeception on
Anybody else just a teeny tiny bit unsettled that these extrajudicial strikes are basically completely normalized in the political sphere for the GOP?
Hillbilly_Boozer on
This is the same type of shit that landed Duterte of the Philippines in the Hague.
Pretend_Pea4636 on
These are “Extra-Judicial Killings”. It’s a criminal act. Mr Hegseth and his boss should be arrested for the acts. They openly claim that this is a drug boat. Great. You can’t just kill people for drug smuggling. The statute of limitations are essentially endless here. When we have a Congress that is willing to be the House of the People, we should enforce laws. The arrest and trial of Mr. Hegseth should be top of mind.
Dapper-Condition6041 on
Extrajudicial killings
daGroundhog on
Probably a small craft off the coast of Antarctica crewed by penguin narco-terrorists. Those drugs were definitely a threat to Janie and Jimmy in East Turkey Trot, IA. The address label said that was where they were headed.
impliedhearer on
Wouldn’t it be a better idea to detain them and figure out what they have and where they got it from?
Loyal-Opposition-USA on
If you can blow them up, you can arrest them.
Wild_Read9062 on
This is just f*cking insane.
What if China starts doing this? What if they just start taking out any boat between themselves and Japan? Or any boat near the Philippines? Oops?
What if Russia starts doing this? Oops?
Are we going to go to war with China and Russia if they start doing this? What if they do it to our allies? What if they do it to Jewish boats? Does that negate our agreements and Trumps promised free casino in Gaza?
One of the largest problems with this administration, and boomers (e.g. Trump) is that they cannot imagine tomorrow. That’s why they have no problem with destroying the climate or nature. ‘Everything will be fine! It’s just like the 1950’s! Make everything great, like when I was a kid in the 1950’s! We could do anything now. And we don’t, not because we know better, but because the left is just tying our hands!’
These people are writing checks against our children and their children. They don’t give a f*ck about the consequences to people who follow them.
blackmobius on
“”Peacetime president”” Trump just cant stop extrajudicial killings of any people on nearby boats can they?
kezow on
Alternative headline: US kills 3 people on a boat with zero proof they were a danger to anyone.
Stop normalizing this. This is NOT okay.
joshdotmn on
This still doesn’t change that Trump is hiding the Epstein files.
e9tjqh on
There’s no world where this isn’t a war crime. Even if these people are guilty of being drug runners how is that a capital offense with no trial, evidence, anything? America is being run by literal psychopaths.
GoxBoxSocks on
Shoot first and then say they were a drug dealer? Wow this really is a police state.
Xorbytey on
What’s to stop another country from doing the same to our vessels and citizens?
This is why there are laws in place. Without laws, we are not leading the world.
NinjaChemist on
What’s going to happen when another country bombs a U.S. fishing boat and claims they were narcoterrorists?
Kindredgos on
This country sucks
quickwaxsix on
> The Trump administration has told Congress that the United States is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Here’s what to watch. The admin is setting a precedent that they can blow up whoever they want wherever they want without saying why.
Forget about foreign wars, resources, drugs, or regime change – those add context/rationale to these attacks. They want to reduce context/rationale – the goal is the muddy the waters and bring this to US soil.
SakeOfPete on
I would like to know the people pulling these triggers. Somebody is following orders and I would like to put that person under a Microscope.
Wabi-Sabi_Umami on
This administration sure seems to be itching for a war. The new “Department of War” moniker makes much more sense as of late. Disgraceful, dishonest, and disgusting drug and alcohol addled “leaders” are at the helm now.
Maharog on
Remember when trump “joked” he could shoot a man in times square and get away with it? Well he is murdering people right out in front of the whole world to see, and noone is doing anything about it.
AthasDuneWalker on
Until I see verified from a third party, concrete evidence, I’m just going to automatically assume that every single boat that they hit is a fishing boat.
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By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |
The United States carried out another strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel Tuesday night, this time in the Pacific off the coast of South America, two U.S. officials told CBS News.
It was the eighth known U.S. attack on a suspected drug boat since Sept. 2. The previous seven strikes targeted boats in the Caribbean.
Officials told CBS News that two to three people aboard the vessel were killed.
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Is this not an act of war?
American blockade strikes another unknown vessel with unknown persons aboard. America has become the official baddies. No rule of law for you!
Somebody, please stop us. Don’t embolden this administration. If the rest of the world presents a united front, you win.
If you let us foment chaos piecemeal, the instability will make a single nation easy pickings. Repeat until whomever is left can’t organize a strong enough counter.
Do. Not. Trust us! No treaty or agreement will be followed. The GOP lies as a lifestyle choice. The truth is now woke.
The Trump administration is a terrorist organization
*Alleged…* doesn’t seem to inspire confidence that they know for certain. They kill anyway. One day, the *alleged* boat will be US citizens. mmw.
More extrajudicial war crimes…
America is a rogue state
C’mon, guys. How else are we going to justify enacting the Aliens Enemies Act without waging war against Venezuela, remove their president and secure their resources? Duh.
somebody is going to start retaliating against US ships.
This is absolute insanity. We have a madman running this country and an entire GOP-controlled congress of spineless pathetic worms who let him do anything he wants.
Part of me wonders if they’re not just trying to bait another country into a war with us
They misspelled fishing boat.
Were literally just murdering people with impunity. Fucking sane.
They just trying to start war pretty much huh
Anybody else just a teeny tiny bit unsettled that these extrajudicial strikes are basically completely normalized in the political sphere for the GOP?
This is the same type of shit that landed Duterte of the Philippines in the Hague.
These are “Extra-Judicial Killings”. It’s a criminal act. Mr Hegseth and his boss should be arrested for the acts. They openly claim that this is a drug boat. Great. You can’t just kill people for drug smuggling. The statute of limitations are essentially endless here. When we have a Congress that is willing to be the House of the People, we should enforce laws. The arrest and trial of Mr. Hegseth should be top of mind.
Extrajudicial killings
Probably a small craft off the coast of Antarctica crewed by penguin narco-terrorists. Those drugs were definitely a threat to Janie and Jimmy in East Turkey Trot, IA. The address label said that was where they were headed.
Wouldn’t it be a better idea to detain them and figure out what they have and where they got it from?
If you can blow them up, you can arrest them.
This is just f*cking insane.
What if China starts doing this? What if they just start taking out any boat between themselves and Japan? Or any boat near the Philippines? Oops?
What if Russia starts doing this? Oops?
Are we going to go to war with China and Russia if they start doing this? What if they do it to our allies? What if they do it to Jewish boats? Does that negate our agreements and Trumps promised free casino in Gaza?
One of the largest problems with this administration, and boomers (e.g. Trump) is that they cannot imagine tomorrow. That’s why they have no problem with destroying the climate or nature. ‘Everything will be fine! It’s just like the 1950’s! Make everything great, like when I was a kid in the 1950’s! We could do anything now. And we don’t, not because we know better, but because the left is just tying our hands!’
These people are writing checks against our children and their children. They don’t give a f*ck about the consequences to people who follow them.
“”Peacetime president”” Trump just cant stop extrajudicial killings of any people on nearby boats can they?
Alternative headline: US kills 3 people on a boat with zero proof they were a danger to anyone.
Stop normalizing this. This is NOT okay.
This still doesn’t change that Trump is hiding the Epstein files.
There’s no world where this isn’t a war crime. Even if these people are guilty of being drug runners how is that a capital offense with no trial, evidence, anything? America is being run by literal psychopaths.
Shoot first and then say they were a drug dealer? Wow this really is a police state.
What’s to stop another country from doing the same to our vessels and citizens?
This is why there are laws in place. Without laws, we are not leading the world.
What’s going to happen when another country bombs a U.S. fishing boat and claims they were narcoterrorists?
This country sucks
> The Trump administration has told Congress that the United States is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Here’s what to watch. The admin is setting a precedent that they can blow up whoever they want wherever they want without saying why.
Forget about foreign wars, resources, drugs, or regime change – those add context/rationale to these attacks. They want to reduce context/rationale – the goal is the muddy the waters and bring this to US soil.
I would like to know the people pulling these triggers. Somebody is following orders and I would like to put that person under a Microscope.
This administration sure seems to be itching for a war. The new “Department of War” moniker makes much more sense as of late. Disgraceful, dishonest, and disgusting drug and alcohol addled “leaders” are at the helm now.
Remember when trump “joked” he could shoot a man in times square and get away with it? Well he is murdering people right out in front of the whole world to see, and noone is doing anything about it.
Until I see verified from a third party, concrete evidence, I’m just going to automatically assume that every single boat that they hit is a fishing boat.