U.S. Military Strikes a Boat in the Caribbean, Killing 3
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The U.S. military conducted a strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people and raising the death toll in its anti-drug smuggling campaign to at least 180.
- The strike was ordered by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, head of the Southern Command, which oversees military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- The Southern Command cited unspecified intelligence claiming the boat was traveling on known drug trafficking routes and engaged in narcotics operations.
- Legal experts argue these strikes constitute illegal extrajudicial killings, as the military cannot target civilians not posing an imminent violent threat, and the Trump administration has not provided evidence of drug smuggling.
- The military released a brief video showing the boat before it exploded, but details about the operation and evidence remain limited.
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