US Southern Command said in a statement on Tuesday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and killed at least five people, as the Trump administration continues to conduct extrajudicial executions at sea. “On October 27, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed […]

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Trump has sought to justify the attacks by saying they stem the flow of drugs into the U.S., but critics have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes as well as their effectiveness.

The United States is not simply declining to uphold international law; it is imposing costs on others for attempting to uphold it.

US Southern Command said in a statement on Sunday night that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Caribbean and killed at least four people, as the Trump administration continues to conduct extrajudicial executions at sea. “On October 4, under the direction of US Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a […]

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