"Trump said six male "narcoterrorists" aboard the boat were killed in the hit, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered at the president's command. In a post on X, Trump shared a video showing a target on a boat at sea that ends with a fiery explosion. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known (drug trafficking organization) route," Trump said."
"There is no compelling reason to believe any of this, including the fact that the president actually wrote it. ("Transiting?" No chance he wrote that.) And there is no compelling reason why these periodic spasms of his Mighty Sword are not simply murder on the high seas. There is no evidence provided, only the worthless word of a declining human being. There also is no war being conducted here."
A U.S. strike in the Caribbean reportedly killed six men identified as "narcoterrorists" aboard a boat, with the action attributed to an order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at presidential command. A video posted on X reportedly shows a boat target exploding. Official statements claimed intelligence linked the vessel to narcotics trafficking and illicit networks and that the strike occurred in international waters with no U.S. forces harmed. No compelling evidence accompanied the claims, and doubts were raised about the language and authorship of the announcement. Concerns were voiced about legality, absence of declared war, and continued unaccountable killings.
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