"Public outrage is mounting over the Trump administration's September 2 "double tap" strike, in which the U.S. military bombed a small boat for a second time to kill the survivors of a first strike. This particular strike has garnered significant attention due to its clear violation of U.S. and international law because shipwrecked sailors should never be targeted. But it is crucial to note that Donald Trump's entire bombing campaign against vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific is illegal as well."
"Trump's campaign of extrajudicial violence under the pretext of fighting a "drug war" is reminiscent of the policies of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently in custody in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, awaiting trial for murdering alleged drug dealers and users. Like Duterte, Trump's bombing campaign should be considered a crime against humanity."
"Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere. The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcoti"
Public outrage centers on a September 2 "double tap" strike in which the U.S. military bombed a small boat a second time to kill survivors, violating U.S. and international law that protects shipwrecked sailors. The broader U.S. campaign of bombing vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific is characterized as illegal extrajudicial violence. The campaign is compared to Rodrigo Duterte's drug-war policies; Duterte is in ICC custody awaiting trial for murdering alleged drug dealers and users. A Truth Social video released on September 2 shows a strike and includes a statement that the president personally ordered a kinetic strike against Tren de Aragua.
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