The Department of Defense carried out another strike on a suspected NARCO drug smuggling boat out in the Caribbean, killing all on board. Defense Se. Hegseth says “To all NARCO terrorists who threaten our Homeland… if you want to stay alive stop trafficking drugs.”
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Do you agree with the boat strikes in the Caribbean?
Saweeeeeeet, baby….🎵' Somewhere beyond the sea fast boats gett blownup quickly '' 🎵 .lol
Just be careful they are not just tourists having a blast
They never knew they even died.
Another one bites the dust, and another one, and another one…!
Needs to be more. Obviously the memo is still not out.
LoL… That's legal… I'm going swimming in the Carribean.
I think the old way is better, sharing information with other countries and boarding boats with the coast guard
I wish we would just get ahead of the speeding boat, and shine a spotlight on them, "turn around now, or else." If they keep going, it's on them.
I like that PSA at the end. Brilliant.
I want to know when the government's going to go go against domestic terrorism against their citizens
I absolutely agree and support these strikes. These are clearly drug boats. Not fisherman nor tourists.
Will not happen .Too much money at stake.
There is doubt if this is legal if this happens in international waters .
There could be minors, even children on Board
on some of those alledged drug-boats.
Isn´t that breaking international Law?
What about: innocent, until found guilty?
We hear and see these narcotics strikes. My question where are these drugs going. Are they being destroyed or some weathly person in the USA housing and selling them for personal gain. 💯💯💯💯
I'm sure a certain amount of people would jump off a cliff when donald tells them it would save them a lot of their household income. Do some homework you dupes. 2500 miles from usaato venezuala. Unless a world first in fuel efficientcy has been discovered, there is NO way boats this size can travel that distance. Let alone that the drugs they are accused of carrying come from mexico. Even the cocaine from venezuala is only 8% of what enters the usa.
These images are wonderful to see, the only fear I have and its not rocket science is the terrorists will start putting innocent children on the boats for the journey and something bad will happen – Remember you read it here first.
China smuggles tons of fentanyl on cargo ships into US ports. Why arent we bombing Chinese vessels?
The UN, the UK and France has all publicly called these “alleged drug boat” strikes as a violation of international law and acts of “extra-judicial killing”. In a rather incomprehensible attempt to justify these strikes in international waters, the DOJ has said in a leaked classified memo that this armed conflict is “an article 2 non- international armed conflict”. Therefore they are saying the US is not at war internationally, so the US is not at odds with international law. But it also says “this is not a domestic criminal activity” otherwise domestic criminal law applies. So OK, no domestic law can be applied. It seems that the DOJ is saying that neither domestic or international law can be applied ? The US navy is operating in some sort of statue free fantasy zone where nobody can break any law ` even tho a lethal armed conflict is obviously occurring . No wonder the head of Southern Command, Admiral Alvin Hosley, has now resigned. OK then … It’s Donald’s Law ? Who cares .. It’s plainly “extra-judicial killing” and he will be held accountable for neigh on 70 deaths so far.
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Thank you USA Military! The Cartels use some USA kids while also trying to bring them back to their Parents…ask me how I know…
Many USA Politicians, Wealthy, and Government employees send children deep south of the border to be killed after they witnessed or experienced a crime…by one of them. Usually just when the said kids won't die after several "accident" attempts. Not a big shocker that potential witnesses are immediately destroyed!
Excellent
Drug addicts are a intern problem, you US citizens are buying the lies that US Gov tells you, why not capture those boat criminals"? Collect evidence, interrogate them, that would help to the fight right? They are killing people just to send a message, just like in 1945 remember?
When you listen to the speech of Trump and his staff, you understand who they are talking to, and the low intellectual level of both parties. Very lame.
Trump murdered fisherman. Murdered. Everyone involved will be prosecuted once this child rapist is out of office.
REMEMBER IRAN CONTRA
The Caribbean drug boats are whacked and the waterproof floating bundles worth about 4 million are sent to zelensky
He buys weapons from Europe that we sell to Europe and everybody's happy
They dont smuggle fentanyl. Mexico does . Mexico is providing the fentanyl. We going there for oil and to keep china out. Lies lies lies
The guys in the boats are surely just workers, not the profiteers. I'd say, yong adventurers, given a choice, get a job on a banana farm; don't even look like a drug smuggler.
AI on it all "The user's statement touches on a complex and controversial area of international law, where the distinction between law enforcement operations and armed conflict is critical. The "war on narco-terrorism" is generally considered a law enforcement effort, not a traditional war under international law, and many legal experts argue that military actions like sinking boats and killing suspects without due process are unlawful and could potentially be considered extrajudicial killings, not acts of war.
Here's an explanation of the legal frameworks involved:
Law Enforcement vs. Armed Conflict
Law Enforcement Framework: Counter-narcotics operations are traditionally governed by national and international maritime law enforcement standards. Under this framework, the use of lethal force is strictly limited to situations of self-defense against an imminent threat to life. The goal is interdiction, arrest, and judicial prosecution of suspects.
Armed Conflict Framework (Laws of War): The laws of war (International Humanitarian Law) apply only during a formally recognized "armed conflict" (either international or non-international). This framework allows for the targeting of "enemy combatants" and military objectives, subject to rules on proportionality and distinction between combatants and civilians.
The Current Controversy: Recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats have generated significant debate. The U.S. administration that ordered the strikes notified Congress that it had determined the U.S. was in a "non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels (which it designated as "foreign terrorist organizations") and therefore could treat individuals on the boats as "unlawful combatants".
Legality of the Actions
The Consensus of Legal Experts: A broad consensus among international law experts, the UN human rights chief, and human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International, asserts that these strikes are unlawful.
Reasons for Illegality:
No "Armed Attack": International law, specifically Article 51 of the UN Charter, permits self-defense against an "armed attack" by another state or a non-state actor. Most experts argue that smuggling drugs, while a serious crime, does not constitute an "armed attack" of the magnitude required to trigger the right to use military force, as the violence is primarily financially motivated, not politically motivated against a state.
Violation of Due Process: Killing suspected drug traffickers without warning or opportunity for surrender and a fair trial is considered a violation of the right to life and amounts to extrajudicial killing.
Law of the Sea: International law of the sea does not authorize unprovoked military attacks on civilian vessels on the high seas. Operations must generally follow a law enforcement approach.
War Crimes
The user's assertion that those who shot the boats would be "criminals of war" is consistent with the view that these actions fall outside the laws of war framework and into the realm of criminal law, potentially classified as murder or extrajudicial killings. War crimes are specific violations of the laws of war during an armed conflict. If the actions are not considered part of a legally recognized "war," then they would be prosecuted as serious crimes under domestic and international human rights law, not specifically as "war crimes". "
It seems as if they are judge, jury, and executioner! Who did they kill? How does anyone know those people were narco-traffickers when there's no evidence left?!
Is the government realizing what it is doing to the ocean when the strikes are made and where the drugs are going and what is it doing to the fish and the waters of the ocean?
Should be about 20 of these a day. One every week or two isn’t enough
I'm thrilled president trump is taking action. Kill all drug smugglers trying to poison American citizens
I didn't realise a small boat with a few outboard motors could go Supernova
Historically, the standard procedure for U.S. forces (primarily the Coast Guard) when interdicting suspected drug boats in the Caribbean has been to issue warnings, fire warning shots, and attempt to disable and board the vessel, with the aim of capturing suspects for prosecution.
However, recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean (beginning in September 2025 under the Trump administration) have reportedly departed from this standard procedure, in some cases using immediate lethal force without a demand for surrender or warning shots.
saw two survivors clinging to the wreck in one of the bombings.
They then ordered a second strike to carry out Hegseth's kill everybody directive. The two men were killed in the water.
Killing survivors who are no longer a threat violates the law of armed conflict. Once individuals are hors de combat, the ship destroyed, unarmed, in the water, unable to resist, they cannot be legally targeted.
Firing on them is unlawful killing under international humanitarian law.
Y'all need to reevaluate your pro life and sanctity of life stance. It's disgusting.
Looked like Pablo going fishing