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"‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out
An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’
A group of Ecuadorian fishers have described how they were attacked in a double drone strike and then detained at gunpoint by soldiers on a US-flagged patrol vessel, in a rare first-hand account by victims of Donald Trump’s militarized campaign against alleged drug-trafficking boats off South America.
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The US has provided no evidence that any of the vessels were involved in drug trafficking, and legal experts and rights groups say the attacks amount to extrajudicial killings as they apparently target civilians who do not pose any immediate threat. The White House insists the killings are lawful."
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors
MrEdgarBass@VSNSocialJustice This is news? Of course most people favor legalization. The failed #WarOnDrugs is a war on pot smokers. The stupid #WarOnDrugs is a war on civil rights.
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Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out
An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of #Trump's purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors
from #TheGuardian
April 21, 2026
Once the men were on the patrol boat, the #US personnel boarded the fishing boat and stole the crew’s food and the beer, Palacios said.
When Palacios looked back at the Don Maca, it was already in flames. “We saw the ship burn,” he said.
The crew of the patrol boat spoke English to each other, and used a translator to address the Ecuadorians. “From the moment we arrived on the US patrol boat, they were pointing guns at us, shouting: ‘Get in, get in,’” said Palacios, 54. “They handcuffed us, put hoods over our heads and pushed us around. We were terrified they were going to kill us.”