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The #USA blew up another boat in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing 5 people.

They struck two boats, claiming without evidence that the boaters were "narco-terrorists." One boater reportedly survived.

"After the strikes, Southern Command said it notified the US Coast Guard to launch a search and rescue mission for the survivor. There was no immediate word on the status of that search."

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#USA #USmilitary #EasternPacific #BoatStrikes
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https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5828458-narco-trafficking-vessels-targeted/
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-says-1-survivor-in-deadly-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats/ar-AA20JjGM

Apr 13 at 8:48amWeb
Show threadˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊Apr 13

~"The US military has killed at least 168 people in strikes that have destroyed 50 boats as part of a campaign Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of drugs into the #USA..."

~"The #Trump admin told Congress that the #US is now in an 'armed conflict' against drug cartels beginning with its first strike on Sept 2, labeling those killed 'unlawful combatants' & claiming the ability to engage in lethal strikes without judicial review..."

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#BoatStrikes
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-timeline-of-us-strikes-on-boats-that-have-killed-at-least-168/ar-AA1PFxXE

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They're killing people because they can.
Show threadHe Who RemainsApr 13

@dalfen 10 separate incidents, 10 times with no evidences of said drugs, no arrests, no due process, no survivors, all unknown civilians. Did I get all those right? Has there been any survivors but one recently?

What do you call these if not crime against humanity?

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@darkpixel There have been other survivors, per article I posted... at least 15, "at least two of whom were briefly detained by the US Navy before being returned to their home countries." (I remember they seemed to be a nuisance to the US because the US would have to go to court if it detained them.)

11 more people "are presumed dead after searches did not locate them in the water."

There were also survivors that the military killed in a 2nd strike.

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https://www.koat.com/article/pentagon-sinks-boat-kills-survivors/69580552

US military carried out second Sept. 2 strike, killing survivors on suspected drug boat, sources say

Trump said on Thursday that action on land to stop suspected drug trafficking networks in Venezuela could “start very soon”

KOAT
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@darkpixel 110% crime against humanity in my opinion. One boat was bad enough (I remember that 1st one). Now they keep doing it & posting videos on social media like they're playing a video game or something. The casual disregard for human life is alarming. The people in the small boats are given no opportunity to prove who they are or what they're doing. The whole world must believe what the trump admin says about the boaters since the admin has made itself judge, jury & executioner.

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Show threadHe Who RemainsApr 13

@dalfen Oooh, The Intercept made an article about it today. Might be of interest to you. (not sure if it's reliable source)

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/13/trump-boat-strikes-iachr/

State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights “lacks the competence” to review Trump’s campaign of deadly boat strikes, a State Department spokesperson said.

The Intercept
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@darkpixel I verified that the meeting happened and that the Trump Admin's State Department didn't like it and doesn't like the IACHR or ACLU interfering in its "narco-terrorist" boat strike operations (see screenshots below). The Trump Admin doesn't think it's a human rights issue. I haven't verified quotes from the article.

(Note: This is an official US gov website)

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/inter-american-commission-human-rights-thematic-hearing-on-u-s-counternarcotics-operations-in-the-caribbean-eastern-pacific/
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The IACHR also expressed its views about the boat strikes back in Dec:

https://www.oas.org/en/IACHR/jsForm/?File=/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2025/248.asp

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@darkpixel Also, thanks for the link!
The Intercept is okay imo... left-leaning investigative journalism. Often cutting edge and controversial. I try to verify claims in more than one source.