ˈdälfən™🐬 💥 🌊Apr 13

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

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@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
Apr 13 at 6:55pmWeb
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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.