The US army attacks a boat in the Pacific (and publishes the video): “It was transporting narcotics”

The US military has announced that it has struck a vessel suspected of transporting narcotics in the eastern Pacific. In the attack, also documented on video, two people were killed, while one survived. The vessel, …

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The US army attacks a boat in the Pacific (and publishes the video): "It was transporting narcotics"

The US military has announced that it has struck a vessel suspected of transporting narcotics in the eastern Pacific. In the attack, also documented on video, two people were killed, while one survived. The vessel, writes the American military command for Latin America and the Caribbean (Southcom) on

The toll from this anti-drug campaign by the US army rises to 192 deaths. Earlier in the week, Southcom announced, in two similar posts on X, the deaths of five men described as drug traffickers in attacks in the eastern Pacific. The legality of these attacks is under scrutiny: several legal experts argue that they are illegal extrajudicial executions carried out by the Pentagon with total impunity. The attacks were condemned by many human rights NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Jack Williams

Jack Williams

Jack Williams established himself as the editor-in-chief of The Vermilion with rigorous journalistic traits and an incessant quest for truth. His career began as an investigative reporter, where he quickly gained a reputation for his in-depth research and insightful articles. Williams takes his role at The Vermilion very seriously. Since he became editor-in-chief, he has set an editorial line based on impartiality, factual accuracy, and context relevance; this has established The Vermilion as a reference for political, economic, and global news. Under his leadership, the media continues its mission of reporting news with accuracy and equanimity, giving a voice to those who are often overlooked by large-scale media. Jack dedicates himself to fulfilling this mandate with passion, rigour, and unwavering determination.

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