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Over the past three months, the U.S. military has been firing on boats from South America, killing more than 80 people in a campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at drug traffickers. Now, top Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for accountability. Listen to "The Daily."

nyti.msDid a U.S. Boat Strike Amount to a War Crime?Top Republicans have joined Democrats in scrutinizing a military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at drug traffickers.

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“War Crime” would imply a state of war existed. There is no declaration of war or congressional approval of the use of force. Denoting random criminals as “terrorists” and using war on terror authority from post-911 is balderdash. This is just straight up murder on the high seas.

Coast Guard data provided to Sen. Paul shows that interdicted vessels are frequently found to carry no contraband. It’s reasonable to presume that a number of the boats recently destroyed by the USN carried no narcotics.

This as a result of killing a fisherman by striking his boat on 9/15/25. Experts say the family has a solid case, which in turn has the administration scrambling. Maybe justice has come to roost.

Extrajudicial killings are what happen in failed states and dictatorships. #America is supposed to be better than that. Each human deserves due process because that is how GOD made us.