US military kills 3 more people aboard vessel in eastern Pacific Ocean
The US military has killed three more people aboard an alleged “drug boat” in the eastern Pacific Ocean, raising the death toll of the controversial extrajudicial killings to 202.
US Southern Command said the deadly attack was carried out on Saturday, claiming that the vessel was engaged in drug trafficking activities.
The military shared a video on social media, purportedly showing the vessel targeted in the military airstrike. The satellite footage shows a small boat stopping in the ocean before the projectile heading towards it blows up the vessel, which then bursts into flames.
US Southern Command claimed that three male “narco-terrorists” were killed during this action, while no US military forces were harmed.
However, legal experts and human rights organizations have disputed the claims behind the attacks, expressing outrage over what they see as extrajudicial killings.
Late last year, a video emerged showing two people who had survived the first boat attack last September only to be targeted for a second time in a follow-up strike that killed them.
The US operations lack positive evidence, and the official government and judicial processes required for the suspects have not been carried out.
In a deliberate attempt to conceal the incriminating facts about the unlawful attacks against the vessels, the Trump administration has declared that the US is in a continuous war against Latin American drug cartels.
To whitewash its crimes, experts say, the United States government applies double standards in dealing with various legal and rights issues.
The death toll of the months-long series of attacks in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 202 people.
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