The recent US strikes on vessels in the Caribbean appear to violate Maritime Law and international human rights standards. Given the US Navy’s global reach and legal expertise, ignorance is not a plausible defense. These actions suggest the administration may be testing the limits of executive power on the open sea - an authoritarian power grab cloaked in counter-narcotics rhetoric.
I think this issue is intellectually interesting because it is so indefensible that the administration has not even tried to defend it. As far as I can see they have not offered any evidence against the people they're killing or any legal justification whatsoever. They seem to just enjoy killing these people and they know nobody can stop them.
There will be war crimes tribunals and court marshals. This is inevitable when the other party gets back into power, and totally justified because they are clearly and explicitly breaking US law, maritime law, and international law. My only question is: what makes them think they will not go to jail for these crimes? The only plausible answer is that they believe they will never be held accountable for their actions, because the other party will never be allowed to have power again. This is very concerning for the future of the United States, folks.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 24.7 ms ] threadI think this issue is intellectually interesting because it is so indefensible that the administration has not even tried to defend it. As far as I can see they have not offered any evidence against the people they're killing or any legal justification whatsoever. They seem to just enjoy killing these people and they know nobody can stop them.
His wet dream is to indiscriminately bomb brown refugees in international waters, and he’s finally getting it: https://archive.is/QBh3p
How thin a line between a serial killer and a far-right politician.