A normal country would conduct a maritime police action to interdict a suspected trafficking boat with an armed force. Instead, this is extrajudicial execution of apparently random people without opportunity to surrender or on the basis of concrete intelligence or evidence. Nearly each of these actions seem like likely war crimes on their faces. Worse, the appearance of the cavalier nature of employment of violence haphazardly and without following traditionally-agreed upon norms and processes of laws of the sea and military rules of engagement look monstrous.
The tone of this article feels like one of gloating and rejoicing that the cocaine traffickers were not deterred. Do we really hate Pete Hegseth so much that we want to see the criminals win?
honestly, I just keep thinking that at least a few of those men must’ve just been desperately trying to provide for their families. And never had a chance to surrender.
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