Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking

If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?

New Report Raises Fears That Trump’s Maritime Strike Campaign May Have Killed Human Trafficking Victims

A recent investigation has prompted renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration's maritime strike campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels. The report suggests that some individuals killed during these operations may not have been drug traffickers, thereby intensifying concerns regarding the government's application of lethal force without traditional due process and its assumption of roles typically reserved for investigator, pros…

Pentagon Acknowledges Potential Human Trafficking Victims in Controversial Boat Strike

Nine months into the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign against alleged drug trafficking vessels, a troubling pattern has emerged. The U.S. military has conducted over 60 strikes resulting in more than 200 extrajudicial killings across the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.