A US military strike in the eastern Pacific targeted a vessel suspected of transporting drugs, killing one man and leaving two survivors. Video from US Southern Command shows a speeding boat that explodes into flames. Southern Command notified the US Coast Guard to activate search and rescue for the survivors. The campaign of destroying alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has continued since early September and has killed at least 194 people. The military has not provided evidence that the targeted vessels were carrying drugs. A Pentagon watchdog will evaluate whether established targeting procedures were followed, using a six-phase joint targeting cycle covering intent, development, analysis, decision, execution, and assessment. The review will not assess legality, while scrutiny continues from some Democratic lawmakers and legal scholars. The administration frames the campaign as part of a war against Latin American drug cartels tied to fatal US overdoses.
"The US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors. Video posted on social media by US Southern Command shows a boat speeding through water before exploding into flames. Southern Command said it immediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors."
"The Trump administration's campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, has gone on since early September and killed at least 194 people in total. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs. The Pentagon watchdog said last week it would evaluate whether the US military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats."
"The six-phase joint targeting cycle include a military commander's intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment. The Pentagon inspector general's office said the review was self-initiated. It said it would not investigate the legality of the strikes, which have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military and legal scholars."
"The Trump administration says the US is at war against the Latin American drug cartels, which it says are responsible for the scourge of fatal drug overdoses plaguing many American communities."
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