"The Trump administration's assault on alleged drug boats is heading west, as the U.S. military has bombed a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, Reuters reported Wednesday. The bombing, which occurred off the coast of Colombia on Tuesday, is the eighth known assault on alleged drug-smuggling boats over the last two months and the first in the Pacific. Two or three people were killed in the strike, according to The New York Times, which cited an official who spoke on the condition of anonymity."
"Over the weekend, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker that he believes the strikes are illegal. When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least, said Paul. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."
The U.S. military bombed a vessel in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, marking the first Pacific strike in a campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats. The strike was the eighth known assault in about two months. Two or three people were killed, according to The New York Times citing an anonymous official. The strikes have drawn controversy and concern from lawmakers across the political spectrum. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) called the strikes illegal, arguing killings outside a declared war require identifying and accusing individuals and presenting evidence, and that people have been killed without evidence of a crime.
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