"The U.S. military campaign against vessels crewed by civilians allegedly involved in drug trafficking continued Tuesday with a new extrajudicial attack, the eighth reported since September. The novelty this time is that the latest strike took place off the Colombian coast, in the Pacific Ocean, and not, as in previous cases, in the Caribbean Sea. The news was reported Wednesday by CBS, citing two anonymous official sources."
"Confirmation came shortly thereafter from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said that the U.S. military had killed two people on this occasion, bringing the death toll from the eight extrajudicial operations to at least 34 civilians. Hegseth described the crew as narco-terrorists in a post on X, in which, as has been customary for almost two months, he reproduced a video of the moment when the vessel was blown up."
"Just as Al Qaeda waged war on our homeland, these cartels are waging war on our border and our people. There will be no refuge or forgiveness only justice, he added, without offering further details about the identity of those on board the boat or evidence about the cargo they were carrying. He also said that the order had been given by U.S. President Donald Trump."
The U.S. military carried out an eighth extrajudicial strike against a civilian-crewed vessel, killing at least two people and bringing the reported civilian death toll to at least 34. The latest strike occurred off Colombia's Pacific coast rather than in the Caribbean Sea, and was reported by CBS citing two anonymous official sources. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the deaths, described the crew as narco-terrorists, posted a video of the vessel's destruction on X, and said President Donald Trump ordered the attack. Two days earlier Hegseth announced a seventh attack linked to the ELN, claiming substantial narcotics aboard; three people were killed. Hegseth provided few details about identities or cargo evidence.
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