"The United States military allegedly disguised one of its aircraft as a civilian plane to attack a suspected drug smuggling boat coming from Venezuela, according to a report in The New York Times. In an article published late on Monday, the newspaper noted that the incident raises questions about the possible commission of a war crime. There was no immediate reaction from the White House following the publication of the report. The article focuses on the first known attack in the boat-bombing campaign President Donald Trump launched on September 2 in the southern Caribbean Sea."
"The newspaper quoted a retired deputy judge advocate general for the US Air Force, Major General Steven Lepper, as saying the concealment of military insignia and weaponry could constitute an act of perfidy, a deceptive tactic forbidden under international law. Shielding your identity is an element of perfidy, Lepper told the Times. If the aircraft flying above is not identifiable as a combatant aircraft, it should not be engaged in combatant activity."
A US military aircraft was allegedly disguised as a civilian plane to attack a suspected drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela in September. The plane allegedly had missiles stored inside the fuselage rather than carried visibly under the wings and was painted without military markings, though its transponder broadcast a military tail number. A retired deputy judge advocate general for the US Air Force, Major General Steven Lepper, said concealment of military insignia and weaponry could constitute perfidy, a deceptive tactic forbidden under international law. The strike occurred during a boat-bombing campaign launched on September 2 and reportedly killed 11 people. Who ordered the disguise remains unknown; there was no immediate White House reaction.
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