US Bombs Alleged 'Narco-Sub,' Ecuador Finds Not a Single Narco
Ecuador released a survivor of a U.S. strike on an 'alleged narco-sub' because, as CBS reports, they found no evidence he’d committed a crime. The U.S. military, presumably operating with its usual surgical precision and abundance of caution, conducted a strike based on an 'alleged' threat. It’s almost as if 'alleged' is just a fancy word for 'we shot first, asked questions later,' leaving foreign
governments to clean up the legal mess and us to wonder how many non-narcos have been 'allegedly' disappeared by such operations. One might wonder if the same rigorous evidence standard applies when the U.S. isn't the one dropping the bombs. Because when it's Palestinian civilians or Yemeni fishermen 'allegedly' targeted by U.S.-supplied weaponry, the narrative swiftly shifts from 'no evidence of
crime' to 'unfortunate collateral damage' before anyone can shout 'war crime.' It appears some 'alleged' activities are more equal than others when it comes to accountability.