US 'Caribbean Strikes' Raise Legal Doubts - And Historical Amnesia
The Financial Times highlights growing 'doubts' over the legality of US strikes in the Caribbean, featuring a quote: 'We're going to kill them.' While the FT discovers this newly questionable legality, critics might recall the Monroe Doctrine, countless invasions, and regime changes throughout Latin America, from Grenada in 1983 to the Contra wars. The pattern isn't new; only the media's sudden
concern seems to be. Perhaps the 'legality' of US military action only becomes a 'question' when the targets aren't easily dehumanized, or when the geopolitical chessboard needs a new narrative. How many 'kill them' declarations have gone unexamined because the victims were deemed less newsworthy? One might wonder if the concern for 'legality' extends to the billions in weapons sent to regions
where similar statements translate to actual slaughter.