US Finds 'Murder' Unacceptable, Unless It's Off Our Coast
Colombia officially denounced the U.S. for air strikes off its coast, labeling the killings of alleged drug smugglers as "murder." US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced two new strikes, bringing the total dead to 37 in two months. Meanwhile, Washington, a nation built on military interventions in Latin America—remember the Banana Republics for Chiquita's profit or the Iran-Contra affair
for cocaine-fueled covert ops?—appears utterly baffled by the strong words. One might wonder if the U.S. sees national sovereignty as a suggestion for certain countries, not a rule. The hypocrisy is as thick as the historical amnesia. The US government, quick to lecture on human rights and rule of law, seems to believe these principles are optional when applied to its own 'security interests.' How
many nations have to scream 'murder' before Washington considers its own operations less than divine mandate? Or is this just another 'rules-based order' where the US makes all the rules, and everyone else just gets ordered around?