US Kills Four in Pacific: 'Alleged' Drug Boat, 'Alleged' Justice
The US military announced it killed four people during a strike on a vessel 'suspected of smuggling drugs' in the Pacific. No trial, no extradition, just an 'alleged' boat and a summary execution in international waters. This isn't policing; it's a unilateral assertion of force—a pattern of behavior the world has grown (un)comfortably accustomed to from Washington. Remember all those 'alleged'
threats that led to invasions and drone strikes in places like Laos, Cambodia, and Yemen? One might wonder if the 'war on drugs' is simply a convenient pretext for projecting power wherever the US deems fit. It's an echo of the 'war on terror,' where 'alleged terrorists' met similar fates without the inconvenience of judicial review. The US, with its vast military budget (expected to hit nearly
$895 billion in 2024 , according to the Council on Foreign Relations), can afford to operate beyond international law, turning any 'alleged' infraction into a death sentence.