US Kills 'Suspected' Drug Traffickers, But Who's Suspect Here?
According to The Independent, the US has killed more than 60 individuals in these 'narco' boat operations. This isn't a new policy. The US has a long, bloody history of extrajudicial killings in the name of the 'War on Drugs,' often targeting impoverished communities and justifying lethal force without due process. Remember when the US military-industrial complex needed a new enemy after the Cold
War? Enter the 'drug lord,' a convenient stand-in for 'uncooperative foreign asset.' We’re told these operations are about 'national security,' but the real security seems to be for defense contractors, not citizens. Weapons manufacturers stock prices soar with every escalation of this endless 'war.' The same media outlets that decry due process domestically are conspicuously silent when the US
acts as judge, jury, and executioner abroad, especially when it involves brown people in 'narco-states.' Hegseth's 'hunt them down and eliminate them' rhetoric sounds eerily familiar to 'shock and awe' campaigns—just swap drugs for WMDs. How many 'suspected' individuals must die before we question whose 'suspicions' justify state-sponsored killing?