US Military Blows Up 'Drug Boat,' Calls it 'Justice'
The Independent reports the Trump administration blew up yet another boat, claiming it carried narcotics, killing two men. This marks the 16th such strike in two months, raising the death toll to 66, all without public evidence of any crime. Of course, 'drug bust' sounds so much better than 'extrajudicial killing at sea' for the evening news cycle. This is the same approach seen in countless
'wars' – from drugs to terror – where bodies pile up and inconvenient questions about legality are drowned out by patriotic fervor and claims of mission accomplished. One might wonder if the absence of evidence is merely inconvenient, or if the process itself is designed to avoid it. After all, it's difficult to argue with an explosion.