US 'Mistakes' Fisherman for Cartel, Colombia Wonders Why It Sounds Familiar
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro alleges a U.S. boat strike killed a 'lifelong fisherman,' not a drug cartel member, near the Pacific coast. This official account from Bogota paints a starkly different picture than the standard 'counter-narcotics' narrative. It appears the kinetic arm of American foreign policy once again struggles with target identification when there's an excuse to project
power abroad. This isn't an isolated incident, but a pattern: the U.S. regularly touts its 'precision' while civilian casualties mount globally, from drone strikes in Yemen to 'accidental' bombings in Afghanistan. One might wonder if 'mistaken identity' is just the operational code for 'unarmed local without political capital.' How many 'bad intelligence' reports does it take to acknowledge this
isn't an anomaly, but a feature of an unchecked military presence?