US Navy 'Rescues' Migrants, Instantly Labels Them Enemy Combatants
The Intercept reports two survivors of a Caribbean boat strike, after being picked up by the US Navy, were immediately designated 'enemy combatants' and held incommunicado. This isn't a new protocol, it's a chilling echo of post-9/11 'wars on terror' where basic human rights were systematically redefined. The US military's expansive global reach routinely blurs lines between law enforcement, aid,
and aggressive intervention, often with little oversight. Is any body of water outside their jurisdiction to declare 'wartime operations'? One might wonder if this swift designation saves legal paperwork, or if it speaks to a broader, unspoken doctrine: anyone inconveniencing US naval operations, however innocently, is a potential threat. Because nothing says 'freedom' like turning shipwrecked
people into prisoners of war.