US 'Repatriates' Hondurans After Striking Their Boat During 'Anti-Drug Crusade'
When the US military strikes vessels in international waters, alleging drug smuggling, it's an 'anti-drug crusade.' When nations like Honduras—whose boat this allegedly was—attempt to control their own waters or borders, it's often met with US-backed destabilization or economic sanctions. The BBC piece conveniently omits the long history of US intervention in Central America, which has fueled the
very instability and economic desperation driving such illicit activities. This is the same 'rules-based order' where the US military patrols the globe, while any country daring to question American hegemony becomes a 'rogue state.' One might wonder how many submarines the US would tolerate cruising off its own coast, even if they were 'allegedly' carrying drugs. Funny how sovereignty is such a
flexible concept depending on whose waters are being infiltrated.