US Strikes Fisherman, Media Asks 'Was He Supposed To Be There?'
CBS News reports the family of Alejandro Carranza Medina, a 42-year-old Colombian fisherman killed by a U.S. boat on September 15, filed a complaint alleging murder. The report focuses on the family's insistence he was merely fishing, a detail CBS finds noteworthy. What CBS omits is the routine, often unprovoked, projection of U.S. military power into sovereign waters, particularly in regions
deemed 'strategic.' Instead of questioning why a US boat was in those waters, engaged in what the family describes as 'acts of war' during a 'peaceful search and rescue drill' (as per US claims), the focus remains on the 'allegations' against an assumed benevolent actor. This framing mirrors countless instances where civilian casualties in US operations are framed as tragic accidents, rather than
consequences of aggressive foreign policy. It's almost as if some lives are inherently 'tragic' when lost, and others are just 'collateral damage'—depending on whose flag is flying. One might wonder, how many 'accidents' happen before it's called a pattern?