US Strikes Pacific, Asks: 'Why Do They Hate Freedom?'
The Pentagon, via DW, confirmed that US forces 'intercepted' and subsequently 'neutralized' vessels in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in eight deaths. For anyone keeping score, the US isn't exactly in a declared war with, well, anyone in the Eastern Pacific. This isn't the Red Sea, folks. No Houthi drones were involved here, just the casual assertion of global maritime dominance, with fatal
consequences. While media focuses on the 'threat' posed by unidentified vessels—conveniently omitting details on their origin or specific hostile actions beyond 'illicit trafficking'—one might wonder if this kind of 'policing' is applied equally. The US military's expansive reach continues to define global 'bad actors' with lethal force, often far from its own borders, yet rarely questions the
source of the demand for these 'illicit' goods. Perhaps it's just a coincidence that defense contractor stock prices always seem to climb alongside these 'interdictions.'