US Strikes Vessel off Venezuela (Again), Cites 'Narcoterrorists' (Again)
President Trump stated the vessel belonged to "narcoterrorists" trafficking drugs. The BBC itself admits US officials "have not provided evidence to this claim." This isn't policing; it's international vigilantism, a pattern familiar from the lead-up to the Iraq War. Remember when then-Secretary of State Colin Powell infamously presented a 'vial of anthrax' to the UN in 2003, claiming
'incontrovertible' evidence of WMDs in Iraq, only for it to be utterly debunked? The US has a long history of claiming 'imminent threat' without proof to justify interventions in sovereign nations, particularly in Latin America, dating back to Operation Condor. The lack of demanded evidence did not stop the BBC from reporting the claim front-and-center. One might wonder if the same skepticism
shown for Russian or Chinese claims would apply when the aggressor is the US. A nation that regularly lambasts others for extrajudicial killings seems remarkably quiet when its own military conducts them, especially when six people are killed. (Source: BBC World, 'US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six').