The U.S. never reckoned with torture. Now it's killing civilians at sea
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The U.S. never reckoned with torture. Now it's killing civilians at sea
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June 4, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
Fact-checking U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific as death toll passes 200
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US boat strikes killed over 200 people. Service members have questions
Since September 2025, the U.S. Southern Command has carried out nearly 60 air strikes against boats in the Caribbean and Eastern…
The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the…
The U.S. military on May 30 struck another boat it said was engaged in "narco-trafficking operations" in the eastern Pacific…
"Not only are these killings illegal, they are immoral. People of good conscience cannot allow this to continue."
Legal experts says US attacks amount to extrajudicial killing even if those targeted are suspected of drug trafficking.
The Trump administration has killed scores of people it accused of smuggling drugs aboard boats. Here are the acknowledged…
