The United States military has now killed 14 people in international waters in the SE Caribbean in the past two weeks on extremely vague assertions that they were transporting drugs to the U.S.
HuffPost sent the following questions to DoD:
HuffPost sent the following questions to DoD:
1) What ports did the boats leave from?
2) What were their next destinations?
3) What were their locations at the time of the attacks?
4) Which US vessels and aircraft were involved in the strikes?
2) What were their next destinations?
3) What were their locations at the time of the attacks?
4) Which US vessels and aircraft were involved in the strikes?
5) It has been stated that the vessels were en route the USA. What is the basis for that assertion? Neither was large enough to carry enough fuel to make it much beyond Trinidad.
6) What were the names and nationalities of those aboard?
6) What were the names and nationalities of those aboard?
7) What contraband was aboard the vessels and in what amounts?
8) Were the vessels given the opportunity to surrender?
8) Were the vessels given the opportunity to surrender?
I had expected to get referred to SOUTHCOM or maybe the Navy -- but instead I was told to send those questions to the White House.
This is highly unusual.
This is highly unusual.
I did what they asked and posed the questions to both the White House and the National Security Council.
Will update as warranted.
Will update as warranted.
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