13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’
All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities
A five-month investigation has named 13 previously unidentified victims of US attacks on boats allegedly carrying narcotics in a campaign that has killed nearly 200 people in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific.
It is unclear if the US has ever identified any of its 194 victims before attacking them, and the names of just three had previously emerged, after their families launched legal cases against the White House.
Hard to look at 200 people and not question the official narrative.
What stands out is all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor. That is the part worth paying attention to.
White House is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
In other words all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor. Curious to see how this develops.
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Reading that all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor — hard to argue with the logic there.
If all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The detail about all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor is something people should sit with.
200 people — and that is probably just the official count.
When you look at all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor, the implications are hard to ignore.
Considering all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
Think about it: all victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor. That speaks volumes.