‘All of Them Constitute Murder,’ Amnesty Says of Trump Boat

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‘All of Them Constitute Murder,’ Amnesty Says of Trump Boat Bombings

QUOTE: “Congress must take action now to stop the US military from murdering more people in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.”

Brad Reed - December 05, 2025 - Common Dreams - Internal LINKS

EXCERPT: "Human rights organization Amnesty International is cautioning critics of the Trump administration’s boat-bombing spree against getting bogged down in the precise details of each individual strike if it means losing sight of the bigger picture.

Daphne Eviatar, director for security and human rights for Amnesty International USA, said on Friday that it would be a mistake to merely condemn the Trump administration for launching a double-tap strike aimed at killing shipwrecked survivors of an initial attack, because the entire campaign of bombing vessels based on the suspicion that they are carrying illegal narcotics is unlawful. . . . .

Himes told reporters that the video showed the US military firing missiles at two men who had survived an initial attack on their vessel and who were floating in the water while clinging to debris.

“You have two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, [who] were killed by the United States,” he said.

The US so far has carried out 22 known strikes on purported drug boats, killing at least 87 people."


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