The Trump administration's campaign against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has killed at least 194 people since September. The Pentagon inspector general will evaluate whether the military followed the Joint Targeting Cycle, but will not investigate the legality of the strikes.
A still from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command on Tuesday, which reportedly shows a kinetic strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific.by U.S. Southern Command shows a boat speeding through water before exploding into flames.
Southern Command said it “immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivors. ”The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea, has gone on since early September and killed at least 194 people in total. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.
The Pentagon watchdog said last week that it will evaluate whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the attacks on alleged drug-smuggling boats. The six-phase Joint Targeting Cycle includes a military commander’s intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment. The Pentagon inspector general’s office said the review was “self-initiated. ” It will not investigate the legality of the strikes, which have drawn intense scrutiny from some Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.
The Trump administration says the U.S. is at war against the Latin American drug cartels, which it says are responsible for the scourge of fatal drug overdoses plaguing many American communities.
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