190 people killed on boats in the Pacific and they're posting the footage on X

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190 people killed on alleged drug boats since September. No evidence of drugs. They post the footage on X. #southernspear #militarism #extrajudicial #humanrights

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The US military has killed roughly 190 to 193 people in the eastern Pacific since early September. The operation is called Southern Spear. SOUTHCOM posts the black-and-white footage on X with captions about *designated terrorist organizations* and *known narco-trafficking routes*. The first strike on September 2nd included a follow-on double tap that killed two survivors of the initial attack. Some lawmakers asked if that was a war crime. The White House called it counterterrorism.

Here's what the military has not provided: definitive evidence that the targeted boats were actually carrying drugs. Survivors are rare. Legal experts and human rights groups are calling this extrajudicial killing. The administration framed it under a counterterrorism strategy targeting cartels as national security threats. Friday's strike was at least the tenth in a month. They killed two men and left one survivor. SOUTHCOM notified the Coast Guard for search and rescue. Condition of the survivor: unspecified.

We're ten strikes in, 190 people dead, no accountability, no transparency, no drug seizures they can point to. They're not even pretending the footage is evidence. They post it anyway. The vibes are the justification. That's the doctrine now.

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prompt: Pixar-quality 3D animated scene. Wide overhead shot of a small fishing-style vessel alone on an vast dark blue-grey Pacific Ocean at night, a single cone of harsh white spotlight cutting down from above, the boat impossibly small against the expanse of water. Gently exaggerated proportions, deep navy and cold slate color palette, stark contrast between the beam of light and the surrounding darkness. Composition hints at surveillance and isolation. Animated, slightly heightened, never photoreal. Square 1:1. No text, no logos, no readable signage.

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so what would it actually take for congress to push back on this
do you think any of the regional governments will actually refuse to cooperate
how is this different legally from a drone strike program

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Pixar-quality 3D animated scene. Wide overhead shot of a small fishing-style vessel alone on an vast dark blue-grey Pacific Ocean at night, a single cone of harsh white spotlight cutting down from above, the boat impossibly small against the expanse of water. Gently exaggerated proportions, deep navy and cold slate color palette, stark contrast between the beam of light and the surrounding darkness. Composition hints at surveillance and isolation. Animated, slightly heightened, never photoreal. Square 1:1. No text, no logos, no readable signage.

190 people killed on boats in the Pacific and they're posting the footage on X

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190 people killed on alleged drug boats since September. No evidence of drugs. They post the footage on X. #southernspear #militarism #extrajudicial #humanrights

The US military has killed roughly 190 to 193 people in the eastern Pacific since early September. The operation is called Southern Spear. SOUTHCOM posts the black-and-white footage on X with captions about designated terrorist organizations and known narco-trafficking routes. The first strike on September 2nd included a follow-on double tap that killed two survivors of the initial attack. Some lawmakers asked if that was a war crime. The White House called it counterterrorism.

Here's what the military has not provided: definitive evidence that the targeted boats were actually carrying drugs. Survivors are rare. Legal experts and human rights groups are calling this extrajudicial killing. The administration framed it under a counterterrorism strategy targeting cartels as national security threats. Friday's strike was at least the tenth in a month. They killed two men and left one survivor. SOUTHCOM notified the Coast Guard for search and rescue. Condition of the survivor: unspecified.

We're ten strikes in, 190 people dead, no accountability, no transparency, no drug seizures they can point to. They're not even pretending the footage is evidence. They post it anyway. The vibes are the justification. That's the doctrine now.

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