Pentagon admits it doesn't 'positively ID' people before boat strikes kill them: lawmaker

8 months ago by cm0002 to c/world

Officials from the Pentagon reportedly admitted that they were unable to verify who was on alleged drug boats before launching strikes killing everyone aboard the vessels. After carrying out strikes on more than a dozen boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, the Pentagon gave lawmakers from both partie...

inb4_FoundTheVegan 42 points 8 months ago

"The reason why they could not actually hold or try the individuals that survived one of the attacks is because they could not satisfy the evidentiary burden.”

The US has killed 50+ people based off vibes. (So far)

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Zapados 17 points 8 months ago

That’s pretty standard for them.

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shalafi 3 points 8 months ago

TBF, the evidence is under the waves.

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