US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press, via WTOP

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific
The Associated Press

May 6, 2026, 3:37 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men.

The attack came a day after U.S. forces struck an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people.

The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 191 people in total.

Despite the Iran war, the strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere are not letting up. The military has not provided evidence that any of the vessels were carrying drugs.

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Read more: https://wtop.com/government/2026/05/us-military-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat-kills-3-in-the-eastern-pacific/

[republianmushroom]

1. Murder on the seven seas by trump.

[returnee]

2. Bombers gotta bomb. n/t

[Wonder Why]

5. Bombers don't bomb. Human beings are flying those planes and committing war crimes.

[returnee]

6. Wow!

Is a person who bombs not a bomber, or did I misinterpret your post? Did you think I meant the plane?

[Wonder Why]

10. If You were told a bomber just killed some people, wouldn't you think it meant some person causing terror, not a militar

pilot flying a plane?

I guess we think in different terms.

[returnee]

11. It's curious.

When I read the OP it appeared obvious we were talking about another in a serious of similar attacks carried out via air, i.e., people in a plane of some sort, dropping bombs or shooting missiles. By bomber I meant Hegseth, Rubio, and military following illegal orders. I am familiar with a common expression that can be fit to many kinds of persons, e.g., a cheaters got cheat, a liar’s gotta lie, a rapist gotta rape. So when I said, “a bomber’s gotta bomb,” I meant the people who do the bombing. Guess you’re not familiar with this phrasing. Sorry for any confusion.

[angrychair]

3. While we are distracted

Our military continues to be judge, jury and executioner of innocent people.

If you dont think they won't slaughter US citizens, your answer is right in front of you.

Our country's military are the Nazis. We are slaughtering children. Slaughtering innocent people in boats. Kidnapping people from other countries.
(Frozen water) is locking people up in warehouses without trial for indefinite amount of time and they are now ordering giant incinerators for those warehouses for body disposals.

We, our country, our military, are the bad people.

[maxsolomon]

4. So much for refusing illegal orders.

Who is selecting the targets? How are they choosing which boats to target? They have to be distinguishing between fishing boats and "narcoterrorist" boats, right?

Right?

[Bayard]

7. No evidence, no trial

So, its just plain murder then.

[Botany]

8. Murder

End of story.

Meanwhile:

On December 1, 2025, Trump formally granted the pardon to Hernández, leading to his immediate release from federal prison. Hernández had been serving a 45-year sentence after a 2024 conviction for his role in a scheme that trafficked over 400 to 500 tons of cocaine into the U.S. between 2004 and 2022.

[wolfie001]

9. More random murders by this lawless and corrupt regime

Sick fucks.