Nine months into the Trump administration’s deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes. And a glaring anomaly.

The U.S. military has conducted more than 60 attacks, resulting in over 200 extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. In almost all the strikes, between one and four people lost their lives. In only one strike did the death toll of a single boat reach double digits: the first attack on September 2, 2025.

Since then, experts, lawmakers, and even military officials behind the scenes have been asking a simple but haunting question: Why was that boat packed with 11 people?

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    2 days ago

    I don’t use those, because if you can’t read social and context clues then you shouldn’t be on the internet.

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      You heard it here first all you autistic folk. Get the hell outta here.

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        1 day ago

        Dear 1% of the global population,

        I sincerely apologize for not considering your capabilities of detecting sarcasm on this forum. I kindheartedly apologize and hope that you don’t downvote me based on my ignorant comments and forgive me for it. I assure you that this apology is neither in jest, nor sarcastic due to the fact that you couldn’t decipher that anyway.

        Thank you and have a fantastic day.

        Best, Spooge