The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.
US has taken hostages after an illegal strike in international waters.
Sad but true
“…a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.”
We no longer have a Dept of Defense. So I’m pretty sure that makes this guy a War Official.
9/11 Two: Cartel Boogaloo
(No this is not a threat or any sort of call to violence - it’s just to point out that this is the kind of shit that got us here in the first place)
Exactly what we need right now, prisoners of war with dubious legal status
Fishing boats carrying fish that have notable levels of antidepressants due to pharmaceutical contamination does not qualify as a drug vessel.
If even one of them has a Tylenol then it’s fair game
Can you seize survivors?
Sure, it’s typically called taking hostages though.
Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and valuable goods, or taking hostages. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, and vessels used for piracy are called pirate ships.
