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Headline: U.S. Military Ordered to Kill All on Suspected Drug Boat in Caribbean, Citing “Narco-Terrorist” List
Washington D.C. – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth allegedly ordered the U.S. military to kill all 11 individuals aboard a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea on September 2nd, according to multiple sources familiar with congressional briefings. The individuals were reportedly on an internal U.S. military list of approved targets, designated as “narco-terrorists.”
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, who oversaw the operation, briefed lawmakers, stating that U.S. intelligence had confirmed the identities of those on board and validated them as legitimate targets. Airstrikes were then launched as part of the ongoing campaign against alleged drug-smuggling vessels.
The revelation that the individuals were on a pre-approved target list adds a new layer of complexity to the controversial operation, which has already faced scrutiny over a second strike that killed two survivors from the initial attack. Lawmakers have raised questions about potential violations of international law.
An administration official defended the operation, stating Bradley acted within the law and with legal counsel, targeting a boat carrying cocaine and affiliated with a cartel designated as a terrorist organization. They emphasized the threat posed by such shipments to U.S. national security.
During the briefings, Bradley clarified that Hegseth instructed him to kill everyone on board, destroy the drugs, and sink the boat, based on the approved target list. While lawmakers questioned whether a “no quarter order” (an illegal directive to kill all enemy combatants) was issued, Bradley denied it.
Bradley detailed the events, stating the initial strike, carried out by a GBU-69 precision-guided munition, killed nine people and damaged the boat. Two survivors were observed, seemingly uninjured, standing on the wreckage. Bradley said he ordered subsequent strikes because the drugs hadn’t been destroyed, the individuals hadn’t surrendered, and were on an approved target list.
Bradley explained that the mission identified the drugs as the threat to the U.S., effectively deeming the cocaine as the weapon that could endanger Americans even though intel showed the drugs were heading south toward Suriname.
The Pentagon and U.S. Special Operations Command declined to comment.
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