U.S. Southern Command Conducts Strike on Suspected Narco-Trafficking Vessel in Caribbean
U.S. Southern Command said a joint task force carried out a “lethal kinetic strike” Monday on a vessel allegedly operated by designated terrorist organizations along known narcotics trafficking routes in the Caribbean.
According to a statement posted by U.S. Southern Command, the operation was conducted Feb. 23 at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan. The vessel was reportedly engaged in narcotics trafficking operations at the time of the strike.
The statement said three male “narco-terrorists” were killed during the action. No U.S. military personnel were harmed.
The operation was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear as part of what was described as #OpSouthernSpear.
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It’s like they trying to wipe out black people. That will NEVER happen. Wickedry!!!
This is Rubbish.
Why the Caribbean governments so quiet and allowing the US to come into our waters and doing this?
There are more drug dealers and terrorists stateside than in the Caribbean. Why they just don’t stay in their lane and give us a break. I am so angry.
Well America, you are above any international law. You can do what you want, kill whom you want, no questions asked.
Just know God doesn’t sleep. You will one day have to account for the things you did.
@ P…. Caribbean governments are quiet because Dem want visa to go America.
My visa expired since 2012 and if I don’t see that place again me nar Kay. America poses an immediate threat to peace in the Caribbean…a clear and present danger to our way of life
I am not at all in favour of the US approach to dealing with these so called narco traffickers. But by the same token, given what’s been happening recently, I am surprised that persons are still engaged in these shenanigans knowing fully well that the US is spying on them and ready to out their lamps. They either stupid, sick or they just don’t care.
@ Dion Pelle the only country that will change our way of life if given the chance is China…They don’t like anybody but their people….Want proof go to a Chinese restaurant and beg them a plate of food and Soda…..@ P If Caribbean leaders were to combine their armed forces it would still be nothing but a joke to a multi billion dollar US Navy…It’s the same way we just had to stand by and watch Operation Just Cause (December 1989–January 1990) General Manuel Noriega of Panama removal..Or even earlier October 1962 Cuba Operation Pluto better known as The Bay Of Pigs when US tried to remove Fidel Castro………We been standing aside for decades P…….
Audley Phillip – I always like reading your comments, however I think you are wrong this time. The rule of law says that you are to apprehend and bring before the court. I honestly believe that honest fishermen are getting murdered. It is risky for our commercial fishermen to go fishing at this point. Soon they might blow up one of the provision/banana boat from St.Vincent or Dominica and say it was “Narco-terrorist.
Caribbean leaders are all afraid to speak out on this injustice; murders being committed against their people, in our territorial waters. Why – because most of them are corrupt and have millions saved in the US or used the US banking system to launder the millions they steal from the Caribbean people.
Secondly if someone is guilty of trafficking. Let’s say marijuana from St.Vincent . Does it give anyone the right to murder them in such brutal fashion. Again what about bringing them to justice.
Take for example some of our most popular and celebrated alcohol business operators. Especially that well established family were caught over and over smuggling , trying to avoid paying customs duty. What if it was in a time like this .This smuggling alcohol and cigarettes would have caused them their lives.
In our democracy we apprehend, charge and bring before the court of law. We are no more self governed . The USA is the Caribbean government, without benefits. They say jump and we ask how high ? Probably if not they might demolish our one square mile islands. We are now back into political Slavery.
Àudley Phillip… what nonsense are you chatting? The penalty for drug smuggling in this Hemisphere is NOT execution.
If the us attack the coast guard from one of those islands let me see if they will be quiet about that
Talk is cheap! Actions speak louder than words! Get up stand up, stand up for your rights! Rubio will be in St. Kitts, so why don’t the CARICOM charter a few planes – Antigua Airways style, a few ferry boats and give free transportation to thousands of Caribbean Nationals with placards in hand to demonstrate in masses to Rubio how Caribbean ONE LOVE – NOT, works; or, this ONE LOVE only fits the Reggae shows or Dancehall skinout FETES?
Antiguans & Barbudans PLACARDS should read
WE WANT OUR WTO MONEY!
Talk is cheap! Actions speak louder than words.
Get Up Stand Up! Stand Up!
Stand Up For Your Rights!
Or,
Keep barking after the flying Boobies catching their fish!
Most people think, their prayers will come around
And, their sky gods are gonna swoop down,
to take down, Sheriff John Brown, shooting up their towns,
With guns, drones and bombs
You people are still getting it wrong
You’re simply PAWNS in these shit-U-toons
While your charlatans aka politicians
Are simply, minstrels and clowns
Who have to bow down
When their Masters say
We’re the Ones, who now wears the crowns!
So, no matter how much you pray
Your slave masters are still your gods
At the end of, each and every day!
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrate_Bastard
Vere Edwards
Good Evening to all…Did you realize the US Army is disclosing to the public even footage of those attacks? They can keep it secret and none of your will knows.
Look at us now. We have a Trial for a murder of Nigel. And the Court is alerting to be discrete about what media post. So, who kill Nigel?, Who paid for it? why we can disclose to the public the case? This crime was committed by USA?
All this story about fishermen, y’all to naive. Just the dam boat is enough to prove, (who can afford to buy those boats, a lobster fisherman from Barbuda? Really?) and the location that no Caribbean fishermen go in that area, they are shooting boat in well know trafficking’s routes, something that our government are pretending don’t know and are making silent BECAUSE LOT OF POLITICIANS IN OUR GOVERMENTS HAVE A DARK SIDE TO HIDE, from Mismanaging Treasury Money, Taking huge advantages selling prime land to their families members for coins and resealing later to foreigners at juicy prices, drugs, bribings. Look guys, look around.. Who is in charge in our governments and how they are behaving, now you are worry about how USA is targeting Drugs Cartels?
We have corruption destroying our countries, corruption being done not by USA..is being done by BLACKS, yes Independent free BLACK that are crocks, and all of us silent. We are voting for keep them in power.
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