Unclaimed Wages

“Since the Pentagon started blowing up boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean last September, accusing them of being used for drug trafficking, dozens of vessels have been attacked, killing at least 221 people. Washington has not been shy about claiming the strikes, often publishing footage on social media of tiny fishing boats cutting through the water before being obliterated by American munitions.” But they’re not claiming the attacks on Ecuadorian fishermen in the Pacific Ocean. And, to the extent we can believe that, it might make the situation even scarier. NYT (Gift Article): They Spoke English, Wore U.S. Flags and Attacked Fishermen. Who Were They? “‘It would be one thing if the U.S. didn’t have an overt maritime strike campaign, but they do, and they’re posting snuff films of boats going up in flames regularly. And that’s what makes this even more squirrelly,’ said Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer who specializes in the laws of war. He worked in the Obama and Biden administrations, as well as in the first Trump one. ‘Who are these people that are operating, and under what authority?’ Mr. Finucane asked. ‘And they are using a UPS store as their company address? Come on.'”