Bombing a Boat
BOMBING A BOAT It’s not just cartel members in danger post by the Libertarian Party of Texas 3 views On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Navy launched an airstrike against a small vessel in the southern Caribbean, allegedly run by the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua cartel and smuggling drugs toward the United States. The strike destroyed the boat and killed eleven people on board. Unlike traditional Coast Guard interdictions, which involve boarding and seizure, this action was carried out as a military operation—deadly force on suspicion alone. This escalation should alarm every American. The FBI and intelligence community have already branded peaceful dissenters as “extremists”—Tea Party activists, Libertarians, traditional Catholics, parents questioning school boards, and even people who refused to wear masks. By the same standard used against this boat, those citizens could one day be treated as “terror suspects” and targeted with lethal force. If suspicion is enough to justify summary execut...