US Dramatically Ramps Up Bombing Campaign Against Small Boats in the Waters of Latin America (news.antiwar.com)

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According to numbers from The Intercept, the latest strikes bring the total number of boats that have been destroyed to 53 and the total number of people who've been killed in the campaign to 178. "They're murdering at a relentless pace," Intercept reporter Nick Turse said in a post on X on Wednesday night.

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[-] cybervseas@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

But …why?

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

They just enjoy murdering people.

[-] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago

Trying to get as many war crimes committed as possible ahead of the midterms?

[-] lemonwood@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The purpose of terrorism is to spread fear in the population beyond the immediate victims and their families. This is done to achieve political gains by intimidation that align with the terrorist actors agenda in the region. Terrorist organizations, like the US military and intelligence agencies, figuratively and literally use the blood of their victims to write a clear message visible to all the world: "submit!". Critically, they want their victims to give up all hope and cower in fear instead of resisting.