The United Nations Human Rights Division has labeled these killings: crimes against humanity. All bodies of Law are in agreement: The World Court, International Law, Maritime Law, the UCMJ, the LOAC, and United States domestic laws.
1. The United States is not in a state of war with these people: therefore they are not war crimes.
2. Each death was an act of premeditated, extrajudicial murder against noncombatants who did not resist and who were totally unable to defend themselves; who were issued no warnings of any kind and under circumstances where non lethal alternatives were available.
3. Each and every victim was denied due process. There exists no evidence of any crime and no attempt was made to gather such evidence if any had existed. The nature of these murders destroyed all possibilities of recovering any such evidence if any had existed.
4. On at least two occasions there were survivors of the initial strike. In the first such instance, a second strikes was made resulting in the deaths of two crewmen who were helpless in the water and who posed no threat. In this case there were both LEGAL and MORAL OBLIGATIONS to render aid; instead both survivors were indiscriminately SLAUGHTERED another direct and indisputable violation of maritime and military law—which could be labeled an act of piracy. In the second case, two crewmen of another boat survived the initial lethal, unprovoked attack, were recovered, and were REPATRIATED WITH NO ATTEMPT MADE TO GAIN EVIDENCE OR TESTIMONY WHICH WOULD SUPPORT THE TRUMP REGIME’S CLAIMS OF NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING!
5. Culpability of Trump and Hegseth is inescapable: they issued CLEARLY AND INDISPUTABLY ILLEGAL ORDERS to all subordinates to commit these crimes against humanity. Certainly the Flag Officers involved knew that these orders were illegal and had the legal and moral obligation NOT TO FOLLOW NOR ORDER OTHERS TO CARRY OUT THESE ORDERS. The culpability of lower ranking officers and enlisted as well as any civilians involved would have to be determined on a case by case basis. If any threats were made to anyone to intimidate them to follow these illegal orders, those threats would constitute other charges.
Misc comments:
Drug interactions are not a core competency of the Navy, Marines, or Air Force. These types of missions are typically law enforcement actions as well as the US Coast Guard. These agencies take great care to avoid casualties and avoid the use of lethal force whenever possible—to the extent to allow fleeing targets to escape if they have not responded with violence, to be tracked and apprehended later. Great care is made to document all actions taken and to GATHER AND PRESERVE EVIDENCE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION in accordance with applicable laws.
The narratives released by the Trump Administration and the Services involved were clearly FALSE, EXAGGERATED, AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE LAW. These intentional misleading narratives also represent separate crimes.
