Pentagon’s Covert Civilian-Looking Aircraft in Caribbean Drug Strike Raises Legal and Ethical Alarms

In a troubling revelation that demands scrutiny, The New York Times has uncovered that the Pentagon deployed a secretive aircraft disguised to look like a civilian plane during a deadly September strike in international waters near Venezuela. This operation, authorized by the Trump administration and part of the so-called 'Lanza del Sur' mission to combat narcotics trafficking, resulted in the deaths of 11 individuals. What makes this strike particularly concerning from an America First standpoint is not merely the loss of life but the clandestine nature of the attack. The Pentagon’s use of an aircraft bearing no visible weaponry, with...