US EditionColombia's Petro Seeks Criminal Cases Over Trump-Ordered Caribbean Boat Strikes
Colombian President Gustavo Petro accuses Trump of ordering strikes that killed at least 17 people in the Caribbean and demands a criminal investigation for targeting civilians.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized President Donald Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats as "murder" and stated they were conducted "only for television."
- The U.S. has sunk at least three vessels, resulting in the deaths of no fewer than 17 people, claiming the victims were Venezuelan narcotics traffickers without evidence.
- Petro condemned the strikes, asserting they target impoverished fishermen rather than major drug traffickers, describing these actions as part of a misguided drug policy.
- During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Petro called for criminal proceedings against Trump, comparing his actions to those of Adolf Hitler and labeling them as genocide.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month's deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean that the White House has said were transporting
Colombian President Calls For Criminal Investigation Against Trump Over Caribbean Strikes
Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for a criminal investigation against US President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month's deadly strikes on boats in the Caribbean that the White House has said were transporting drugs.
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President Donald Trump has hailed the U.S. military’s missile strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats from Venezuela as a blow against “narcoterrorists” trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. For this, they deserve death. The sinister imagery conjured by the language, however, is starkly out of step with the picture of typical smuggling crews in the Caribbean painted by accounts from court records, a study of hundreds of federal defendants, and a f…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro took advantage of his speech at the UN Assembly to reproach US attacks on ships in the Caribbean
Gustavo Petro told the BBC there was "no need to kill anyone" in efforts to crack down on drug smuggling across the sea.
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