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Oct 4, 2026 U.S. Southern Command conducted its 70th strike on a Caribbean boat, killing four more people without public evidence or judicial process Corroborated Power and Authority
Continuing extrajudicial lethal strikes without transparent legal justification bypasses courts and due process in matters normally handled by the justice system.
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- U.S. Southern Command conducted 70th strike on Caribbean boat, killing four people — U.S. Southern Command reported on October 4 that it struck another small boat in the Caribbean, killing four people it characterized as "narco-terrorists." This strike brings the total to more than 70 strikes over the past year, resulting in more than 230 deaths. The administration has justified the strikes by claiming, without public evidence, that those on the boats were drug traffickers, though such charges would normally be handled through the legal system. The Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued an opinion providing legal justification for the strikes.
- Federal judge ordered disclosure of boat-strike legal memo — On an unspecified date before October 6, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice to produce the Office of Legal Counsel memo justifying the boat strikes and to disclose who else has reviewed it. The judge's order was issued to evaluate whether the memo should be released to the public.
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Week 90 – 2026-10-03–2026-10-09
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