The American military on Sunday once again blew up alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, killing 6. The death toll is now 76 or more. The United Kingdom, our closest ally, has reportedly limited intelligence sharing with the U.S. for fear that they would be complicit in the illegal killings – the UK shares intelligence with the U.S. about drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

The United Nations Human Rights Council has also determined that the strikes amount to extrajudicial murder according to international law, which the U.S. routinely cites to condemn the actions of foreign regimes.

Clearly there are two pressing questions here: do we have enough intelligence that the individuals on those boats are actually carrying drugs and destined for the US, and is it right or legal to kill them inst

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