Amid questions being raised about the legality of the US’ boat strikes on September 2, the Pentagon announced on Thursday that under the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the US military conducted another “lethal kinetic” strike on a vessel carrying illicit narcotics, killing four men in the eastern Pacific.

A video of the strike was posted on X by US Southern Command, based in Florida. It shows a large explosion suddenly overtaking a small boat as it moved through the water, followed by an image of a vessel in flames and dark smoke streaming overhead.

“On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed t

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