US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crimeThe US aircraft that carried out the first airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean was reportedly disguised as a civilian plane – a possible war crime.The New York Times reported that the...
<p>Experts say obscuring plane’s military identity would constitute a war crime</p><p>The US aircraft that carried out the first airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean was reportedly disguised as a civilian plane – a possible war crime.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html">New York Times reported</a> that the aircraft had been painted to obscure its military identity, and its munitions were hidden inside its fuselage rather than visible under its wings.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/13/us-aircraft-attack-suspected-drug-boat-report-civilian-plane">Continue reading...</a>
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