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archive: https://archive.is/2lmVD Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila, a 42-year-old Ecuadorian native with a drug-trafficking record, was one of two survivors of an Oct. 16 U.S. strike on a submarine that the Pentagon alleges was carrying drugs overseas. Two others were killed in the strike, and the fourth was extradited to Colombia. The U.S. military captured Chila, then sent him back to Ecuador to be prosecuted. However, the U.S. provided the Ecuadorian government with no evidence that could lead to Chila’s arrest. Any evidence proving that Chila was committing a crime on that boat, such as seized drugs, GPS records, or cell phones, was blasted to the bottom of the sea.

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

So murder is now being called "blunders."

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

When you make the Navy commit blatant war crimes.

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 13 points 16 hours ago

"Trust me, he's a criminal." says Blunderful PP.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

So he just sent them a guy and said he's guilty, trust me bro. What a bunch of incompetent morons.

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

I don't know if I would describe it as "Pete's Embarrassing New Boat Strike Blunder" when discussing purposeful illegal extrajudicial killings by the US government.