"On March 6, 1988, a woman named Mairead Farrell and two companions were shot and killed on Gibraltar by elements of the British SAS. The three were members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and they were there to plant a car bomb at a public ceremony in front of the governor's residence. Nevertheless, the killing was a cold-blooded business. Witnesses said that the agents said nothing, not even identifying themselves, and the three victims were unarmed."
"Now, of course, the United States has gotten into the game with even more promiscuous glee than either the Brits or the Russians. Over the weekend, the administration blew up its tenth boat. Once again, it was alleged by the administration that the boat was engaged in drug trafficking. Once again, there was no evidence presented one way or another, just assurances from a truthless White House and supported by a secretary of defense who appears to be intent on alienating everyone in the military."
A 1988 Gibraltar incident resulted in the shooting deaths of Mairead Farrell and two companions by British SAS agents; the three were IRA members who were allegedly there to plant a car bomb, while witnesses said the agents did not identify themselves and the victims were unarmed. Extrajudicial killing prompted international-law scrutiny. Similar concerns arise from recent U.S. actions at sea, where the administration has destroyed multiple speedboats—reportedly the tenth—alleged to be involved in drug trafficking without publicly presented evidence. A defense official posted footage framing cartels as waging war, and the operations have produced at least 43 deaths and heightened tensions with Venezuela.
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