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January 13, 2026

Military Faces War Crime Accusation for Disguising Military Plane Used in Boat Strike
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The New York Times is reporting the Pentagon may have committed a war
crime by using a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane
to attack a boat in the Caribbean in September. Eleven people died in
the attack. The Trump administration claimed, without offering proof,
that the boat was carrying drugs. Under international law, it is a war
crime to commit what's known as "perfidy" - disguising military
equipment as civilian.


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