1. United States
2. Tenn.
3. Letter

Demand to End Unlawful Strikes and State-Sanctioned Killing I am writing in urgent protest of the U.S. military’s lethal strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. These operations, which have killed over 80 people since September, constitute an illegal and deeply immoral policy of state-sanctioned murder. Legal experts universally agree that these strikes violate both U.S. law and international human rights law. The administration’s attempt to justify them under the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force—a statute designed for terrorists, not drug suspects—is a dangerous and illegal overreach. This policy operates without Congressional authorization for a "war on drugs," bypasses the constitutional requirement for due process, and fails to meet the international legal standard for the use of force in self-defense. By conducting extrajudicial killings outside a recognized armed conflict, the United States is committing grave violations of international law, potentially amounting to war crimes. This flagrant disregard for legal norms shreds our moral credibility and sets a perilous global precedent. I demand that you take immediate action to: 1. Publicly condemn these unlawful strikes. 2. Use all legislative and oversight powers to terminate this program immediately. 3. Demand full transparency and accountability for the lives already lost. Our nation must not be one that summarily executes suspects on the high seas. I expect you to defend the rule of law and human dignity.