For decades, the United Kingdom and the United States have maintained a “special relationship” that dates back to the end of World War II. However, our British allies have made an alarming move that raises serious questions about this.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Trump Administration has carried out several strikes against cartel boats since September, primarily from Venezuela, in the Caribbean.
Six were killed in the attacks on Sunday, bringing the total to at least 75 narcoterrorists who have been killed in these operations.
The number of drug boats destroyed by US forces, following the two strikes, has increased to 19 since operations began in September.
These terrorists have been attempting to bring loads of narcotics into the United States, putting the lives of millions of Americans at risk.
But now, Britain is stabbing us in the back despite the inherent dangers these cartel boats pose. CNN exclusively reported today that the United Kingdom has announced it will stop sharing intel regarding these suspected drug vessels, claiming the legal authority for such strikes is dubious.
As CNN notes, this is a devastating setback because the UK controls several territories where it has established intelligence assets.
Not exactly a move a true friend would make.
From CNN:
For years, the UK, which controls a number of territories in the Caribbean where it bases intelligence assets, has helped the US locate vessels suspected of carrying drugs so that the US Coast Guard could interdict them, the sources said. That meant the ships would be stopped, boarded, its crew detained, and drugs seized.
The intelligence was typically sent to Joint Interagency Task Force South, a task force stationed in Florida that includes representatives from a number of partner nations and works to reduce the illicit drug trade.
But shortly after the US began launching lethal strikes against the boats in September, however, the UK grew concerned that the US might use intelligence provided by the British to select targets. British officials believe the US military strikes, which have killed 76 people, violate international law, the sources said.
The intelligence pause began over a month ago, they said.
The UK said it agrees with an assessment made by the UN’s “human rights” chief, Volker Türk, that these defensive strikes by America violate international law.
Of course, this is nonsense because these cartel boats are engaging in an act of war against America, as the Trump Administration notes.
The British Embassy and the Pentagon both declined to comment to CNN.
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