Family members of 26-year-old Chad Joseph said they believe he was killed in a strike on Tuesday, along with another Trinidadian man named by some media as Rishi Samaroo.
Donald Trump took a father, a brother, an uncle, a nephew from families.
Donald Trump don’t care what he is doing,” said Joseph’s cousin, Afisha Clement, 41, who said Joseph was humble, calm and a father figure to her young daughter.
The Trump administration has provided scant information on the strikes, including the identities of those killed or details about the cargos.
Venezuela on Thursday asked the United Nations Security Council to determine that deadly U.S. strikes on vessels off its coast are illegal.
October 16, LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad and Tobago (Reuters) – A Trinidadian man’s family claims he was killed in a U.S. A. In the Caribbean, a military strike on a boat this week is calling for proof to support claims made by the U.S. S. . President Donald Trump claimed that drug trafficking was the cause of death.
Trump has issued a big U. S. . military expansion in the U.S. and southern Caribbean. S. The administration claims that troops there have carried out at least six strikes on vessels implicated in drug trafficking, but they have not produced any supporting documentation.
There have been at least 27 fatalities. The U. A. has claimed that some of them are Venezuelans, while Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, has implied that some are from his nation.
Chad Joseph’s family said they think he and another Trinidadian man, identified by some media as Rishi Samaroo, were killed in a strike on Tuesday.
“I’m really offended. Do you know why? Donald Trump stole a brother, an uncle, a nephew, and a father from families. Afisha Clement, 41, Joseph’s cousin, said Joseph was calm, modest, and a father figure to her young daughter, and that Donald Trump doesn’t care what he is doing.
“We want proof, we want evidence. If you claim that a boat contains drugs, where are the drugs? “There is nothing,” she continued.
“Perfect murder” is how Cecil McClean, Joseph’s 93-year-old great-uncle, described the strike.
“They have no proof that they are bringing drugs into our waters,” McClean stated. “What evidence did Trump have that the boat was carrying drugs?”.
According to family, Joseph was a fisherman who, six months prior, had gone to Venezuela, where he had relatives, in search of employment.
Lenore Burnley, Joseph’s mother, said she has not heard from the government of Trinidad and Tobago yet, but she did see posts on social media identifying her son as one of the strike victims.
Burnley responded, “I put everything in God’s hands, God will give me my satisfaction,” when asked what she would say to Trump.
There has been very little information released by the Trump administration regarding the strikes, including information about the cargos and the identities of those killed. On Thursday, a fresh strike seemed to be the first to leave survivors, a U. S. . Reuters was informed by the official.
Legal professionals have asked why the U.S. S. . Instead of the Coast Guard, which is the primary U.S. military agency, the military is conducting the strikes. S. . maritime law enforcement agency, and why lethal strikes aren’t used before other measures to stop the shipments are taken. Democrats have argued that the administration has not given Congress any solid evidence or explanation for its actions.
By claiming it is combating Venezuelan narcoterrorists, the Trump administration justifies the strikes.
Trump further acknowledged on Wednesday that he gave the CIA permission to carry out secret operations in Venezuela, signaling a dramatic increase in U.S. S. . initiatives to exert pressure on Maduro, who the U.S. A. has been accused of having ties to criminal organizations and drug trafficking.
Maduro has consistently accused the U.S. and refutes the charges. A. aims to remove him from office.
On Thursday, Venezuela requested the UN Security Council to ascertain that fatal U.S. A. It is illegal to strike ships off its coast.
Andrea de Silva reported; Julia Symmes Cobb wrote; Lincoln Feast edited.
