Those killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua members

*Venezuela says none of 11 killed in US boat strike were Tren de Aragua members.*

I would not take those Venezuelan officials' word that they were not criminals, any more than I would take the wrecker's word and his henchmen's word that the were criminals. When we can be sure of is that it was wrong to kill them summarily.

If the US government had evidence that they were smuggling dangerous, addictive drugs, it should have arrested them and given them a fair trial — something it could surely have done.

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