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“Son víctimas de asesinato”: senador sugiere que EE.UU. mató a personas ajenas al narcotráfico en el mar

Los ataques de las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU. contra presuntas embarcaciones de droga probablemente han matado ilegalmente a “personas que no están involucradas en el narcotráfico”, dijo el lunes al respecto el senador Tim Kaine a la Casa Blanca, tras “una revisión cuidadosa” de la información clasificada que ha visto hasta ahora.

“Son víctimas de asesinato”, escribió el demócrata de Virginia en una carta al presidente Donald Trump.

Hasta ahora, las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU. ha matado al menos a 221 personas y destruido al menos 67 embarcaciones en la campaña “Operación Lanza del Sur”, que comenzó el pasado septiembre. La administración ha dicho al Congreso que EE.UU. está en un “conflicto armado” contra los cárteles de la droga, calificó a los fallecidos como “combatientes ilegales” y alegó la capacidad de llevar a cabo ataques letales sin revisión judicial debido a una conclusión clasificada del Departamento de Justicia.

Pero Kaine dijo el lunes que su revisión lo ha llevado a creer que “Estados Unidos está participando en ataques violentos y mortales contra personas muy por fuera” de los parámetros de la opinión legal clasificada. Añadió: “Una revisión cuidadosa de la evidencia disponible sugiere que Estados Unidos ha matado a personas que no están involucradas en el narcotráfico”.

Kaine instó a Trump a “examinar las circunstancias de estos ataques” y poner fin a lo que calificó como una operación “ilegal, costosa e ineficaz”.

El senador integra la Comisión de Servicios Armados del Senado, y en la carta señaló información clasificada compartida con el Congreso sobre los ataques y los objetivos que él había visto.

La portavoz de la Casa Blanca, Anna Kelly, defendió los ataques en una declaración a CNN el lunes por la noche.

“Todos estos ataques decisivos han sido contra narcoterroristas designados que traen veneno mortal a nuestras costas, y el presidente seguirá utilizando todos los elementos del poder estadounidense para impedir que las drogas inunden nuestro país y para llevar ante la justicia a los responsables”, dijo.

CNN informó previamente que los funcionarios militares no siempre conocen las identidades de todas las personas a bordo de las embarcaciones a las que apuntan. Funcionarios dijeron al inspector general del Pentágono que no podían divulgar públicamente qué criterios determinan si una embarcación es destruida o interceptada por la Guardia Costera.

Los comentarios de Kaine se producen durante una pausa en los ataques a embarcaciones, el más reciente ocurrió el 21 de junio. No está claro por qué ha habido una interrupción, pero funcionarios y expertos que anteriormente hablaron con CNN subrayaron la resiliencia y adaptabilidad de las redes de contrabando de drogas y expresaron escepticismo sobre si los ataques cambiarán de manera significativa el comercio de drogas de la región.

Mientras tanto, el Comando Sur de EE.UU., el cuartel general que supervisa la campaña, ha insistido en que la misión permite a las Fuerzas Armadas combatir a los cárteles antes de que “su violencia y veneno” lleguen al país.

Kaine ha criticado previamente a la administración por cómo ha llevado a cabo operaciones en el Caribe y el Pacífico oriental. En diciembre de 2025, dio la voz de alarma sobre un supuesto ataque de doble golpe que mató a sobrevivientes en una presunta embarcación de droga en el Caribe, sugiriendo que “alcanza el nivel de un crimen de guerra si es cierto”.

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Sen. Moreno says ex-son-in-law Max Miller shouldn’t serve in Congress

▶ Watch Video: Ohio senator says former son-in-law shouldn't be in Congress amid abuse claims Washington — GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio said on Sunday that his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, shouldn't serve in Congress amid swirling abuse claims, as Miller vowed to stay in the race for another term and strongly denied all allegations of misconduct.  "If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them," Moreno said in a post on X. "He should not serve in the House of Representatives."Miller's reelection campaign has been plagued in recent weeks by allegations of abuse against his ex-wife — the senator's daughter Emily Moreno — and their child that have emerged in legal filings. The second-term Ohio Republican responded to the accusations in a livestream on X earlier Sunday, in which he said allegations that he abused his daughter or his ex-wife were false.President Trump called Miller on Monday and raised concerns about his reelection campaign, two sources directly familiar with the call confirmed to CBS News.Miller, who has adamantly denied the allegations, told Mr. Trump he has no plans to leave the race, according to one of the sources. Miller also pointed to his campaign's internal polling, telling the president it showed his campaign in a strong position for reelection. A source close to the Miller campaign said its internal polling has shown Miller ahead, despite the allegations that have engulfed the campaign in recent weeks. CBS has not independently verified the polling. The call with Mr. Trump was first reported by Axios."If I dropped out of this race, it would mean we as a nation have fallen so far from our American values," Miller told CBS News in a statement Monday. "I will not validate false claims by removing myself just to please the court of public opinion. I am innocent of all of the allegations that have been attributed to me. I have done well representing my constituents' interests. Why would I drop out?" Sen. Moreno's statement Sunday came after Miller's ex-wife asked a court to issue a restraining order last week blocking the Ohio Republican from contacting her lawyer. Emily Moreno alleged in court filings that Miller has repeatedly had physical and verbal altercations with her attorney amid an ongoing custody fight over their young daughter. Miller and Moreno, who were married between 2022 and 2025, have court-ordered restraining orders against each other.The restraining order request followed months of allegations leveled by Emily Moreno against Miller. In court papers and police reports, she has accused Miller of throwing her against a wall during a February custody exchange and causing their daughter to suffer a clavicle fracture and handprint-shaped bruise. She also alleged that Miller threw hot water at her in 2024 and pointed a gun at her last year. Miller has called the allegations untrue and pointed to the fact that he still has joint custody of his daughter, while accusing his ex-wife of defaming him and abusing their child herself. In Sunday's livestream, he cast doubt on the timing of the allegations against him, suggesting that they were made to sway the custody fight. He argued his ex-wife has engaged in a pattern of reporting "serious and destructive allegations with absolutely no evidence."He also released documents that he argued would clear him of allegations that he injured his child or abused his former wife, saying: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations, and if these accusations were true, I would be in jail." He pointed to an April letter from county investigators closing a probe into whether he physically abused his daughter in February, calling it "unsubstantiated."A spokesman for Emily Moreno, Stefan Mychajliw, called Miller's livestream "shameful" and "lie-filled.""There is a documented trove of evidence that Miller has a history of violent and dangerous behavior and no amount of victim shaming will change that," Mychajliw said in a statement. "Miller can lie and spin on X, but he cannot do so under oath in a court of law. We are confident that justice will prevail in court."In his post on X Sunday, shortly after Miller's video, Sen. Bernie Moreno called the last two years "pure hell" for his family. And while he noted that he hoped to keep the matter private, Moreno said: "Max Miller's increasingly erratic and dangerous behavior has made that impossible."Moreno claimed that Miller "needs serious psychological help" and called him a "danger to my daughter.""I believe Max Miller needs to seek professional help to end the clear pattern of abuse he has left in his wake," Moreno posted. "I believe he should not be free to continue endangering others until he does."Miller responded to his former father-in-law on X, saying: "If my daughter said the same thing to me, I personally wouldn't wait two years before holding him accountable." "You know this isn't true and the only reason you are speaking out now is to hide from your own media circus," Miller said. "This is all political."
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