The Alliance of Caribbean People has vehemently denounced the recent US military strike that allegedly resulted in the deaths of two Trinidadian nationals. The incident occurred on October 14 off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, where a vessel suspected of carrying narcotics was targeted. US President Donald Trump claimed the vessel was linked to a designated terrorist organization operating in the Caribbean. However, David Abdulah, an executive member of the Alliance, criticized the action during a media conference at Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, on October 16. Abdulah stated, ‘Nobody has the right to engage in extrajudicial killings. Even in open warfare, enemy soldiers must be captured, not executed.’ He emphasized that such actions constitute a war crime under the Geneva Convention, regardless of the victims’ alleged criminal activities. Abdulah also urged Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to retract her support for the strikes, arguing that the narrative of combating narco trafficking is a facade. He warned that any military intervention against Venezuela or an assassination attempt on President Maduro would expose the true motives behind the US actions. In September 2024, the US State Department had denied allegations of CIA involvement in a plot against Maduro.