The British government has reportedly suspended intelligence on drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean with the United States to distance itself from recent air strikes on cartel vessels, apparently siding with the maximalism of human rights lawyers over security interests.
US President Donald Trump's policy of using “kinetic strikes” to keep drugs off America's streets has apparently been rejected by the British government, led by human rights lawyers who have apparently prioritized compliance with United Nations rules over its relationship with the country's most important ally.
Intelligence collected from a number of British overseas territories and from UK military intelligence installations in the Caribbean is no longer shared with Washington. according to on CNN. The British government has refused to confirm or deny the claims, citing the importance of secrecy in intelligence matters, but the report cites an internal British source who claims Britain stopped sharing intelligence a month ago after the US began sinking drug smuggler boats, and that its decision was made due to human rights concerns.
Former home secretary and attorney general Suella Braverman, a Conservative lawmaker with a strong track record on Farage-friendly right-wing parties, criticized the decision and warned it would further damage Britain's relationship with the United States, on which Britain's security under NATO ultimately depends.
Braverman said “the special relationship is dead” and, laying it at the Prime Minister's feet, she continued: “It has been killed by Keir Starmer and his left-wing legal colleagues who live in a fantasy world separate from the rest of us. They hate strong leadership and determination.”
Farage's Reform Party UK head of policy Zia Yusuf also spoke out against the decision, pointing out the hypocrisy of the Starmer government for putting Britons at risk by opening borders to “violent criminals and rapists” while showing an undue concern for the human rights of drug traffickers.
Prime Minister Starmer, who was a prominent human rights lawyer before entering politics, brought with him his long-time colleague Richard Germer – another human rights lawyer – to become attorney general. The government sided with UN human rights lawyer Volker Türk. who stated Trump's push to end drug smuggling through military means, which was “unacceptable” last month, is likely due to Germer's intervention. reports Daily Telegraph.
This is one of several cases in which the UK's left-wing government has undermined its own security and defense position, with Germer allegedly having a hand in developments. Just yesterdayNine four-star British generals have signed an unprecedented joint letter warning that the government's obsession with human rights laws is forcing soldiers to consider “not only the enemy in front, but the lawyer behind.”
A recently retired group of senior military officials said an exodus of Special Forces soldiers continues because soldiers no longer trust the government to protect them from lawsuits once they return home. They warned that activist lawyers risked “weakening the moral fiber and operational effectiveness of the forces on which this nation depends” and that such “lawmaking poses a direct threat to national security.”
Attorney General Germer also played a key role in the UK government's decision to distribute key strategic base in the Indian Ocean with huge losses for taxpayers, it's stated.
British involvement in the fight against drugs in the Caribbean was significant and went well beyond intelligence. The Royal Navy and Royal Navy Auxiliary have had a presence in the region for centuries, and the anti-drug mission dates back to at least the 1980s, when British ships and helicopters intercepted drug ships. In addition to this role, British warships in the Caribbean also fly the flag or guard islands owned by the UK, and provide disaster relief during the annual hurricane season.
