Mark Schiefelbein via Associated PressIn a social media post about the operation involving missile strikes that have killed scores of people in the Caribbean Sea, a U.S. military account featured no American flags ― but a large cross was plainly visible. Many consider the Jerusalem Cross, as the ornate design is known, to be a simple profession of Christian faith. The strikes fall under what the administration calls Operation Southern Spear. “The graphic was an illustration of service members in a ready posture during Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR,” Col. Emanuel Ortiz, U.S. Southern Command spokesperson, told HuffPost in an email. This, the administration says, makes them fair game for military strikes, as opposed to Coast Guard drug interdiction, which typically does not involve lethal force at all.

Source: Huffington Post December 09, 2025 08:30 UTC