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ArticleSeize the crew, then blow up the boat. U.S. shifts tac­tics in anti-drug strikes.

MANTA, Ecuador — The nine fish­er­men could not see or hear any­thing as armed U.S. Mar­ines and sail­ors shoved them onto a mil­it­ary ves­sel. With hands cuffed, eyes covered and ears plugged, they were told to wait with their heads bowed,...