Hegseth reveals fourth airstrike on 'narco' boat off Venezuela after Trump declares 'armed conflict' with traffickers
Source: Independent
U.S. military assets killed four people and destroyed another boat in a fourth strike against alleged drug traffickers, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Under Donald Trumps orders, Hegseth directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations off the coast of Venezuela on Friday morning, according to Hegseth.
Hegseth, in a post on X with a video of the destruction, accused the boat of transporting substantial amounts of narcotics to the United States to poison our people.
Our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics, the people onboard were narco-terrorists, and they were operating on a known narco-trafficking transit route, he wrote. These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fourth-venezuela-boat-strike-hegseth-b2838993.html

sop
(16,273 posts)In their defense, however, they're only following Trump's illegal orders reluctantly and contemptuously.
Bernardo de La Paz
(59,171 posts)Walleye
(42,689 posts)Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Didnt that used to be the American way?
Irish_Dem
(75,674 posts)Innocent until proven guilty is a quaint relic of America's glory days.
Walleye
(42,689 posts)But of course, I guess the bill is going to be thrown in the trash for being too. woke
Irish_Dem
(75,674 posts)Of course they will use everything to their advantage to commit crimes.
Including breaking the law.
It is what criminals do.
Bernardo de La Paz
(59,171 posts)(black humour)
ImNotGod
(1,177 posts)Last edited Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:44 PM - Edit history (1)
Walleye
(42,689 posts)If the military decide they are going to violate the constitution then they will be on the side of the dictator. Nobody wants to fight us.
Irish_Dem
(75,674 posts)Hegseth probably masturbates to the video of the murders.
Jim__
(14,954 posts)So, Trump will continue attacking boats in the Caribbean for as long as he keeps attacking people in American cities?
Ford_Prefect
(8,450 posts)Was this a drone strike, or a missile from a Navy ship or aircraft?
bromeando
(137 posts)Who was the intelligence group?
Buddyzbuddy
(1,603 posts)Could these "military assets" be private contractors running drones off of U.S. ships to provide deniabilty on the military's behalf?
If our military (Navy) isn't directly launching the drones but only providing support. Then, there would be no illegal order to ignore.
A private contractor would be hired by the Admin. and therefore would, by extension, be given Presedential immunity.
wolfie001
(6,244 posts)I wonder how many Jan. 6 traitors had first-hand knowledge on building meth labs? It's a death cult.