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highplainsdem

(58,425 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:17 PM 2 hrs ago

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 Trump’s 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

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sop

(16,273 posts)
1. Those silent generals at Quantico with looks of contempt on their faces are still following Trump's illegal orders.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:25 PM
2 hrs ago

In their defense, however, they're only following Trump's illegal orders reluctantly and contemptuously.

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,171 posts)
4. Generals and Admirals pick their battles. They do not choose to fight every single opportunity. . . . nt
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:39 PM
2 hrs ago

Walleye

(42,689 posts)
2. They are delighting in making snuff films
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:27 PM
2 hrs ago

Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? Didn’t that used to be the American way?

Irish_Dem

(75,674 posts)
7. I just posted the same thing. Murder porn. They love it.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:45 PM
1 hr ago

Innocent until proven guilty is a quaint relic of America's glory days.

Walleye

(42,689 posts)
8. Damn Republicans use the hell out of legal loopholes and court delays.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:47 PM
1 hr ago

But of course, I guess the bill is going to be thrown in the trash for being too. “woke”

Irish_Dem

(75,674 posts)
11. Trump is running a crime syndicate.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:53 PM
1 hr ago

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)
3. "Designated organizations"? Not to make light of the situation but does that mean they were antifa?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:38 PM
2 hrs ago

(black humour)

ImNotGod

(1,177 posts)
5. Where are the democracies in the world, why aren't they taking on the illegal fascist USA? Worse than pirates. nt
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:44 PM
1 hr ago

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Walleye

(42,689 posts)
10. No country in the world is prepared to take on the US
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:49 PM
1 hr ago

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.

Jim__

(14,954 posts)
9. "... will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!"
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:47 PM
1 hr ago

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)
12. One more lie about sinking a fishing boat and murdering the crew.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:15 PM
1 hr ago

Was this a drone strike, or a missile from a Navy ship or aircraft?

Buddyzbuddy

(1,603 posts)
14. A question has come to mind.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:05 PM
39 min ago

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)
15. More murdered fishermen from the fascist regime run by the fat orange imbecile
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 03:08 PM
35 min ago

I wonder how many Jan. 6 traitors had first-hand knowledge on building meth labs? It's a death cult.

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