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taxi

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2. Wait a friggin' minute!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2025, 12:09 PM

Sep 22

From the OP:

the speedboat which was allegedly trying to dock in the Dominican Republic

Am I reading this correctly? The boat was NOT headed for the US, but for the Dominican Republic?
If they were looking to blow up a boat headed for the US they should have picked a boat headed for the US.

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Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by US Navy [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 22 OP

OK Solly Mack Sep 22 #1

Wait a friggin' minute! taxi Sep 22 #2

they're on their knees prodigitalson Sep 22 #3

Oh, colloquially speaking taxi Sep 22 #6

those packages look in pretty good shape, given that the boat was destroyed and no survivors. nt wiggs Sep 22 #4

During TSFs first term IIRC one of TSF's lackey brought stacks of paper to a press conference and claimed wiggs Sep 22 #5

Yeah, I was wondering about that also. ananda Sep 22 #7

Yeah, very fishy (no pun intended) PatSeg Sep 22 #14

Yep, kinda tells a way different story! bluestarone Sep 22 #15

My thoughts exactly. Pristine packaging. patphil Sep 22 #16

Not buying any of it ! Nigrum Cattus Sep 22 #8

It is a lie... Lovie777 Sep 22 #9

Oh fucking BS,those packages are PRISTINE...... Bengus81 Sep 22 #10

as badly staged azureblue Sep 22 #11

The Dominican Republic must not be on trump's enemies list Bayard Sep 22 #12

I think the top generals just got penthouses in Miami Prairie Gates Sep 22 #17

Interesting that those drugs didn't sink to the bottom of the ocean IronLionZion Sep 22 #13