Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says
The 10th strike, part of a campaign since September, killed six linked to the Tren de Aragua gang and raised the death toll to at least 46, Defense Secretary Hegseth said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday the U.S. military conducted a strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs, killing 6 people as part of the campaign against drug cartels.
- Citing cartel activity, the administration argues the strikes target vessels operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, with Hegseth noting attacks continue in the Caribbean Sea.
- A 20-second black-and-white video posted to social media shows a small boat motionless before a long thin projectile hits, causing an explosion; the clip ends before the boat's remains appear.
- Lawmakers from both parties warned that President Donald Trump ordered strikes without Congress authorization, while two strikes this week expanded military operations to the eastern Pacific.
- The pace of the strikes has accelerated from one every few weeks in September to three in one week, and the military flew a pair of supersonic heavy bombers near Venezuela amid a military buildup involving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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War Crimes Stacking Up: 3 More Killed In US Attack On A Venezuelan Boat - Where Is Congress To Rein This In? » Sons of Liberty Media
There is zero constitutional authority for military use in the manner President Donald Trump has used it concerning several boats that his administration tells us are narco-terrorists carrying drugs to the US. So far, Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and others have claimed these boats are, in fact, narco-terrorists, but have failed to provide an …
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