US Sinks Suspected Cartel Boat Off Venezuela as Trump Signals Ongoing Military Campaign

Trump's drug war is now a real shooting war

The old "war on drugs" slogan is no longer hyperbole. President Donald Trump is claiming the right to kill suspected drug traffickers, last week approving a deadly attack on a suspected drug-running boat off Venezuela.The American war on drugs is "officially a war, not a mere law enforcement action," said Axios. By designating traffickers as "terrorists," Trump has claimed the "right to kill them before they or their drugs reach this country." O…

US Coast Guard SMOKES Another Drug Boat

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday shared footage from US military operations in the Caribbean, where a Coast Guard vessel shot down another drug boat en route to US shores.  The US Coast Guard (USCG) executed the drug seizure and apprehension of smugglers under its Operation Pacific Viper, which launched last month in the Eastern Pacific.

Congress left in the dark as Trump defends blowing up Venezuelan drug boat

The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from lawmakers after ordering a U.S. military strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug-running vessel in the Caribbean Sea last week, with critics questioning whether the president has the authority to act without congressional…

Expert flattens Trump's defense of alleged drug boat strike: 'How it works in the movies'

A national security expert set the record straight for MAGA supporters on Monday about President Donald Trump's fatal attack on an alleged drug boat off the coast of Venezuela, which many observers claimed is effectively murder under international law.The strike, which took place in international waters, killed 11 people. The administration has claimed it was necessary because the vessel was running illegal narcotics to the United States, but ha…

Was the US attack against a ‘drug-carrying boat’ legal?

The U.S. military recently destroyed a boat from Venezuela it says was smuggling drugs for the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Was the U.S. action legal?

Venezuela Says ‘Everything’s Fair Game’ After US Attack on Boat

A top Venezuelan official warned “everything is fair game” after a US strike on an alleged drug boat killed 11 people last week.