US EditionUS Military Strikes Another Suspected Drug Boat, Killing Four
- U.S. forces conducted a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat near Venezuela, resulting in the deaths of four individuals, as confirmed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on October 3.
- This incident marks at least the fourth U.S. military action against drug boats, with a total of 21 deaths from similar strikes, as reported by Hegseth.
- President Donald Trump declared a state of armed conflict with drug cartels, designating them as terrorist organizations, which legalizes military action against them.
- Legal experts have raised concerns about the legality and ethical implications of using military force against suspected drug traffickers far from U.S. borders.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the latest US attack on a ship off the coast of neighboring Venezuela, describing it as a "murder" of "poor Caribbean youth."
Another Vessel Was Struck Near Venezuela in the War on Drugs
The administration struck another terrorist-tied vessel running drugs of the coast of Venezuela. President Trump ordered a fourth lethal strike on a narco-trafficking vessel tied to terrorist groups as it sped off the coast of Venezuela. The vessel was said to be carrying narcotics bound for the United States according to U.S. intelligence. Pete Hegseth, […] The post Another Vessel Was Struck Near Venezuela in the War on Drugs appeared first on …
Pete Hegseth announces latest strike on boat near Venezuela he says was trafficking drugs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what President Donald Trump’s administration has declared is an “armed conflict” with cartels. In a post on social media, Hegseth asserted that the “vessel was trafficking narcotics” and those aboard were “narco-terrorists.” He said the strike killed four men but offered no details on who t…
"Four narco-terrorists on board were killed in the impact," Pete Hegseth wrote in H
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