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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,707 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:47 AM Feb 21

"More lawless slaughter at sea by the Trump administration under the specious guise of counterterrorism."

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More lawless slaughter at sea by the Trump administration under the specious guise of counterterrorism.

Fake counterterrorism. Make believe armed conflict. Real killing.

On Feb. 20, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.
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2:12 AM · Feb 21, 2026

More lawless slaughter at sea by the Trump administration under the specious guise of counterterrorism.

Fake counterterrorism. Make believe armed conflict. Real killing.
— Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) 2026-02-21T07:11:58.708Z

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"More lawless slaughter at sea by the Trump administration under the specious guise of counterterrorism." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 21 OP

It's a kind of serial killing only rich billionaires in power can get away with Blue Owl Feb 21 #1

I guess "counterterrorism" is like "reverse racism" -- it only seems "counter" / "reverse" if your side is winning. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 22 #2

Blue Owl

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1. It's a kind of serial killing only rich billionaires in power can get away with

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Sat Feb 21, 2026, 01:55 PM

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eppur_se_muova

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2. I guess "counterterrorism" is like "reverse racism" -- it only seems "counter" / "reverse" if your side is winning. nt

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Sun Feb 22, 2026, 04:23 AM

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