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Botany

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Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:21 AM 6 hrs ago

Trump murders more Venezuelans. "U.S. military carries out 30th strike on alleged drug boat" [View all]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people.

The strike, which was announced by U.S. Southern Command on social media, has brought the total number of known boat strikes to 30 and the number of people killed at least 107 since early September, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.

The military said the vessel "was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," though it did not provide evidence to back up the claim.

In a video of the strike posted to social media, a boat is seen moving through water before being struck by two explosions.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-military-carries-out-30th-strike-on-alleged-drug-boat

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These are war crimes. @ least 107 Venezuelans some of whom very likely not Venezuelans but were
fisherman from Columbia and or Trinidad and Tobago have been killed with no evidence or trials have
been murdered, he has seized 2 Venezuelan Oil tankers which Trump’s press secretary claimed were
“Financing Narco Terrorists” even though the narcotics trade produces enough money to finance itself
without outside help, the U.S. has now hit a Venezuelan port of some sort or other with vague talk about
drugs, now Trump is claiming that Venezuelan oil is really owned by American Oil Companies.

Trump:

"Well, it's about a lot of things," Trump said. "It's about that. It's about, you know, they took our oil,
they took it, …”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-land-strike-venezuela-facility-drug-boats-rcna251329

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It will not stop.............. Lovie777 6 hrs ago #1
We are producing future Venezuelan Terrorists and very likely 10s of thousands of deaths if Botany 6 hrs ago #5
Note to the Orange Menace: Attilatheblond 6 hrs ago #2
Trump is a murderer. When does our Congress and judiciary deal with him? travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #3
And the effin planet shrugs its shoulders malaise 6 hrs ago #4
If that's not a crime I don't know what it is. Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #6
Thirty illegal murderous strikes on alleged "narco terrorists," yet not one shred of evidence? Strange. sop 5 hrs ago #7
Even IF those boats were carrying drugs there is no way they should end up close to the U.S.. Botany 5 hrs ago #8
They carry Greg_In_SF 4 hrs ago #9
Even if they had totally packed those boats with extra fuel they might be able to get 100 miles or so .. Botany 4 hrs ago #11
The drugs Greg_In_SF 3 hrs ago #12
Is that an image of a boat blown up off the coast of Venezuela? sop 2 hrs ago #14
This one is Greg_In_SF 2 hrs ago #15
The guys on that boat are obviously up to no good, they're clearly not fishermen. sop 2 hrs ago #17
See my reply #23 below. n/t Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #24
Do you like fishing? Botany 2 hrs ago #18
I do like fishing Greg_In_SF 1 hr ago #27
No doubt. And a certain kind of fishing. Where the boat moves through the water and drags bait behind it.. Botany 1 hr ago #29
Drug traficking does not lead to a death-penalty sentence. Justice matters. 2 hrs ago #23
It is against international law to kill them without solid evidence Iwasthere 57 min ago #30
The US is using million dollar missiles to sink small wooden boats w/ Marijuana on them. n/t Jacson6 4 hrs ago #10
They haven't even shown these boats were carrying marijuana. sop 3 hrs ago #13
I doubt anyone is going to all the trouble and expense of smuggling marijuana to the U.S. on boats from Venezuela rollin74 2 hrs ago #16
Marijuana is sold legally in @ least 40 out 50 states and in almost in every state where it is illegal some ... Botany 2 hrs ago #20
This is true. It's legal here in Nevada as well with dispensaries all over the place where I live rollin74 2 hrs ago #21
Although the Marijuana sold in pot shops tends to be too harsh for me. Botany 2 hrs ago #22
I haven't heard anyone Greg_In_SF 1 hr ago #26
When fascism is toppled via civil war, class war or revolution mlitary and anyone else involved in crimes against yaesu 2 hrs ago #19
Yeah, but in the US of A, they "look forward" now. Justice matters. 1 hr ago #25
He's just giving the orders...the US military is committing murder. GCG 1 hr ago #28
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd 22 min ago #31
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