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U.S. strikes another alleged drug cartel boat
NBC News· 2025-10-22 23:30
Tonight, this video showing another deadly US military strike against a boat allegedly smuggling drugs to the US, killing two narot terrorists on board. According to Defense Secretary Pete Hgsth, posting the strike was in international waters, but for the first time, the boat was traveling in the Eastern Pacific rather than the Caribbean Sea. President Trump tonight suggesting he'll soon order strikes on cartels smuggling drugs by land, too.>> Something very serious is going to happen. the equivalent of wha ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-10-20 15:08
An unprecedented order by the US Treasury to cut off three Mexican financial firms for allegedly helping drug cartels launder funds takes effect Monday. But its impact has already swept through the country’s banking industry https://t.co/UTbERjhusS ...
'Since when is murder okay for not being innocent?': Fmr. Assistant Attorney slams Trump
MSNBC· 2025-10-17 21:22
A US military strike uh targeted another boat in the Caribbean yesterday and for the first time there are survivors. Two people are now in US custody according to new reporting from NBC News. This is the sixth time the Trump administration has targeted a boat in international waters claiming a connection to Venezuelan drug cartels.So far at least 27 people have died. And now the commander who has overseen these strikes is stepping down. Suddenly and without explanation, head of the US Southern Command.Here ...
Trump says he authorized CIA action inside Venezuela
NBC News· 2025-10-16 03:17
Tonight, after a series of US military strikes on alleged drug boats headed for the US, President Trump saying he may now go after cartels on land, too. >> Are you considering strikes on land. And >> well, I don't want to tell you exactly, but we are certainly looking at land now because we've got the sea very well under control.And the way you look at it is every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives. and saying he's escalating his push against Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro, who the US says l ...
Trump authorized CIA action inside Venezuela
NBC News· 2025-10-15 23:34
Tonight, after a series of US military strikes on alleged drug boats headed for the US, President Trump saying he may now go after cartels on land, too. Are you considering strikes on land. Well, I don't want to tell you exactly, but we are certainly looking at land now because we've got the sea very well under control.And the way you look at it is every boat that we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives. and saying he's escalating his push against Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro, who the US says leads an il ...
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The Economist· 2025-10-15 22:00
Donald Trump has characterised his fight against drug cartels as a moral imperative. The administration’s plan to go after them seems inspired by the global war on terror https://t.co/TWu7A5NnASIllustration: Carl Godfrey https://t.co/r9oA0BTHMS ...
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The Economist· 2025-10-14 19:20
Donald Trump has characterised his fight against drug cartels as a moral imperative. The administration’s plan to go after them seems inspired by the global war on terror https://t.co/RoYvMcDaEz ...
Pentagon: U.S. strikes drug smuggling boat off Venezuela coast
NBC News· 2025-10-03 23:58
Tonight, the Trump administration escalating its fight against drug cartels, carrying out another deadly strike on a boat it says was carrying drug smugglers. Courtney QB has been tracking this. And Courtney, this is now the fourth US strike off the coast of Venezuela.Yeah, that's right, Tom. And defense secretary Pete Hegets today saying four people he called narot terrorists were killed in the strike. The Pentagon releasing this video of the latest strike.The US saying that boat was carrying a substantial ...
BREAKING: Pete Hegseth announces deadly strike on 'narco-trafficking vessel'
MSNBC· 2025-10-03 18:35
US-Cartel Conflict Declaration - US is declaring itself at war with drug cartels, designating them as terrorist organizations [3] - Any action by these cartels is now considered a direct attack on the United States [3] Military Action - US launched a deadly strike on a "narco trafficking vessel" [1] - Secretary of Defense directed another strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs and "narco terrorists," resulting in four deaths [2][3] - Video of the strike was posted [3] Legal Justification and Controversy - The Trump administration provided a confidential memo to Congress as legal justification for the strikes [2][3] - The legal justification was met with bipartisan criticism and questions from members of Congress [2][4] - The White House claims the actions are within the president's rights under the law of armed conflict [4]