President Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start "very soon". https://t.co/ddaJ7HXuj9 ...

memo from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, which says the ongoing boat strikes in the Caribbean are legally justified as self-defense from cartel violence against US allies despite a real lack of public evidence. However, a new report from The Guardian highlights how the DOJ's justifications are in stark contrast to President Trump's own explanations behind the strikes. Trump of course has been claiming that these are an effort to stop US overdose deaths.Joining us now, White House corre ...

US-Venezuela Relations & Drug Trafficking - The US designated a group allegedly tied to Venezuelan President Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization, though it's considered a loosely organized network of drug traffickers [1] - The US administration claims Maduro heads the group but hasn't provided specific evidence [2] - The term "cartel de loles" originated in the 1990s, referring to corrupt military officers and officials [2] - The US military buildup in the Caribbean has resulted in over 80 deaths [3] - Maduro has dismissed the US's actions as ridiculous [4] Analysis of the Designation - This is the first time the US has designated a government as a cartel [5] - While there's evidence of Venezuelan state complicity in drug trafficking, it's not on the scale of major cartels [6][7] - Between 8% and 24% of cocaine entering the US passes through the Caribbean near Venezuela [7] - A survey indicated that 56% of people believe military action in Venezuela wouldn't stop the flow of drugs into the US [8] - The designation is largely seen as a rhetorical move to pressure Maduro and potentially incite a coup [15] Potential Implications of the Designation - The FTO designation could allow the US to target "material enablers" doing business with the Maduro regime, potentially impacting companies like Chevron [18][19] - The Trump administration might use the designation to justify military action inside Venezuela [17] - Trump is reportedly considering a phone call with Maduro [20]

How a flashy lawyer and an alleged Canadian drug lord took down an FBI witness https://t.co/EwP8kowN5T ...

>>> HI, THERE. GOOD THURSDAY MORNING. A MAJOR NEW MOVE ON THE EPSTEIN FILES OVERNIGHT.>> THE CLOCK NOW TICKING ON THEIR RELEASE. IT IS NOVEMBER 20th. THIS IS "TODAY." >>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT, PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS THE BILL ORDERING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO GO PUBLIC WITH ITS RECORDS ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.BUT THIS MORNING, GROWING QUESTIONS OVER JUST HOW MUCH WILL ACTUALLY BE RELEASED. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE LAW WITH MAXIMUM TRANSPARENCY WHILE PROTECTING VICTIMS. >> WE'LL HAVE THE ...

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A drug kingpin who faked his own death, changed his name and underwent surgeries to alter his appearance has been arrested in Spain.🔗: https://t.co/yqK5icA55W https://t.co/gZNPwY5A1e ...

You're talking about sort of potentially launching strikes in Mexico or putting American troops or American personnel into Mexico. Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs. It's okay with me.Whatever we have to do to stop drugs. So when we knock out about it, we save 25,000 lives. That's great.Now, do I feel the same way about the two corridors that they use. We know every one of them. We have every one of those corridors under major surveillance.We have nobody coming in through our southern border. B ...

Leader of notorious Ecuador drugs gang captured in Spain https://t.co/sPHIDbvRvJ ...

What do we know about what's leading up to this report. How did we get to this point in time. Well, Tyler, we've seen since August this accumulation of U.S. assets in the southern Caribbean.In early September, we saw the first of these strikes which have now killed about 75 alleged criminals, alleged drug runners in the southern Caribbean, and also expanded to the Pacific. And we're seeing just now the aircraft carrier fourth arriving to the southern Pacific. And so this is the greatest accumulation of asse ...