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Is the war on drugs working? | Mads Nissen | TEDxTheHague
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-12 16:55
Thank you. So, I'll be honest to you guys, and you promise to be honest to me, right? Who has ever tried cocaine? Well, well, statistically, some of you are not telling the truth. Let me ask you another question. How many of you have ever been to a party where someone was taking cocaine? All right, that's most of you. Because the fact is we're living in the golden age of cocaine. Never before had there been more consumption of cocaine, more production of cocaine than right now. It's in the streets out here. ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-12-12 11:10
The US could pursue the war on drugs more effectively, and legally, through traditional methods (via @opinion) https://t.co/8x1Ot9SuP8 ...
Trump busted for going ‘full George W. Bush’: War on ‘narco-terror’ draws backlash
MSNBC· 2025-12-12 01:10
an escalation in the Caribbean. Trump has announced the seizure of that oil tanker and the attorney general released rather dramatic footage which shows first you see the tanker in the distance, then you see the repelling of agents down there. They repelled from those helicopters and it was a search of cabins and compartments.Bondi says this was done safely, securely, and lawfully with US oversight. But there's of course larger legal scrutiny on operations like this and the powers the administration has bee ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-04 22:40
Donald Trump’s decision to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president from Honduras’s right-wing National Party, undermines the coherence of his war on drugs https://t.co/CaQuNQRHkV ...
Trump has 'no problem' with releasing video of second strike on alleged drug boat
NBC News· 2025-12-03 22:00
You released video of that first boat strike on September 2nd, but not the second video. Will you release video of that strike so that the American people can see for themselves what happened. >> I don't know what they have, but whatever they have, we certainly release.No problem. You know, we stopped every boat we knock out. We saved 25,000 American lives.>> And if you look at our if you look at our numbers, >> uh the drugs coming in through sea are down 91%. I'm I'm surprised it's 9%. You want to ask.I do ...
'A man in a cape claiming to be Elvis': How the King met President Nixon
MSNBC· 2025-12-02 14:29
President Richard Nixon welcomed Elvis Presley to the Oval Office. It all began with the letter Presley scribbled on a flight to Washington. Dear Mr.. President, first I would like to introduce myself. I am Elvis Presley. The Rock Idol went on to offer his services as a quote federal agent at large in the war against drugs.As proof of his qualifications, he added, "I have done an in-depth study of drug abuse and communist brainwashing techniques." In a memo, White House aid Dwight Chapen recommended the mee ...
Trump open to strikes on drug cartels in Mexico, Colombia
NBC News· 2025-11-18 00:56
Policy & Geopolitics - US President considering military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico and cocaine factories in Colombia [1][2] - Over 90% of cocaine smuggled into the US is produced in Colombia [2] - US President does not rule out deploying US troops in Venezuela [3] - US President is open to speaking with Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro [3][4] - White House insists boat strikes are legal, and the President would probably go to Congress if expanding them [5] Legal & Ethical Concerns - Critics argue that the boat strikes are illegal and create major problems for the US [5]
Colombia defense minister weighs in on U.S. strikes of alleged drug boats
NBC News· 2025-11-08 21:08
President Trump's lethal strikes and military buildup are being felt all across Latin America. He's even promised to cut all military and financial support for Colombia, where troops like these have long been considered among the US's closest and most effective allies in the war on drugs. What do you, as the Minister of Defense here in Colombia, make of all of these these attacks on boats.From my view to defeat the drugs trafficking is necessary to affect all the chain of of the drugs I mean producers trans ...
Sources: Trump’s war on drugs could expand into Mexico
NBC News· 2025-11-04 04:16
President Trump's war on drugs potentially expanding after US strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela. The Trump administration has now begun detailed planning to send US troops and intelligence officers to Mexico to target drug cartels with drone strikes for current and former US officials familiar with the effort. Tell NBC News.A deployment is not imminent, they say, and it comes after the US says it killed 64 people on boats smuggling drugs to the United States. The boat strikes have sparked critici ...
Sources: Trump’s war on drug cartels could expand to Mexico
NBC News· 2025-11-04 01:15
Tonight, President Trump's war on drugs potentially expanding after US strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela. The Trump administration has now begun detailed planning to send US troops and intelligence officers to Mexico to target drug cartels with drone strikes for current and former US officials familiar with the effort. Tell NBC News.A deployment is not imminent, they say, and it comes after the US says it killed 64 people on boats smuggling drugs to the United States. Overnight, President Trump w ...