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Ford_Prefect

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6. One story line seems to be that there are rare earth minerals to be had.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 02:12 AM

Dec 2025

The drug thing is a deflection. Far more cocaine comes here from Columbia than anything delivered from Venezuela.
It's been observed that NONE of the boats sunk had the range to reach the continental USA. To say nothing about questions of evidence or appropriate interdiction methods.

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There are no coincidences... [View all] kentuck Dec 2025 OP

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It was reported that... littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 #5

One story line seems to be that there are rare earth minerals to be had. Ford_Prefect Dec 2025 #6

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Aaaaaaaaand, a bigly DUH! czarjak Dec 2025 #8

Two words LilElf70 Dec 2025 #9