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Botany

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Tue Dec 30, 2025, 09:21 AM Dec 30

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 were 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 Dec 30 #1
We are producing future Venezuelan Terrorists and very likely 10s of thousands of deaths if Botany Dec 30 #5
Note to the Orange Menace: Attilatheblond Dec 30 #2
Trump is a murderer. When does our Congress and judiciary deal with him? travelingthrulife Dec 30 #3
And the effin planet shrugs its shoulders malaise Dec 30 #4
If that's not a crime I don't know what it is. Dave Bowman Dec 30 #6
Thirty illegal murderous strikes on alleged "narco terrorists," yet not one shred of evidence? Strange. sop Dec 30 #7
Even IF those boats were carrying drugs there is no way they should end up close to the U.S.. Botany Dec 30 #8
They carry Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #9
Even if they had totally packed those boats with extra fuel they might be able to get 100 miles or so .. Botany Dec 30 #11
The drugs Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #12
Is that an image of a boat blown up off the coast of Venezuela? sop Dec 30 #14
This one is Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #15
The guys on that boat are obviously up to no good, they're clearly not fishermen. sop Dec 30 #17
See my reply #23 below. n/t Justice matters. Dec 30 #24
Do you like fishing? Botany Dec 30 #18
I do like fishing Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #27
No doubt. And a certain kind of fishing. Where the boat moves through the water and drags bait behind it.. Botany Dec 30 #29
LOL Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #32
Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 1 #35
Drug traficking does not lead to a death-penalty sentence. Justice matters. Dec 30 #23
It is against international law to kill them without solid evidence Iwasthere Dec 30 #30
The US is using million dollar missiles to sink small wooden boats w/ Marijuana on them. n/t Jacson6 Dec 30 #10
They haven't even shown these boats were carrying marijuana. sop Dec 30 #13
I doubt anyone is going to all the trouble and expense of smuggling marijuana to the U.S. on boats from Venezuela rollin74 Dec 30 #16
Marijuana is sold legally in @ least 40 out 50 states and in almost in every state where it is illegal some ... Botany Dec 30 #20
This is true. It's legal here in Nevada as well with dispensaries all over the place where I live rollin74 Dec 30 #21
Although the Marijuana sold in pot shops tends to be too harsh for me. Botany Dec 30 #22
I haven't heard anyone Greg_In_SF Dec 30 #26
When fascism is toppled via civil war, class war or revolution mlitary and anyone else involved in crimes against yaesu Dec 30 #19
Yeah, but in the US of A, they "look forward" now. Justice matters. Dec 30 #25
He's just giving the orders...the US military is committing murder. GCG Dec 30 #28
Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 30 #31
Article doesn't say they were Venezuelan, and it was in the Pacific, so unlikely to be muriel_volestrangler Dec 30 #33
Killing your neighbors or trying to impose your will on them with unreasonable demands is never a good idea Botany Dec 30 #34
He's looking for any excuse to kill Torchlight Jan 1 #36
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