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U.S. military strikes suspected narco-trafficking vessels in international waters of the Eastern Pacific, killing 8 sailors aboard three boats, according to U.S. Southern Command.

defensemirror.com/news/40719/U_S__Kills_8_Sailors_in_Lethal_Attack_on_Suspected_Narco_Boat

#USMilitary #NarcoTrafficking #Southcom #EasternPacific #SouthernCommand #CounterNarcotics #InternationalWaters #Venezuela #Colombia

formuchdeliberation Nov 10

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/latest-us-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats-kill-6-in-eastern-pacific-6.2.2445402.975dcdfc51

#military #unitedstates #drugtrade #drugboats #narcotrafficking #trumpadministration #petehegseth

Latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in eastern Pacific

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

formuchdeliberation Nov 8

https://newrepublic.com/post/202889/donald-trump-really-killed-drug-boat-strikes

President Donald Trump’s administration claims that its military strikes on foreign vessels that are allegedly smuggling drugs have targeted “unlawful combatants” engaged in an “armed conflict.” But the Associated Press reported Friday that this isn’t entirely true...

#boatstrikes #caribbean #drugtrade #unitedstates #trumpadministration #venezuela #narcotrafficking

Here’s Who Trump Has Really Killed in Those “Drug Boat” Strikes

The identities of the strike victims are much more complicated than Donald Trump has indicated.

The New Republic

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Oct 28

*Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?*

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...the #Philippines, #SouthKorea, #Japan, #Australia—sounds like you guys are now on your own, and we’re going to retrench from the #Pacific.
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"Well, the threat #Hegseth identifies in #LatinAmerica is what he calls “narco-terrorism.”

"Calling these guys narco-terrorists is clearly perverting the definitions of #terrorism and #NarcoTrafficking to get around legal restrictions. These traffickers are criminals. They’re...

mcpeepants at KillBait Oct 23

US conducts eighth strike on alleged narcotics vessel in the Pacific, with official framing as counter-narcotics action

The Sky News article reports that the United States carried out its eighth strike against an alleged drug trafficking vessel, this time in international waters in the Pacific. U.S. defense officials described the operation as a “lethal kinetic strike,” a term used to emphasize a precise military act... [More info]

WYM Mod Oct 18

Intrigue builds as Jonathan Ernst reports President Trump orders repatriation of survivors from a U.S. strike on a drug submersible in the Caribbean. This strike targets fentanyl trafficking routes, marking at least the sixth since September with 29 deaths total. Trump frames this as an “armed conflict” with cartels. Dive deeper: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/18/trump-vessel-strike-survivors-back-to-ecuador-colombia.html #Trump #drugwar #militaryaction #Caribbean #narcotrafficking #fentanyl #prosecution #USpolicy. Great work by Jonathan Ernst on this report.