The US just recently carried its 20th strike on a ‘narco boat’ and saved the US from a flood of drugs that will destroy the very fabric of our society.
I have been asking how do they know which boats to strike?
And now a ‘secret’ memo has been leaked…..they have no idea who they are attacking.
A secret memo from the Department of Justice that green-lights U.S airstrikes on alleged “drug boats” reveals that the justification for such force is based entirely on assertions made by Donald Trump.
The U.S. military has carried out a series of strikes targeting so-called “narco-terrorists,” with the White House criticized for not providing a specific legal basis for its actions.
The attacks on small boats in the Caribbean began on September 2 and have since expanded with assaults on the eastern Pacific, killing at least 80 people in 20 strikes on alleged smuggling craft.
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This contrasts with human rights groups and experts on international law who have warned that the strikes are illegal, with the governments of both Venezuela and Colombia accusing the Trump administration of engaging in extrajudicial murder.
On Tuesday, the U.K. ended regional intelligence sharing with the U.S. after expressing disapproval of its actions. U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle have pressed the administration for more information about who is being targeted and the legal basis for its conduct.
Per The Times, the memo begins by reiterating claims made by the White House, including that drug cartels are deliberately trying to destabilize the Western Hemisphere and murder American citizens.
Apparently if Donny says they are doing bad then they deserve to die.
I still ask since these small boats cannot make it to the US they must be dropping off to a vehicle they will make it to our shores…..if so why not wait and take out the large load and stop killing anyone in the water with a small boat?
Then a report of some hint from Donny…..
President Trump said on Sunday that the US “may be having discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, suggesting his administration has not entirely cut off diplomacy with Caracas as previous reports have said.
Trump made the comments when asked about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that the State Department would be designating the so-called Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization,” though the group doesn’t actually exist.
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Trump then suggested that the US and Venezuela are talking.
“It allows us to do that, but I haven’t said we’re going to do that, and we may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we’ll see how that turns out, but they would like to talk,” he told reporters.
Maduro has made clear that he’s willing to reach some kind of deal with the US and sent a letter to Trump after the US began bombing alleged drug-running boats in the region. In the letter, the Venezuelan leader urged for diplomacy to resolve any issues and said he was ready to talk to Trump’s special envoy, Ric Grennel, at any time.
(antiwar.com)
Is this manure or just a n attempt to deflect on his awaiting plans for land based attacks?
Just wondering.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
“law” has no meaning whatsoever.
Not to the fools on the hill. chuq
The basis of this is “Because I say it is, that makes it real”. And that is true terrorist reasoning. he sees a shadow, he shoots it, it turns out to be a 9 year old kid, but belief trumps (oops sorry there) reality.
Judy…..sounds like my late father….whatever he thought was fact. chuq
The US is killing civilians in international waters with no proof that they are criminals. In fact, many of the small boats attacked have turned out to be fishing vessels. But nobody is holding the US military responsible for what is plainly and simply murder. The world has gone to rat-shit, and all because of Trump. The USAF pilots involved in attacking those boats should be ashamed of themselves.
Best wishes, Pete.
Pilots have a strange mentality…..they do not see people as human but rather targets and that is what they think is their mission….destroy said target. chuq
Unfortunately and regrettably, Trump know what it takes to bring people to the “negotiating” table. And as is obvious, he has no qualms about the methods he uses.
True that….bully them until them relent. chuq