"U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on his X account this Friday a new attack against a boat in Caribbean waters, off the coast of Venezuela. This is the fourth such attack since the United States began these extrajudicial military operations in early September, which were carried out without requesting authorization from Congress. This time, the announcement was not made by Donald Trump, as on previous occasions, although Hegseth said in the post that the orders came from the president."
"He added that the strike was against a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility a reference to the U.S. Southern Command. He provided no evidence for any of these claims, and none has been offered for previous operations either. According to the Pentagon chief, four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike."
A U.S. strike targeted a speedboat in Caribbean waters off Venezuela. The Defense Secretary posted the operation on X and said the president ordered it. The action was the fourth such extrajudicial military operation since early September and was carried out without Congressional authorization. The strike was described as against a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with designated terrorist organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. The Defense Secretary claimed four male narco-terrorists were killed and that the vessel carried substantial narcotics, but no evidence was provided for those claims. The strike video was later shared on Truth Social with further unverified drug-death estimates.
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