"On his social media account, Petro shared video of himself speaking Spanish to a large crowd through a megaphone on Friday, with his translator then relaying his comments calling on nations of the world to contribute soldiers for an army larger than that of the United States. That is why, from here in New York, I ask all soldiers in the United States army not to point their rifles at humanity. Disobey Trump's order! Obey the order of humanity! Petro said."
"Petro was in New York for the UN general assembly, where he rebuked the Trump administration fiercely and called for a criminal inquiry into recent US strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean in his Tuesday address. Petro said unarmed poor young people died in the strikes more than a dozen in total but Washington contends the actions are part of a US anti-drug operation off the coast of Venezuela, whose president Washington accuses of running a cartel."
The U.S. State Department revoked Colombian President Gustavo Petro's U.S. visa after he urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders at a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York. Petro addressed a large crowd through a megaphone and called on nations to contribute soldiers, urging U.S. troops not to point rifles at humanity. Petro attended the UN General Assembly, rebuked the Trump administration, and called for a criminal inquiry into recent U.S. strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean. Petro said unarmed poor young people died in the strikes, while Washington maintains the actions were an anti-drug operation near Venezuela. Tensions have risen with a major U.S. naval deployment and decertification of Colombia as an anti-drug ally, straining historical ties.
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