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fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Making Sh*t Up!' Joe Scarborough Rages at Trump Admin's Totally Insane' Narco-Boat Strike Spin'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blamed 'fog of war' for a double-tap strike that reportedly killed two survivors, prompting widespread bipartisan criticism and legal concerns.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Should Pete Hegseth Face Consequences?' GOP Senator Dodges When Confronted About Bombshell Report on Boat Strikes

Listen, you're once again making assumptions, Mullin said. That's not even kind of accurate, I don't believe. All we're doing is talking about an assumption. This isn't been proven. It hasn't been said it was actually true. Mullin added, In this particular situation, you're talking about, once again, is alleged over an anonymous source, which the media is really good about, always trying to name some anonymous source. And then they make a big deal about it as though it's true.
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fromFortune
3 weeks ago

The Coast Guard has seized a record amount of cocaine - while Trump says interdiction has failed and is blowing up suspected drug boats | Fortune

The Trump administration replaced decades-long maritime interdiction policy by authorizing military strikes that destroyed suspected drug boats, causing deaths and provoking international criticism.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Rand Paul Widely Praised For Making the Case Trump's Deadly Boat Attacks Are Illegal

No, they go against all of our tradition. You know, when you kill someone, if you're not at warnot in a declared waryou really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name, without any evidence of a crime,
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fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

Washington's New Frontline: The Caribbean Emerges as a Test of U.S. Power

The United States has escalated maritime counternarcotics operations into a sustained, multifaceted military campaign treating cartels with heightened, quasi-military measures.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

To put this into perspective, the potential 23m lethal doses of cocaine seized by the US coast guard and our partners are enough to fatally overdose the entire population of the state of Florida, underscoring the immense threat posed by transnational drug trafficking to our nation, said R Adm Adam Chamie, commander of the branch's south-east district. This represents a significant victory in the fight against transnational criminal organizations, highlighting our unwavering commitment to safeguarding the nation from illicit trafficking and its devastating impacts, Chamie said.
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