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US kills six off Venezuela

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The U.S. military again sank a boat off Venezuela, killing six people, U.S. President Donald Trump said, calling them drug smugglers.

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mcbridetd.bsky.social
U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Boat Attack Near Venezuela, Trump Says

"The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects."
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U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people...It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean"

again, merely political consequences for wanton murder aren't enough.

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US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
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davmicrot.bsky.social
If Trump can order the murder of people on boats without any accountability, he can order the murder of people on land without any accountability.
gtconway.bsky.social
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
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drernestocast.bsky.social
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 87,000 overdose deaths for the year ending in September 2024, an almost 27 percent decline from the previous year."

"U.S. kills 6 alleged drug smugglers in new [unlwaful] strike off Venezuela"
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victorasal.bsky.social
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
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profwolff.bsky.social
#WolffBites: Executing people without trial, jury, judge or lawyers for an alleged drug-trafficking crime (NOT punished by execution in the US for a long time). Were the dead Venezuelans? Others? Does it matter? Did anyone check? Will US citizens be next?

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US strikes another vessel off Venezuela coast, killing six
President Trump said the vessel belonged to "narcoterrorists" and that it was "trafficking narcotics." US officials have not provided evidence to this claim.
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markey.senate.gov
Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.
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jayapal.house.gov
This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
apnews.com
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grantwturner.bsky.social
Civilians until proven otherwise. Even then, probably illegal, and definitely counterproductive.

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nytimes.com
Breaking News: A U.S. military strike killed six people on a boat in international waters near Venezuela, President Trump said, asserting without evidence that they were drug smugglers for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.
U.S. Military Kills 6 People in Another Attack on Boat, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.
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