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demmiblue

(38,718 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:25 PM Monday

Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military carried out a strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that had been on its way to the United States.

He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters.

"This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"These extremely violent drug trafficking cartels POSE A THREAT to U.S. National Security, Foreign Policy, and vital U.S. Interests," Trump said.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-us-struck-another-venezuelan-drug-vessel-killing-three-2025-09-15/



Another US strike on a vessel alleged to be smuggling drugs in the Caribbean.

Once again, the specific entity and individuals targeted are not identified—simply labelled as "terrorists." 1/n

Brian Finucane (@bcfinucane.bsky.social) 2025-09-15T20:08:59.476Z

The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly "transporting illegal narcotics" from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM

CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-09-15T20:37:27.065538936Z
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Trump says US struck another Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three (Original Post) demmiblue Monday OP
Trump has to get the attention back on him. Irish_Dem Monday #1
No evidence................... Lovie777 Monday #2
Practice for Trump on execution with no evidence. hadEnuf Monday #18
Epstein's not going anywhere, little man. Torchlight Monday #3
So why are they singling out Venezuela? Diraven Monday #4
He has a $50 million bounty on Maduro and... Ritabert Monday #5
His real boss (Putin) doesn't want that. Justice matters. Yesterday #25
Yep. No way those boats are getting to the US without a lot of refueling. Ritabert 18 hrs ago #33
They want to install a right wing dictator and "liberate" Klarkashton Monday #9
Rival gang? thought crime 13 hrs ago #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Ritabert Monday #6
We knew he would kill again, this serial killer has killed more than the Gilgo beach guy, who he looks like Blues Heron Monday #7
Murdering three Richard_GB Monday #8
Military obeying illegal illegitimate orders.. Klarkashton Monday #10
Yep, the one we were counting on to save our country bluestarone Monday #13
The minute kegsbreath was put in charge, I figured we were screwed, niyad Monday #23
A crew of 3 is much more likely to be a drug-runner boat maxsolomon Monday #11
Wait, so don't go fishing or the US Navy will murder you? demmiblue Monday #12
One of these times, they'll find a real drug runner then justify the killings on the grounds that Wonder Why Monday #14
Just blast the shit out of boats willy nilly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #15
All of these Venezuelans are being murdered by tRUMP wolfie001 Monday #16
All this killing that he orders is his little blue pill. niyad Monday #17
And he's totally forgotten about the threat of Greenland thomski64 Monday #19
For the moment, anyway. niyad Monday #22
Yep. Dead Fascist CK went there with Don Jr. TommyT139 Yesterday #27
I would say you are quite correct. niyad Yesterday #30
I'll just call it what it is: He's on a murder spree. FoggyLake Monday #20
yes niyad Monday #21
Another extrajudicial killing. nt moniss Monday #24
How in the hell is a boat that size supposed to travel the 1300+ miles between Caracas and Miami? LonePirate Yesterday #26
Must be one of these magical electric boats, shark battery something. Dave Bowman Yesterday #28
This was murder nothing more and nothing less. Botany Yesterday #29
The Mango Malefactor is out of control. CentralMass Yesterday #31
Does ordering the murder of people get one into heaven? sinkingfeeling Yesterday #32
Can Venezuelan families sue civilly in no_hypocrisy 17 hrs ago #34
Someone needs to ask EndlessWire 12 hrs ago #36

Irish_Dem

(74,705 posts)
1. Trump has to get the attention back on him.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:27 PM
Monday

There is only one star in Trump's reality TV show.

hadEnuf

(3,395 posts)
18. Practice for Trump on execution with no evidence.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:33 PM
Monday

Coming to a country you live in soon.

Why do people think Miller and the rest of the fascists want to target "left groups" as terrorists?

Torchlight

(5,670 posts)
3. Epstein's not going anywhere, little man.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:34 PM
Monday

Keep up with your tantrums little fella, but the sand is shifting with or without you.

Diraven

(1,573 posts)
4. So why are they singling out Venezuela?
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:36 PM
Monday

Far more drugs are smuggled into the US from Mexico and Colombia.

Ritabert

(1,650 posts)
5. He has a $50 million bounty on Maduro and...
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:45 PM
Monday

...is itching for an invasion of Venezuela. Presumably to seize their oil facilities.

Justice matters.

(8,865 posts)
25. His real boss (Putin) doesn't want that.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

So king pedofelon the first will keep murdering humans in motorboats that never can reach the US coasts in international waters.

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Blues Heron

(7,544 posts)
7. We knew he would kill again, this serial killer has killed more than the Gilgo beach guy, who he looks like
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:49 PM
Monday

niyad

(127,177 posts)
23. The minute kegsbreath was put in charge, I figured we were screwed,
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:14 PM
Monday

at least as far as the military is concerned.

maxsolomon

(37,349 posts)
11. A crew of 3 is much more likely to be a drug-runner boat
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:30 PM
Monday

than the 11 who were turning back to port before being droned.

the Coast Guard could 100% intercept these boats.

demmiblue

(38,718 posts)
12. Wait, so don't go fishing or the US Navy will murder you?
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:31 PM
Monday

Trump: "We're seeing that there are no ships in the ocean anymore ... no there are no boats. I wonder why? Meaning, no drugs are coming across. Probably stopping some fishermen too. To be honest, if I were a fisherman, I wouldn't want to go fishing either. 'Maybe they think I have drugs downstairs'"

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-15T21:25:16.508Z

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Wait, so don't go fishing or the US Navy will murder you?

September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM

Wonder Why

(6,184 posts)
14. One of these times, they'll find a real drug runner then justify the killings on the grounds that
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 05:42 PM
Monday

"See, these guys used a boat! That proves those others that also used boats were drug runners."

If IT was president during WW2, he'd order the Navy to sink all lifeboats as "they must be enemy troops because our loser sailors would have gone down with the ship after being torpedoed".

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(128,590 posts)
15. Just blast the shit out of boats willy nilly
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 08:32 PM
Monday

Last edited Mon Sep 15, 2025, 11:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Than claim you were after drug dealers

wolfie001

(6,119 posts)
16. All of these Venezuelans are being murdered by tRUMP
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:34 PM
Monday

He's doing everything he can to distract from the Epstein files. Why can't our navy just pull alongside these boats and search them? This is politically inspired murder just like 'Night of the Long Knives.' He's a sick, fat, sociopathic imbecile surrounded by bootlicking toadies.

TommyT139

(1,867 posts)
27. Yep. Dead Fascist CK went there with Don Jr.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:34 AM
Yesterday

...and evidently just got back from a world tour where he was exporting nativism and strengthening maga-clone parties to copy the trumpists.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/hellhole-uk-stolen-elections-south-korea-charlie-kirk-took-message-abroad

Most recently in the matter of Greenland, the Dutch govt has sternly called US ambassadors on the carpet or something. So that has to fade.

The, when it's convenient, the Greenland issue will come back, probably with carefully edited footage of the hateful saint Charlie "Stone all the Gays" Kirk in Greenland.

FoggyLake

(302 posts)
20. I'll just call it what it is: He's on a murder spree.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:47 PM
Monday

But I guess that's what serial killers do.

LonePirate

(14,226 posts)
26. How in the hell is a boat that size supposed to travel the 1300+ miles between Caracas and Miami?
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:26 AM
Yesterday

If it weren't for the Russia-Ukraine war, the world would be laser focused on these atrocities and we would be the subject of a variety of sanctions.

Dave Bowman

(5,811 posts)
28. Must be one of these magical electric boats, shark battery something.
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 12:37 AM
Yesterday

That maniac needs a straight jacket asap.

no_hypocrisy

(53,039 posts)
34. Can Venezuelan families sue civilly in
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 09:55 AM
17 hrs ago

International Court. Presidential Immunity only covers criminal activity.

EndlessWire

(8,099 posts)
36. Someone needs to ask
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 02:39 PM
12 hrs ago

the Roberts Court if murdering people in international waters is covered by his immunity.

He thinks it's FUNNY to murder people who are in international waters without due process. What was it about those planes that took off with unprocessed prisoners, something about them being in international air space...

"I think the fishing business has probably been hurt." He knows he's threatening and probably blowing up fishing boats. He knows. He's simply enjoying using his power to murder people.

He's now a serial killer. A serial rapist, a serial killer...He's working up his nerve to publicly murder US citizens on our own soil. He's trying to catch up to his admired dictatorial buddies. "See, I can do it, too." He's proud of it. There is no material worth in this.

Please make this bastard go away. Arrest him and deport him.

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