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Walleye

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5. If they are carrying drugs or not, is irrelevant to the fact that we are executing them without proof. That's unAmerican

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 10:08 AM

19 hrs ago

Geez, I used to be proud to live in this country because our rules were humane. We didn’t attack unless we were attacked. That’s all gone now. It doesn’t take much to destroy integrity. I am feeling like a possibly religious person who has lost their faith in God completely.

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Where is the proof of drugs being transported? [View all] mysteryowl 20 hrs ago OP

Lost in the debate about the strike in question - is the illegality of ALL of it. All of the strikes. 617Blue 20 hrs ago #1

The media needs to expand their thinking. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #2

The media is owned by the wealthy and they are not going to tell the truth as they OWN the media Stargazer99 19 hrs ago #12

This is one reason I read "The Guardian/US" independent news. mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #14

This. They are whitewashing it in front of our eyes. NONE of these strikes are legal travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #11

What drugs from Venezuela even make it to North America? EYESORE 9001 19 hrs ago #3

Yes! Plus... since when were drugs a death sentence? mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #6

That's a whole different thing EYESORE 9001 18 hrs ago #19

The media...or most of it kwolf68 19 hrs ago #4

If they are carrying drugs or not, is irrelevant to the fact that we are executing them without proof. That's unAmerican Walleye 19 hrs ago #5

And, since when do we execute for supposedly drug trafficking? mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #7

Exactly, it is not a capital crime even with a trial and a jury Walleye 19 hrs ago #8

No physical evidence. No prisoners. No case. No justice. Just murder for headlines. Ping Tung 19 hrs ago #9

They let two survivors go back home after they blew up their fishing boat. travelingthrulife 19 hrs ago #10

(IN)JUSTICE FOR DRUG SMUGGLERS! usonian 19 hrs ago #13

There isn't any. It's a pretext, like Iraq's mythical WMDs, for more regime change Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #15

11 people take up a lot of space Mz Pip 19 hrs ago #16

They are liars! mysteryowl 19 hrs ago #17

If there was proof, Hegseth would have released it LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #18

All blowed up! Bmoboy 18 hrs ago #20

There is zero proof, it's murder on the high sea tRump style. He will be doing this to us next. Nt yaesu 17 hrs ago #21