U.S. Strikes Against Venezuela: Trump “Wants the Oil” as Grassroots Resist “Economic Asphyxiation”
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US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Kill at Least 8
Are Trump's strikes extrajudicial killings of civilians, or necessary force against narco-terrorists threatening America?
Above: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Eight, along with a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, conduct operations as a joint, multi-domain force on Nov. 13, 2025. Image credit: Paige Brown/Handout/US Navy/Getty Images
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Anti-Trump narrative
Trump's military strikes against alleged drug boats have killed at least 115 people without providing concrete evidence of trafficking, likely amounting to extrajudicial killings of civilians who pose no immediate threat. These attacks serve as pretext to asphyxiate Venezuela's economy and seize control of its oil reserves under the guise of fighting drugs.
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Operation Southern Spear successfully eliminated eight narco-terrorists operating designated terrorist organization vessels along known trafficking routes, protecting Americans from deadly drugs flooding across borders. These precision strikes against confirmed smugglers demonstrate necessary force to dismantle cartels threatening national security.
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