"As a rogue, blood- and oil-thirsty US empire pushes for military intervention in Venezuela, what does it mean to stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people without excusing the crimes of Venezuela’s ruling class?"

#Resist #Empire #Imperialism #Colonialism #Criminal #War #Venezuela #Oil

https://therealnews.com/venezuela-and-the-challenge-of-international-solidarity

"As a rogue, blood- and oil-thirsty US empire pushes for military intervention in Venezuela, what does it mean to stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan people without excusing the crimes of Venezuela’s ruling class?"

#Resist #Empire #Imperialism #Colonialism #Criminal #War #Venezuela #Oil

https://therealnews.com/venezuela-and-the-challenge-of-international-solidarity

When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing

#US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [ #oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas]

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat

At least 87 people have now been murdered in strikes on 23 *suspected* drug boats as part of a campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, that the #Trump admin has claimed is aimed at curtailing narcotics trafficking [but is really about #oil & US #supremacy].

#Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw

Alongside the post is a 21-second-long #SnuffFilm showing the boat being struck.

Thursday’s strike comes as the #Pentagon is facing bipartisan criticism over a September attack on an *alleged* drug vessel in which the #military fired follow-up strikes, killing surviving crew members.

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw

When there are no consequences, murderers just keep killing

#US strikes another boat in the Eastern #Pacific, killing 4, amid escalating questions about its purported “counter-drug” offensive [ #oil acquisition / US #supremacy of the Americas]

#Trump #Hegseth #law #criminal #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #Defense #DoD #InternationalLaw
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/us-strike-eastern-pacific-drug-boat

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

Even if the #US were at #war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight “would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a #WarCrime,” said Huntley, now director of the #NationalSecurity #law program at Georgetown Law.

This report is based on interviews with & accounts from 7 people with knowledge of the Sept 2 strike & the overall op.

#criminal #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #InternationalLaw #Congress #WarPowers

The alleged traffickers pose no imminent threat of attack against the #US & are not, as the #Trump admin has tried to argue, in an “armed conflict” with the US, officials & experts say. Because there is no legitimate war between the 2 sides, killing any of the men in the boats “amounts to #murder,” said Todd Huntley, a former #military lawyer who advised Special Ops forces for 7 years at the height of the US counterterrorism campaign.
#criminal #law #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers

#Hegseth’s order, which has not been previously reported, adds another dimension to the campaign against suspected drug traffickers. Some current & former #US officials & #LawOfWar experts have said that the #Pentagon’s lethal campaign—which has killed more than 80 people to date—is #unlawful & may expose those most directly involved to future prosecution.

#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw #Constitution #Congress #WarPowers

The longer the US surveillance aircraft followed the boat, the more confident intelligence analysts watching from command centers became that the 11 people on board were ferrying drugs.
#Defense Secy #PeteHegseth gave a verbal directive, acc/to 2 people with direct knowledge of the operation. “The order was to kill everybody,” one of them said.
#Trump #criminal #law #murder #ExtrajudicialKillings #Carribean #Pacific #Venezuela #InternationalLaw

#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

Reuters Exclusive: #Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices & #EpsteinFiles, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the #CostOfLiving & the investigation into #Epstein.

#affordability #economy #law #criminal #rape #ChildSexCrimes #felon47 #RapistInChief
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-falls-lowest-his-term-over-prices-epstein-files-reutersipsos-poll-2025-11-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#House votes overwhelmingly to compel release of #EpsteinFiles
The move sends the legislation to the #Senate, where pressure is growing to make the #DOJ release more documents.

#Congress #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #ChildSexCrimes #felon47 #CoverUp

#GiftArticle

‘Things happen’

#WashingtonPost Editorial Board

Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.

The #US govt often advances its interests by working with nasty people, & #SaudiArabia Crown Prince #MBS is one of the nastiest. It’s one thing…to reluctantly deal with him…[but] #Trump’s performance at the White House Tuesday was something else entirely: #weak, #crass & of no strategic benefit to US.

#criminal #law #murder #Khashoggi #FreePress
https://wapo.st/4a02JnI

Reuters Exclusive: #Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices & #EpsteinFiles, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the #CostOfLiving & the investigation into #Epstein.

#affordability #economy #law #criminal #rape #ChildSexCrimes #felon47 #RapistInChief
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-falls-lowest-his-term-over-prices-epstein-files-reutersipsos-poll-2025-11-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#House votes overwhelmingly to compel release of #EpsteinFiles
The move sends the legislation to the #Senate, where pressure is growing to make the #DOJ release more documents.

#Congress #law #criminal #Trump #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #ChildSexCrimes #felon47 #CoverUp

[Helsinki flashback] #Trump contradicts #US #intelligence, says #MBS 'knew nothing' about #Khashoggi death.

Then in classic Trump fashion, Trump dismisses a reporter’s question on the #murder of #journalist #JamalKhashoggi as an attempt to "embarrass" the #SaudiArabia leader, horrifically adding:
🚨 "things happen" [um… dismemberment doesn’t just “happen”] 🚨

Trump asked the reporter where she was from, then called her "fake news."

#criminal #law #FreePress

This is MBS's first visit to the US since the 2018 killing of #journalist & Saudi critic #JamalKhashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate.

#Khashoggi was killed & dismembered in Oct 2018 by Saudi agents in an operation US intelligence believed was ordered by #MBS.

Khashoggi had criticized the crown prince's policies in his #WashingtonPost columns.
He had traveled to the #SaudiArabia consulate to obtain papers to marry his fiancée, a Turkish citizen.

#law #murder #Trump #criminal

#Democrats & some #Republicans have been pushing a measure that would force the #DOJ to make public more documents from the case.

#Trump’s shift is an implicit acknowledgement that supporters of the measure have enough votes to pass the #House, although it has an unclear future in the #Senate.

#law #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #criminal #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp