Tag Archives: Boats

Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean  The New York Times Why is the Trump administration releasing alleged ‘narco-terrorists’?  CNN Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  The Washington Post Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives  PBS Trump’s deadly war against the narco boats is too raw for me – and one …

Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  The Washington Post Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives  PBS Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean  CNN Why U.S. Strikes Against Drug Boats Matter  War on the Rocks U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel  The New …

The head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command will retire later this year, a high-profile departure that comes as the Trump administration strikes alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean and puts pressure on the Venezuelan government. Adm. Alvin Holsey announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy in a statement posted to social media on Thursday. He said he is retiring …

Gustavo Ocando AlexReporting from Maracaibo, Venezuela for BBC News Mundo Gustavo Ocando Alex Wilder Fernández is a young fisherman in the west of Venezuela who is concerned by the US military presence in the Caribbean Wilder Fernández has caught four good-sized fish in the murky waters of a small bay north of Lake Maracaibo. The contents of his net will …

Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as ‘illegal killings’  Politico Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?  The New York Times Fact check: Trump’s absurd claim that he saved 100,000 lives by attacking alleged Venezuelan drug boats  CNN License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions  The Intercept The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning  The Atlantic Source link

Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?  The New York Times Democratic lawmaker decries strikes on Venezuelan boats as ‘illegal killings’  Politico Fact check: Trump’s absurd claim that he saved 100,000 lives by attacking alleged Venezuelan drug boats  CNN The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning  The Atlantic License to Kill: Trump’s Extrajudicial Executions  The Intercept Source link

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States  The New York Times Venezuela asks U.N. for emergency meeting over U.S. military actions, saying it expects “armed attack” soon  CBS News UN Security Council members voice concern about US-Venezuela tensions  Reuters Venezuela on edge over Trump regime change whispers: ‘If it does happen we are ready’  The Guardian Puerto Rico’s Role …

Senate rejects effort to curb Trump’s power to target alleged drug boats  Axios Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump’s use of war powers against cartels  AP News G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea  The New York Times Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate  The Washington Post Senate votes down war powers resolution aimed …

Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked an effort aimed at preventing continued U.S. strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats off the coast of Venezuela.  Democrats forced a vote on the issue under the War Powers Act. In a 48-51 vote, the effort failed to garner enough support to move forward.  The resolution, led by Sens. Adam Schiff of California and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in fact carrying narcotics, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. As bipartisan frustration with the strikes mounts, the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday voted down a war …