Post AzIF5Qxo9b3f2J6fei by Nonilex@masto.ai
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(DIR) Post #AzIF5Qxo9b3f2J6fei by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:33:58Z
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Exclusive: In a first, US strike in #Caribbean leaves #survivors, US official saysThe US #military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, & in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.#Trump #Venezuela #law #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-carries-out-new-strike-caribbean-there-are-survivors-us-official-says-2025-10-16/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
(DIR) Post #AzIFFk7TmrTdLLXuwi by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:36:27Z
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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported, except to say that it was not clear that the strike had been designed to leave survivors.The development raises new questions, including whether the #US #military rendered aid to the survivors & whether they are now in US military custody, possibly as #POWs.#Trump #Venezuela #law #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIFUWJXOjOSs0ETui by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:39:11Z
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Prior to Thursday's operation, #US #military strikes against suspected drug boats off #Venezuela killed at least 27 people, raising alarms among some legal experts & Democratic lawmakers, who question whether they adhere to the #LawsOfWar.Videos presented by the #Trump admin of previous attacks showed vessels being completely destroyed, & there have been no prior accounts of survivors afterwards.#law #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIFvXw5TaU9ic9Q36 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:44:05Z
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…In a letter to the #UnitedNations' 15-member #SecurityCouncil, seen by Reuters, #Venezuela's UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada asked for a #UN determination that the #US strikes off its coast are #illegal & to issue a statement backing Venezuela's #sovereignty.Less than a week ago, the #Pentagon announced its counter-narcotics operations in the region would not be led by the Miami-based Southern Command, which oversees US military activities in #LatinAmerica.#Trump #law #WarPowers #USSouthCom
(DIR) Post #AzIG8rxOLkK7Zr77lA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:46:33Z
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Instead, the #Pentagon said a task force ‘was being created that would be led by II Marine Expeditionary Force, a unit capable of rapid overseas operations that is based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.That decision came as a surprise to #US #military watchers, since a combatant command like Southern Command would normally lead any high-profile operations.#Trump #Venezuela #law #USSouthCom #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIGKHFwd0FdE8EQKm by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:48:39Z
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Earlier on Thursday, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth said the admiral who leads #USSouthCom will step down at the end of this year, 2 years ahead of schedule, in a surprise move.The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed, called Admiral Alvin Holsey's unexpected resignation troubling given mounting fears of a potential US confrontation with #Venezuela.#Trump #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIGSAbTFN1cuV41HE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T07:50:04Z
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"Admiral Holsey's resignation only deepens my concern that this administration is ignoring the hard-earned lessons of previous #US #military campaigns & the advice of our most experienced warfighters," Reed said in a statement.#Trump #Venezuela #law #USSouthCom #war #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NonInternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIQIogqLl4Xsmktw8 by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-10-17T09:39:49Z
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@Nonilex And ignoring even the JAGs Trump put in.
(DIR) Post #AzIQKEyc6PZhhNkKqu by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-10-17T09:40:37Z
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@Nonilex "Possible illegal war with Venezuela" sounds better.
(DIR) Post #AzIQZvBfRlYuxLKU9A by huntingdon@mstdn.social
2025-10-17T09:43:18Z
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@Nonilex Lowering the rank and experience of the overall command of the assault on Venezuela until Trump-Miller-Hegseth find someone who will say yes?
(DIR) Post #AzIR6BlzJgypf9hjQe by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
2025-10-17T09:49:16Z
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@Nonilex Oh-oh. Well, it will be rather embarrassing when those survivors turn out to not be Venezuelan or drug transporters.
(DIR) Post #AzIxAiHLbFdYAYZcyO by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T15:48:42Z
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Exclusive: #US #military holding rescued strike survivors on #Navy ship, sources sayThe US military is holding 2 survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a US strike on Thursday on a suspected drug vessel in the #Caribbean that killed 2 others, 3 sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.#Trump #Venezuela #law #war #Congress #WarPowers https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-holding-rescued-strike-survivors-navy-ship-sources-say-2025-10-17/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
(DIR) Post #AzIxPrHUPagiQurV3o by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-10-17T15:51:28Z
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Trump's administration has informed #Congress that the strikes are part of a #US #war on narcoterrorism, raising the possibility that the strike survivors are the first prisoners of war in that campaign.#Trump #Venezuela #law #war #POWs #WarPowers #InternationalWaters #NoninternationalArmedConflict
(DIR) Post #AzIxt5nNWir3qXiYKm by tend2wobble@toad.social
2025-10-17T15:56:42Z
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@Nonilex Who in the non-military chain of command was first to say “There were NO survivors! Feed any leftovers to the sharks!” We figure Peewee Miller.
(DIR) Post #AzIyhq97TDXm505Kzo by knutson_brain@sfba.social
2025-10-17T16:05:52Z
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@Nonilex “Narcoterrorism” is not a foreign state.