U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say - NBC (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] mickey@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago

In recent weeks, the U.S. military struck at least three boats from Venezuela allegedly carrying narco-traffickers and drugs ... The administration has not provided evidence that drugs were on all of those boats. But an official in the Dominican Republic, alongside one from the U.S. Embassy there, did say at a press conference Sunday that drugs were found in the water after one strike.

That's not evidence, and even if one of the boats was carrying dope this is still using military force to carry out summary murder.

Some Trump administration officials are disappointed that the United States’ military escalation does not appear to have weakened Maduro’s grip on power or prompted any significant response, the official familiar with the discussions said. ... Maduro has previously denied any role in drug trafficking and has repeatedly alleged that the U.S. is trying to force him from power. ... Trump administration officials have not ruled out regime change as another aim of these military operations, and they have increased pressure on Maduro himself. NBC News previously reported that the administration’s goal, according to the source familiar with its thinking, is to force Maduro to make rash decisions that could ultimately lead to him being ousted without American boots on the ground. ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been one of the voices championing regime change,

Yes, I allege that you are trying to do to me the thing that you say you are trying to do. MSDNC just as brain-busted and Fox News.

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