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2025-10-03 Caribbean-Latin America

Trump declares WAR on cartels: US enters 'non-international armed conflict' in extraordinary escalation

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-03 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1808 views ] Top
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1 As the Republican administration takes aim at vessels in the Caribbean, Democratic senators and lawmakers have raised stark objections.

Some had previously called on Congress to exert its authority under the War Powers Act that would prohibit any action unless it was authorized by Congress.

...Oh, please, please PLEASE stand up on Capitol Hill and speak in favor of not whacking the drug runners.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-10-03 06:25|| 2025-10-03 06:25|| Front Page Top

2 Maybe the next Greta flotilla can go to South America?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-10-03 07:53|| 2025-10-03 07:53|| Front Page Top

3 'Come-to-Jesus meeting’: Military community reacts to Hegseth's get fit, get in line or get out speech

Garrett Smith, an active-duty Marine Corps reservist and CEO of defense tech firm Reveal, said the spectacle was unusual but not without precedent.

"At a first level, at any big multinational corporation or big organization, when there’s a new boss, it’s totally reasonable to call in all your regional managers and VPs for a setting of tone, to reconfirm the agenda, to ensure alignment. So, all of that makes sense," Smith said.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-03 09:52|| 2025-10-03 09:52|| Front Page Top

4 Blew up another drug boat.

Posted by DarthVader 2025-10-03 13:56|| 2025-10-03 13:56|| Front Page Top

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