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Lone Senate Voice Criticizes Trump's Bombing Of Boat Near Venezuela

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Posted by Besoeker 2025-09-06 05:51|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1791 views ] Top
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1 What did we ever do to Kentucky to deserve this ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-09-06 05:55|| 2025-09-06 05:55|| Front Page Top

2 He added that in the US, even the "worst people" accused of terrible crimes are entitled to a trial.

They weren't in the US. They are of a designated terrorist organization. They are outside the law.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-09-06 06:28|| 2025-09-06 06:28|| Front Page Top

3 He takes great pride in embracing the contrarian view, no matter how ridiculous. A classic 'one percenter' and attention seeking media whore. What more can be said ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-09-06 06:34|| 2025-09-06 06:34|| Front Page Top

4 Rand Paul, the Uriah Heep of American politics.

Posted by Zenobia Craque3311 2025-09-06 07:08|| 2025-09-06 07:08|| Front Page Top

5 Procopius2 I think it is past time to bring back that good old term: OUTLAW also maybe shoot on sight.

Posted by alanc 2025-09-06 07:31|| 2025-09-06 07:31|| Front Page Top

6 Dead or Alive is not just a 90’s band.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-09-06 09:02|| 2025-09-06 09:02|| Front Page Top

7 For many years the legal term 'hostis humani generis' where pirates on the high seas could and were summarily executed on the spot. IMO such a principle readily applies to 'stateless' bad actors such as these transnational narcoterrorists.

Posted by magpie 2025-09-06 10:26|| 2025-09-06 10:26|| Front Page Top

8 /\ Hostis humani generis (Latin for 'an enemy of mankind') is a legal term of art that originates in admiralty law. Wiki

You mean like democrats ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-09-06 12:57|| 2025-09-06 12:57|| Front Page Top

9 Are we the world’s policemen?

No. But we can damn sure police our own coastline.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-09-06 13:04|| 2025-09-06 13:04|| Front Page Top

10 I would argue that state sponsored narcoterrorists smuggling illegal narcotics into our country is an act of war and should be treated as such.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-09-06 13:07|| 2025-09-06 13:07|| Front Page Top

11 ^ resolved at the state, not the act.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-09-06 15:41|| 2025-09-06 15:41|| Front Page Top

12 This is arguably lawful per the 2001 authorization for the use of military force but the Admin hasn't stated yet that this is the case.

It could perhaps also be lawful per the President's Article II powers as Commander in Chief.

Bush, Obama, Trump (term 1) and Biden all exercised military power against suspected terrorists, including many not connected to Al Q.

Whether it was legal is one question, whether it was a good idea (as opposed to having the a military vessel and the Coast Guard nearby request the ship surrender)

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-09-06 20:40|| 2025-09-06 20:40|| Front Page Top

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