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2025-10-25 Caribbean-Latin America

US kills 6 suspected narco-terrorists in overnight strike on alleged drug smuggling boat, Hegseth says

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-25 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1816 views ] Top
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1 America's 'ghost ship' lurks off Venezuela

Posted by Skidmark 2025-10-24 12:12|| 2025-10-24 12:12|| Front Page Top

2 The headline says it all: "on alleged drug smuggling boat.

Luv dat rule of law stuff eh?

Posted by DooDahMan 2025-10-25 17:17|| 2025-10-25 17:17|| Front Page Top

3 Paul cited Coast Guard statistics that show a significant percentage of boats boarded for suspicion of drug trafficking are innocent.

What passes for "a significant percentage" nowadays? The statistic in question appears to be 27%. Note that this means 73% of boats stopped were carrying drugs. Not bad odds if you are playing the horses.

Left unmentioned is what intelligence lead to the alleged strike. If you had a guy working the pier when the drug boat loaded or if Manuel the Weasel dropped a dime, you might have great certainty.

tl;dr: Comparing Coast Guard interdictions with military ops is apples and oranges

Posted by SteveS 2025-10-25 18:25|| 2025-10-25 18:25|| Front Page Top

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