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How Murdering Suspected Drug Smugglers Became the New Normal

A year after launching his explosive antidrug campaign, President Donald Trump routinely rains death on alleged cocaine couriers.

Reason · Sep 26

Admiral Who Approved Second Strike on Venezuelan Survivors Described Steps Taken To Conduct The Operation: Report

Reports about a double-tap strike against an alleged drug vessel noted that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth instructed the military to leave no survivors, prompting Adm. Mitch Bradley, then overseeing the mission under Joint Special Operations Command, to order a second strike to carry out that directive.

Latin Times · Dec 12, 2025

Trump's Word Games Can't Conceal the Murderous Reality of His Anti-Drug Strategy

Calling suspected cocaine smugglers "combatants" does not justify summarily executing them.

Reason · Dec 10, 2025

Pete Hegseth sacrificed a top Navy admiral to escape responsibility for the strike and bragged there’s no boats left to destroy now

After turning his allegedly unlawful boat strikes into a meme, Pete Hegseth has now disowned accountability for the incident. Shamelessly enough, he made his top officer the fall guy for the controversial second strike instead.

The Mary Sue · Dec 3, 2025

Hegseth's 'Fog of War' Is No Excuse for Summarily Executing Suspected Drug Smugglers

Regardless of what the defense secretary knew or said about the September 2 boat attack, the forces he commands are routinely committing murder in the guise of self-defense.

Reason · Dec 3, 2025

MAGA Loyalist Megyn Kelly Defends War Crimes, Says She Wants To See Victims 'Suffer'

Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has publicly welcomed gruesome violence against alleged drug boat traffickers following a controversial US military strike.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

Trump news at a glance: Hegseth scrutinized over boat strikes as first formal complaint filed by victim’s family

Trump says any country he believes is making drugs destined illegally for the US is vulnerable to military attack – key US politics stories from Tuesday, 2 December 2025

The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2025

Trump Administration In Shambles As Leavitt Confirms Second Strike On A Narco Terrorist Boat

White House admits a second strike on a Venezuelan boat, killing survivors from an earlier missile attack, triggering bipartisan outrage and questions over potential war crimes.

International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025

Trump administration is ‘selling out’ admiral to shield Hegseth over boat strikes, officials say

White House names Adm Frank M Bradley as officer who ‘directed the engagement’, distancing Hegseth from accountability

The Guardian - US · Dec 2, 2025

Hegseth Sets Up Admiral Bradley As 'Fall Guy' For His Alleged War Crime

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly backed Admiral Frank Bradley while spotlighting him as the decision-maker behind a controversial September 2 boat strike that killed survivors.

International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025