If Congress thinks letting Trump &Co. run amok keeps them their jobs, they are sadly mistaken. We can’t do anything about the Supreme Court except demand term limits, but we can do something about Congress.
The lack of outrage by elected lawmakers in Washington, DC boggles my mind. Trump has been wound up and just keeps going and going much like an Ever Ready battery . As the saying goes, "The chickens are coming home to roost", but sadly, they don't. We are facing invasion of cities, military control, lack of elections, and incompetence of the highest order in the White House and Halls of Congress, as well as in SCOTUS, FBI, and ICE and still the insults continue to pour from the mouth of he who would call himself, President. I call him and his lawlessness pure insanity.
Another page from the dictators handbook… It’s a show of force to stroke his ego and to provide a distraction… No different than sending troops into Los Angeles, DC, or Chicago… No different than flying jets overhead when the Epstein victims are talking… That’s what wanna be authoritarian figures do
The blatant lawlessness of this administration boggles my mind. Murder on the High Seas can be the next Netflix movie but no one would find it believable. What if those were not evil drug smugglers but evil human traffickers? Innocent people could have died. The more time that passes, the madder I get.
If drug smugglers, they were dumb ones. A fairly small boat, as boats on oceans go, would be mostly drugs and a few people. Moving drugs with 11 people wouldn't happen. Smugglers aren't stupid (in that way, anyway).
Thank you for this report. More than anything, yes almost anything, this action by our military shocked me to the core (and I wondered why it was being treated so carefully by the press). We are a ragged mess but these people on that boat, monsters or fishermen, did not deserve that. And we should never never never have murdered them and destroyed their property. I am fn outraged.
Thank you for this. This must be dealt with. These people are not only cowards and creeps but now murderers. Pete Hegseth needs to go. Far away. Maybe Valhalla.
That looked like a pretty flimsy craft for drug smugglers. While it may have been deliberate to look innocent, wouldn't drug smugglers have boats big enough to stash contraband out of sight? Wouldn't smugglers have some fairly strong firepower?
Too small for cargo, too many people for fishing... I'm back to thinking "people smuggling." Is there a secret order to stop illegal immigrants any way possible...?
I'm a retired federal agent and I worked drug interdiction for years. In no ways is this legal or acceptable. There is no way 11 people would be on a drug boat. They would not have tried this with any other country and are lucky it didn't start a war. Maybe that's what he was hoping for. More ammunition for deportations and a distraction from Epstein. If nothing else, a way for Hegseth to flex his muscles. In any other administration he would be fired and under investigation.
Thank you so much for addressing. This story seemed to evaporate into the ether almost immediately, yet was as outrageous and reprehensible as most of this outrageous and reprehensible regime's previous criminal acts. This was nothing short of state-sponsored murder (and piracy). Even in war we don't summarily execute enemy combatants. We take prisoners whenever at all possible. We are a humane nation, aren't we? We should live by the rule of law, shouldn't we? Anyone hear of the Geneva Conventions? Imagine if another country pulled this on American citizens out on the high seas. We would be hearing calls across the country calling for the government to unleash the dogs of war. Where is the MSM? Where are the incensed congresspeople initiating a furious investigation? Where is the international outrage and ICC declarations? Eleven people. Assassinated. By we the people. Feeling proud, folks?
What is telling, how quickly the WH has stepped away from the story. When they announced the event, I have little doubt Trump and his staff thought he would be seen as tough on drugs. It was “performative” (a new term of art), a “tail wag the dog” sort of thing to distract. And, like the boat it blew up in their face. It wasn’t a strong act. It was rightly described as a crime—cowardly. It not only violated international law, it violated our national values. The subsequent crime? Not holding the WH to account. There is no outcry from Congress. The media remains mute. It is an embarrassment left to die a lonely death.
If Congress thinks letting Trump &Co. run amok keeps them their jobs, they are sadly mistaken. We can’t do anything about the Supreme Court except demand term limits, but we can do something about Congress.
We are not at war with Venezuela, therefore this is not a war crime, it's piracy.
The lack of outrage by elected lawmakers in Washington, DC boggles my mind. Trump has been wound up and just keeps going and going much like an Ever Ready battery . As the saying goes, "The chickens are coming home to roost", but sadly, they don't. We are facing invasion of cities, military control, lack of elections, and incompetence of the highest order in the White House and Halls of Congress, as well as in SCOTUS, FBI, and ICE and still the insults continue to pour from the mouth of he who would call himself, President. I call him and his lawlessness pure insanity.
I feel your anger and share it. I am shocked and sick over this.
Another page from the dictators handbook… It’s a show of force to stroke his ego and to provide a distraction… No different than sending troops into Los Angeles, DC, or Chicago… No different than flying jets overhead when the Epstein victims are talking… That’s what wanna be authoritarian figures do
The blatant lawlessness of this administration boggles my mind. Murder on the High Seas can be the next Netflix movie but no one would find it believable. What if those were not evil drug smugglers but evil human traffickers? Innocent people could have died. The more time that passes, the madder I get.
Me too, I get madder too, and I started out with my head exploding.
If drug smugglers, they were dumb ones. A fairly small boat, as boats on oceans go, would be mostly drugs and a few people. Moving drugs with 11 people wouldn't happen. Smugglers aren't stupid (in that way, anyway).
Right. Can they not do the math? How about ONE pilot and 2000 pounds more drugs…
Thank you for this report. More than anything, yes almost anything, this action by our military shocked me to the core (and I wondered why it was being treated so carefully by the press). We are a ragged mess but these people on that boat, monsters or fishermen, did not deserve that. And we should never never never have murdered them and destroyed their property. I am fn outraged.
Thank you for this. This must be dealt with. These people are not only cowards and creeps but now murderers. Pete Hegseth needs to go. Far away. Maybe Valhalla.
That looked like a pretty flimsy craft for drug smugglers. While it may have been deliberate to look innocent, wouldn't drug smugglers have boats big enough to stash contraband out of sight? Wouldn't smugglers have some fairly strong firepower?
Too small for cargo, too many people for fishing... I'm back to thinking "people smuggling." Is there a secret order to stop illegal immigrants any way possible...?
I repeat. I did not ,nor will ever , vote for this.
I'm a retired federal agent and I worked drug interdiction for years. In no ways is this legal or acceptable. There is no way 11 people would be on a drug boat. They would not have tried this with any other country and are lucky it didn't start a war. Maybe that's what he was hoping for. More ammunition for deportations and a distraction from Epstein. If nothing else, a way for Hegseth to flex his muscles. In any other administration he would be fired and under investigation.
Thank you so much for addressing. This story seemed to evaporate into the ether almost immediately, yet was as outrageous and reprehensible as most of this outrageous and reprehensible regime's previous criminal acts. This was nothing short of state-sponsored murder (and piracy). Even in war we don't summarily execute enemy combatants. We take prisoners whenever at all possible. We are a humane nation, aren't we? We should live by the rule of law, shouldn't we? Anyone hear of the Geneva Conventions? Imagine if another country pulled this on American citizens out on the high seas. We would be hearing calls across the country calling for the government to unleash the dogs of war. Where is the MSM? Where are the incensed congresspeople initiating a furious investigation? Where is the international outrage and ICC declarations? Eleven people. Assassinated. By we the people. Feeling proud, folks?
What is telling, how quickly the WH has stepped away from the story. When they announced the event, I have little doubt Trump and his staff thought he would be seen as tough on drugs. It was “performative” (a new term of art), a “tail wag the dog” sort of thing to distract. And, like the boat it blew up in their face. It wasn’t a strong act. It was rightly described as a crime—cowardly. It not only violated international law, it violated our national values. The subsequent crime? Not holding the WH to account. There is no outcry from Congress. The media remains mute. It is an embarrassment left to die a lonely death.