3 h. ago Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance

President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.

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37 h. ago Trump’s Venezuela Gambit: An Incoherent Encore in a Failed Drug War

Trump’s Venezuela Gambit: An Incoherent Encore in a Failed Drug War  Cato Institute

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39 h. ago Tshisekedi and Kagame to sign ‘historic’ peace deal in Washington amid fresh fighting

Tshisekedi and Kagame to sign ‘historic’ peace deal in Washington amid fresh fighting  The Africa Report

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53 h. ago Trump’s pardon of a convicted trafficker undermines his drug war narrative

Trump’s pardon of a convicted trafficker undermines his drug war narrative  Los Angeles Times

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56 h. ago Hegseth erupts over WaPo ‘fake stories’ smear, vows to stop ‘poisoning of the American people’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended Caribbean drug boat strikes and criticized media reports about orders to kill survivors in September operation.

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57 h. ago Pentagon Provides Update on Operation Southern Spear, Reaffirms Socom Called for Second Strike on Drug Boat

Pentagon Provides Update on Operation Southern Spear, Reaffirms Socom Called for Second Strike on Drug Boat  U.S. Department of War (.gov)

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3 d. ago Kelly: Hegseth Authorizing Second Strike on Boat 'Incompetence at the Highest Level'

Monday on CNN's "The Lead," Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reacted to the White House confirming that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized the follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September by calling it "incompetence at the highest level." The post Kelly: Hegseth Authorizing Second Strike on Boat ‘Incompetence at the Highest Level’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago GOP Rep. Gimenez on Dem Allegations of Drug Boat Strike 'War Crimes': 'I Smell a Rat Here'

On Monday's "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) dismissed congressional critics of the Trump Pentagon's strikes on Venezuelan drug boats. The post GOP Rep. Gimenez on Dem Allegations of Drug Boat Strike ‘War Crimes’: ‘I Smell a Rat Here’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Kaine Echoes Other Dems, Says First Caribbean Boat Strike 'Rises to the Level of a War Crime If It's True'

Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation," Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said the first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean "rises to the level of a war crime," if a Washington Post report were true. The post Kaine Echoes Other Dems, Says First Caribbean Boat Strike ‘Rises to the Level of a War Crime If It’s True’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Van Hollen: First Caribbean Boat Strike Either a 'War Crime' or 'Murder'

Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) claimed the Trump administration's first military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean was either a "war crime" or "murder." The post Van Hollen: First Caribbean Boat Strike Either a ‘War Crime’ or ‘Murder’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 d. ago Hegseth defends lethal strikes against alleged drug traffickers: 'Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them'

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defends Trump administration strikes on Caribbean drug vessels, stating that, "Biden coddled terrorists, we kill them."'

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1 week ago The Incomprehensible March Toward Regime Change in Venezuela

The administration’s drug war rhetoric seems like a pretext. But a pretext for what?

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1 week ago European Leaders Meet in South Africa to Counter Trump Ukraine Peace Deal

European leaders are set to meet in South Africa on Saturday to hash out alternatives to a U.S. plan to halt Russia's war in Ukraine seen as favoring Moscow, while a top Ukrainian delegation prepares for direct talks with Washington. The post European Leaders Meet in South Africa to Counter Trump Ukraine Peace Deal appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Trump Says U.S. Working on Sudan Peace Deal at the Urging of Saudi Crown Prince

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) asked him to work on a peace deal between the factions in Sudan’s long and brutal civil war, and Trump has already begun working on a deal. The post Trump Says U.S. Working on Sudan Peace Deal at the Urging of Saudi Crown Prince appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Peace Consolidation in West Africa

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Peace Consolidation in West Africa  United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)

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2 w. ago Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969

Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000  Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft

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3 w. ago Nigeria Brutalizes Peaceful Protesters Demanding Protection from Jihadis, Killing One

Multiple Nigerian newspapers reported on an incident on Wednesday in which the Nigerian military attacked peaceful protesters organizing to demand that the government act to protect civilians from genocidal jihadist attacks, which have persisted for over a decade with little government interest. The post Nigeria Brutalizes Peaceful Protesters Demanding Protection from Jihadis, Killing One appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago US carries out more 'lethal' strikes on alleged drug boats in international waters, Secretary Hegseth says

War Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. airstrikes on two alleged drug vessels killed six drug traffickers on Monday.

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3 w. ago The United States: Donald Trump, a President leading a global war against terrorists and drug traffickers (Sahel)

The United States: Donald Trump, a President leading a global war against terrorists and drug traffickers (Sahel)  Sahel Intelligence

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4 w. ago Senate Republicans block bipartisan effort to halt military action, drug boat strikes in the Caribbean

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution to end President Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.

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