Venezuela

Ganske spesielle greier dette, men når Maduro sier at det  er fiskere som er drept, må en jo lure. Fiskebåter med 4 store outboards konstruert for fart er veldig spesiellefiskere..... (Red.)

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress flies a show of presence mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 20, 2025. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske B-52s Fly Near Venezuela as US Boosts Military Presence By Chris Gordon Three U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew off the coast of Venezuela Oct. 15 in a show of force, as the U.S. expands its military presence in the Caribbean. --##-- Venezuela Mobilizes Troops and Militias as US  Military Looms Offshore The Wall Street Journal (Gift Link) Venezuela is moving troops into position on the Caribbean coast  and mobilizing what President Nicolás Maduro asserts is a  millions-strong militia in a display of defiance against the  biggest American military buildup in the Caribbean since the 1980s. --##--

Det Trump gjør er å sprenge fartøyer med folk ombord i internasjonalt farvann, uten lov og dom. Det kan hende noen ikke synes særlig om det.... (Red.)

Head of the US Military’s Southern Command Is  Stepping Down, Officials Say The New York Times (Gift Link) The military commander overseeing the Pentagon’s escalating  attacks against boats in the Caribbean Sea that the Trump  administration says are smuggling drugs said on Thursday that  he was stepping down. The officer, Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving  his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees  all operations in Central and South America, even as the  Pentagon has rapidly built up some 10,000 forces in the region  in what it says is a major counterdrug and counterterrorism   mission. --##-- In a First, US Strike in Caribbean Leaves Survivors,  US Official Says Reuters The U.S. military carried out a new strike on Thursday against  a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed  to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew.