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US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

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[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 59 points 6 days ago

Fucking terrorist country

[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 55 points 6 days ago

Remember, USA is against piracy lmao

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 44 points 6 days ago (3 children)

USA turns into Taliban country. Taliban originaly is "political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism", now is just "political and militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the MAGA movement of Evangelical fundamentalism and WASP nationalism"

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 15 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Taliban

Remember when the CIA funded and armed what became the Taliban?

Remember when the CIA had their guy running the Taliban?

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[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Y'all Queda

[–] Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

USA doing the most USA thing possible

Lemmitor: WHAT ARE WE, A BUNCH OF MUSLIMS?!!

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[–] Bababasti@feddit.org 29 points 6 days ago

It’s time to hit the button again

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, the USA has stooped to the same low level as the Somali Pirates.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 31 points 6 days ago

The tanker was full of fentanOIL…

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Next time Iran or the Houtis steal a tanker, they can point at the US and smile.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Nah. The US can do what they want, but don’t those other countries DARE fall out of line. That’s why the Ukraine was forced to give up nukes, but the USA is fine to keep theirs

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Time to determine on who's command this was done, and follow down the complete chain to the bottom.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Why? The one giving the order on the top is ultimately responsible. Insubordination against king Donald of Orange the First will probably get you court martialed and hanged...

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Following illegal commands is no legal protection. See: Nuremberg trials.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 7 points 6 days ago

Yes it is. See: Vietnam

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

See: Operation Paperclip

See: Ratlines

See: US Army last 5 decades

[–] mPony@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

not the point, though. The Cowards are using him as a shield. They have been for years. They are every bit as much to blame as he is (and he absolutely is to blame, just not the only one). Once this all falls apart they will say it was all his idea and blame him for everything, to avoid criminal repercussions. People will be so happy to see the king fall that they will give all of The Cowards immunity just to get rid of him, and the cycle will continue.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And do what exactly? They aren't going to get punished for it, so what's the fucking point?

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago
[–] CummandoX@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

2 two things america likes most: oil and drugs. No wonder they had to do it

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

US Navy in the Red Sea:

We are conducting freedom of movement and trade, anti piracy operations.

US Coast Guard in the Caribbean:

Look at me, look at me.

I am the pirate now.

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[–] kieron115@startrek.website 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Might not be able to buy groceries but at least we have $3.00/gallon, or $0.80/liter, fuel for our planet destroying pickup trucks!

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 days ago

It's an oily amuse bouche before the land invasion

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

In another timeline, Hegseth confusingly bombed the oil tanker and blamed Biden.

[–] DylanMc6@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I don't think there is much they can do. No one is going to want to stand up against the US in this, and any escalation from Venezuela would be incredibly costly for them. I suppose there are two things they can hope for; hope the US population throws up enough of a stink the trump changes his mind or wait for something else to come around to occupy his attention.

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