U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Coast Guard-Led Operation, U.S. Officials Say

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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Coast Guard-Led Operation, U.S. Officials Say

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Hegseth ‘Responsible’ for ‘Murder’: Family Files Formal Complaint Over Killing of Colombian Fisherman

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)2 Comments

By Jon Queally

Originally Published at Common Dreams

The family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza Medina, believed killed by the US military …
Hegseth ‘Responsible’ for ‘Murder’: Family Files Formal Complaint Over Killing of Colombian Fisherman

US to deploy USS Gerald R. Ford to Latin America

October 24, 2025October 27, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US to deploy USS Gerald R. Ford to Latin America

Trump spars with Colombia’s president over drugs, cuts U.S. funding for nation +

October 19, 2025October 20, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Trump spars with Colombia’s president over drugs, cuts U.S. funding for nation

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“The US actions against Venezuela are reinforced by Dutch ships.”

October 5, 2025October 7, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The US actions against Venezuela are reinforced by Dutch ships.

At least four Dutch ships are patrolling Venezuelan waters, led by the frigate HNLMS VAN AMSTEL.

There are also reports of patrol actions by Dutch Coast Guard aircraft conducting overflights over Venezuelan… pic.twitter.com/a0cVzRyNGm
— Patricia Marins (@pati_marins64) October 3, 2025

Venezuela and US edge toward war footing − but domestic concerns, international risks may hold Washington back

For the moment, SouthCom is framing the campaign as enhanced counternarcotics operations, rather than a prelude to a blockade or invasion. Statements have highlighted joint patrols and interdiction efforts with the Royal Netherlands Navy, Canada, the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom, and the humanitarian or information-sharing nature of missions.

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Unprecedented US Military Build-Up Near Venezuela Is Sign Of Possible War

Operation Optics

September 2, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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A suspected drug vessel reduced to wreckage by a missile that dwarfed it. No arrests, no evidence, just spectacle. Toxic masculinity masquerading as strategy. This wasn’t interdiction. It was theater.

VIDEO: U.S. Military Strikes Suspected Drug Vessel as Warships Gather in the Caribbean

Previously:

Lil Marco claims that “the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Carribean against a drug vessel”

Trump orders military to plan invasion of Panama to seize canal: report

March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare plans for carrying out his threat to “take back” the Panama Canal, including by military force if needed, two U.S. officials familiar with the situation told NBC News Thursday.
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