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.

  • KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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    3 days ago

    Let me guess… It was carrying drugs? Just packed full of cocaine? Can’t wait to hear the justification for this one.

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      It has been under US sanctions since 2022 for supplying the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. It was spoofing its position. It was flying a false flag.

      As to the legal justification, there are technicalities that could be argued. But that’s incidental to the intention here probably.

    • LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      It was carrying drugs?

      This type of drug has several street names, among them, black gold and Texas tea.