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Piracy in international waters by Americans.

United States seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast this week. The sheer scale of this operation was brought into sharp focus on Thursday with the dramatic seizure of the Skipper.

US Attorney General Pam Bondi released a 45-second video on X. The footage captures the high-stakes raid: two helicopters swoop down over the vessel in open water, deploying armed agents in camouflage who rappel onto the deck to seize control.

The operation, carried out by the FBI, Homeland Security and the Coast Guard with US military support is the first Venezuelan oil cargo seized since US sanctions were imposed in 2019.

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sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

We are so solly about the rising cost of your illegal narcotics due to transportation and labor shortages

Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M

And stole the cargo too

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@calicuz I'm the only person here not for the uniparty.

calicuz · 56-60, M

@Roundandroundwego

Ah yes, now I remember.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

@Strictmichael75 Nope. The cargo is still on those ships. They just aren't able to sell it to China and finance their drug cartels.

idontcareok · 70-79, M

swirlie · 31-35

It was seized because Venezuela was selling it's oil to Cuba which the USA has sanctions on. The USA has no say in what Venezuela does or doesn't do. Canada on the other hand, told the US government to go fukk themselves when the US tried to tell Canada that it couldn't buy stuff from Cuba, nor could Canadians travel to Cuba. Maduro will soon show the USA who's in charge of Venezuelan oil... and then watch what happens when Russia and China show up in support of Maduro!

Let the showdown begin! 😆

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swirlie · 31-35

@sree251
Don't tell me that you've got your finger on the pulse and know the score, sree!

Your entire post is very right-wingish in it's 'holier than thou' presentation and quite honestly, you should be embarrassed for what you write and attempt to pass off as fact.

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swirlie · 31-35

@sree251

You bet your sweet ass I've got my finger on the pulse and know the score.

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@sree251 you voted exactly like Europe, for neocon war makers. Maybe in 1999 people in Germany could tell themselves that the Green party was against war, but now we know that's false. It's like that throughout the West. People voted for this and only this.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@Roundandroundwego

you voted exactly like Europe, for neocon war makers.

What do you mean by you? Are you talking to me? Are YOU talking to ME?

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@sree251 not you personally
Just the nation as a unit.

Reason10 · 70-79, M

WRONG.
There is nothing piracy related about this.
Trump and the Congress issued sanctions against Venezuelan oil in 2019. Pedophile Joe eased some of those sanctions if the country would have democratic elections. Maduro declared himself the winner and stayed in power, even though he wasn't legally elected.

President Trump today is just LEGALLY enforcing those sanctions.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10715

swirlie · 31-35

@Reason10
The US President cannot impose sanctions on other countries conducting trade with Venezuela, he can only impose sanctions on his own country since that's all the US President represents is his own country and no other.

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Roundandroundwego · 61-69

@Reason10 2019? And Obama also sanctioned Venezuela. Sixty days, then you must stop the sanctions and take the case before the UN. M

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