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BaronChocula

(3,617 posts)
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:17 PM Friday

US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say

Source: Reuters

Oct 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean hit by a U.S. strike that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The disclosure, which has not been previously reported, raises the possibility that the survivors from Thursday's strike are the first prisoners of war in a conflict declared by President Donald Trump against a "narcoterrorist" threat he says is emanating from Venezuela.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-holding-rescued-strike-survivors-navy-ship-sources-say-2025-10-17/



I'd be surprised if we heard anything from these "prisoners" ever again.
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US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say (Original Post) BaronChocula Friday OP
The US is going to have its own Nuremberg trials in 2029 Bluestocking Friday #1
The next Dem president needs to fully cooperate with the world court and extradite these criminals. LonePirate Friday #10
We do not subscribe to the World Court. 3Hotdogs Friday #20
There was already a report a couple of days ago about Klarkashton Friday #2
You're assuming the U.S. warship will make it to shore and not disappear into the Bermuda Triangle on its way back 3Hotdogs Friday #21
So, what will Trump do with his victims? Will he send them to Gitmo? Or will it be another attempted summary execution? xocetaceans Friday #3
It's a navy ship, hopefully they are getting some decent chow Walleye Friday #4
Figures Mossfern Friday #19
The administration will swap them out for performance actors who will go on TV to confess they are drug smugglers. John1956PA Friday #5
Yep Trump has a call in to Hollywood central casting as we speak. Irish_Dem Friday #8
Ding, ding, ding we have a winner. Exactly! Buddyzbuddy Friday #14
a suspected drug vessel twodogsbarking Friday #6
Going to have those perfectly wrapped (and none the worse for wear) bricks of coke?? Bengus81 Friday #7
Don Jr will donate some from his stash. Irish_Dem Friday #9
More likely he'll cry when he sees his shipment going up in smoke. erronis Friday #16
Trump will keep bombing boats until the cartels give Don Jr free shipments. Irish_Dem Friday #18
Prisoners of what war? CanonRay Friday #11
Poor souls, Baitball Blogger Friday #12
Let Me Get This Straight... GB_RN Friday #13
Of course W and other prior administrations have laid the groundwork for this type of shit. erronis Friday #17
"suspected drug vessel" - Did I hear drumpf say it was a submarine? JoseBalow Friday #15
"Target neutralized" Marcuse Friday #22
And... 2naSalit Saturday #23
Holding (?), Is there evidences that there was drugs on the ship. republianmushroom Saturday #24
Ruh roh ck4829 Monday #25

LonePirate

(14,256 posts)
10. The next Dem president needs to fully cooperate with the world court and extradite these criminals.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 04:09 PM
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Klarkashton

(4,405 posts)
2. There was already a report a couple of days ago about
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:25 PM
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One of the sailors on that boat from their family.
Nothing to do with drugs


Heads are going to roll for not killing them all.

3Hotdogs

(14,725 posts)
21. You're assuming the U.S. warship will make it to shore and not disappear into the Bermuda Triangle on its way back
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 07:51 PM
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to port.

Two birds - one stone. Survivors don't get to testify that they had nothing to do with drugs.

Venezuela gets declared an enemy nations and the fun can begin.

xocetaceans

(4,295 posts)
3. So, what will Trump do with his victims? Will he send them to Gitmo? Or will it be another attempted summary execution?
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:27 PM
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n/t

Walleye

(42,898 posts)
4. It's a navy ship, hopefully they are getting some decent chow
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:27 PM
Friday

They better be treating them according to the rules. Did they think there was drugs buried in that hold full of fish and nets? People fish for a living out there, this is wrong. Trump doesn’t eat fish

John1956PA

(4,562 posts)
5. The administration will swap them out for performance actors who will go on TV to confess they are drug smugglers.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:39 PM
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Irish_Dem

(76,567 posts)
8. Yep Trump has a call in to Hollywood central casting as we speak.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:52 PM
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Or the survivors will be tortured in an ICE detention camp until they say
what the US Navy wants them to say.

Bengus81

(9,523 posts)
7. Going to have those perfectly wrapped (and none the worse for wear) bricks of coke??
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:52 PM
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Just like they did a few weeks ago...........

GB_RN

(3,449 posts)
13. Let Me Get This Straight...
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 04:40 PM
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So, not only is the Navy now in the business of performing extrajudicial, summary executions by order of Cantaloupe Caligula the Corpulent, it’s also now, basically kidnapping people on the high seas? What are they going to do, render them to a CIA Black Site or Guantanamo Bay?

Goddamn. The atrocities committed in Caligula’s name. We ever get control of the government back in the hands of sane people, and criminals like Caligula himself, and Reichsminister for Propaganda, Herr Stephen Miller, et al., need to be sent to The Hague.

erronis

(21,685 posts)
17. Of course W and other prior administrations have laid the groundwork for this type of shit.
Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:33 PM
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