US Blows Up Venezuelan Drug Boat

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President Donald Trump promised to crack down on illicit drugs. Then, he blew up a Venezuelan vessel in international waters. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Tatasciore ...  Show more

In recent weeks, tensions between the US and Venezuela have been growing. Several US military strikes have targeted boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying illicit drugs, and US President Donald Trump has said that he has authorized the CIA to use lethal force in Venezuela. And ...  Show more

Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over a massive military parade in an unprecedented show of force. President Donald Trump says the U.S. military killed 11 people in a strike on a boat from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal drugs. More than 33,000 pages of files on convict ...  Show more

A 30 second video clip shows a boat bobbing in the water.Then, a fireball and a huge plume of smoke.President Trump posted the footage on social media this week, saying he ordered the U-S military to attack what Trump called “narcoterrorists from Venezuela.”It’s at least the seco ...  Show more