'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.
‘Double strikes’ allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were also used extensively under the US’s Obama administration.
By Sarah Shamim
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The White House has confirmed that a top US Navy commander ordered a second round of strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in September despite almost completely destroying it in the first attack.
The strike that the US president says took place on Monday came two weeks after another military strike on a speedboat carrying…
Attack targeted US-bound ‘extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels’ in international waters, Trump says.
The US president, who has confirmed two deadly strikes on alleged drug-carrying vessels, says there was a third, previously…
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