the latest tool of the oil industry -- the "fake" war on drugs

the old Republican Party endorsed Nancy Reagan's, "Just Say No" to drugs campaign. Today, they support just blowing up suspected drug smuggles!

there is nothing more fundamental to America's founding principles than the right to a fair trial -- rather than the leader of one country being the judge, jury, and executioner of foreigners in international waters.

even if convicted of drug smuggling the punishment in America is not death by bomb

if our government really cared about enforcing drug laws, why redirect thousands of law personnel from drug trafficking to bully immigrant workers paying taxes.

it's the same old story -- steeped in oil. The powers that be, need a regime in Venezuela that is friendly to their associates in the industry.

Our government manages the profits of the oil industry.
In return the oil industry funds the candidates who will effectively serve on their board.

17 hours ago, BobDylan said:

after seeing the whole Iraq War debacle, based on a lie about them making or having a nuclear weapon, I see the common denominator between the two countries, oil, which both administrations wanted to gain control of and profit...The title of this post is also ironic...

i appropriately changed the title to "the FAKE war on drugs"

Abby Martin discusses her new film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, which exposes how the U.S. military — “the army of fossil fuel companies” — drives global climate destruction. The documentary links imperialism, war, and environmental collapse, showing how crises from Iraq to Gaza and Sudan are interconnected by U.S. global power.

10 hours ago, BobDylan said:

Funny how we never see any pols connecting the dots like this, not even Bernie Sanders, much less the corporate media.. As Gen. Smedley Butler said long ago, " War is a racket "

most politicians won't bite the hand that feeds them. Bernie talks about it without singling out the industry. I think to the general public it comes across as a conspiracy theory. It IS a conspiracy. To the conspirators, it's BUSINESS. The horrors of war are the cost of doing business, like lung cancer was to the tobacco industry.

the murder of over 100 in international waters was already an illegality
now, with the orders and execution of survivors, the crime is irrefutable
even between war combatants it is illegal to execute unarmed enemy survivors
-- and certainly not suspected drug smugglers outside our country

since today's mainstream American media needs it spelled out before they give it the focus it needs -- here it is...

according to the U.S. Department of Defense Law of War Manual: “...orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal,” the manual reads.

oh, look. CNN finally prints a story on
Why America cares so much about Venezuela's oil

news today that Mathew Perry's doctor who sold him the dangerous drugs is going to prison for 2.5 years.

i don't get it. Why the trial and jail expense. they could have just blown him up months ago?

GOP rep Tom Cotton says the 2 boat hanger-ons were:

"trying to continue the FIGHT."
sure. the fight for life

"they tried to turn the boat over"
who wouldn't in the middle of the ocean?
we've all seen the explosions. ain't much boat left

"they tried to communicate on their phones"
duh

explains a lot...
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"largest oil reserve in the world: Venezuela

largest untapped rare-earth minerals in the world and significant offshore oil reserves: Greenland

2nd largest oil reserves in Africa: Nigeria" - GirlDujour

all 3 have been targeted

the implications of this "capture" of Maduro, a foreign leader, by THE OIL INDUSTRY'S ARMY is huge! Imagine another country capturing THE LYIN' KING for any of his crimes (real OR imagined)

this was the plan all along. The boat bombings were just a stepping stone to a land assault, which was just a stepping stone to taking over Venezuela and its oil resources.

stay tuned. the KING added, "something is going to have to be done about Mexico!"

remember last year when a presidential candidate promised American oil industry executives "a great deal" if they donated a billion dollars to his campaign?