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Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
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Posted on 10/28/2025 7:20:05 AM PDT by janetjanet998

WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

The announcement made on social media Tuesday, marks a continued escalation in the pace of the strikes, which began in early September spaced weeks apart. This was the first time multiple strikes were announced in a single day.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: narcoterrorism; petehegseth; randfanissad; randpauldonors; randpaulvoters; trendearagua; venezuela

1 posted on 10/28/2025 7:20:05 AM PDT by janetjanet998
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Rand Paul deeply saddened

Some video of the strikes
https://rumble.com/v70wez2-the-u.s.-carried-out-strikes-on-four-drug-smuggling-ships-in-the-eastern-pa.html


2 posted on 10/28/2025 7:21:05 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please donโ€™t use google products, especially YouTube )
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3 posted on 10/28/2025 7:21:49 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: janetjanet998

How does one survive that?


4 posted on 10/28/2025 7:22:12 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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Driving Rand Paul insane. ๐Ÿ˜†


5 posted on 10/28/2025 7:22:45 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: janetjanet998

We obviously have good intel. I hope the intel people can stay safe from discovery. I wonder how many boats are still getting through.


6 posted on 10/28/2025 7:32:24 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

They blowed up good...


7 posted on 10/28/2025 7:34:23 AM PDT by bitt (<IMG SRC=' 'WIDTH=500>)
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Good live-target practice for our boys.


8 posted on 10/28/2025 8:17:55 AM PDT by montag813
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Those were just lobster pots piled up on the front of that last boat. /s


9 posted on 10/28/2025 8:52:49 AM PDT by mlitefan (Long time lurker...)
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