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Brenda

(1,998 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:53 PM 5 hrs ago

'This Is Murder': Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific

Feb 21, 2026

President Donald Trump’s “summary executions continue,” Princeton University visiting professor Kenneth Roth said early Saturday after the US military announced its 43rd bombing of boaters whom the administration claimed were smuggling drugs.

Sharing a 16-second clip of the strike on social media, US Southern Command said late Friday that “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed.”

Multiple journalists highlighted that in this case, and others, the targeted boat appeared to be stationary when the US bombed it.

“The US military has carried out strikes every three or four days since the new leader of the Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan of the Marine Corps, took over last month after the previous commander, Adm. Alvin Holsey, abruptly retired,” the New York Times reported. “Defense Department and congressional officials said Adm. Holsey had expressed concerns about the strikes.”

How many high ranking military officers and high level veteran federal employees have been fired or quit in the past year because of the Chump Cult's illegal and ignorant activities that violate the Constitution of the United States of America?

Someone should compile a list.



https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bombs-boat
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'This Is Murder': Trump Strike Kills 3 More Boaters in the Pacific (Original Post) Brenda 5 hrs ago OP
Methinks Trump may be entering Disaffected 5 hrs ago #1
Unfortunately I have the answer Brenda 5 hrs ago #2
OK, I know what the term means alright but Disaffected 4 hrs ago #5
At This Point DET 5 hrs ago #3
Trump really likes killing, wonder when that started with him? Blues Heron 4 hrs ago #4

Disaffected

(6,310 posts)
1. Methinks Trump may be entering
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:05 PM
5 hrs ago

the despot phase of his regime. And, it will only get worse after the midterms.

BTW, what's with this euphemism "kinetic strike"??

Brenda

(1,998 posts)
2. Unfortunately I have the answer
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:15 PM
5 hrs ago
A kinetic strike is a military action involving direct physical force—such as missiles, bombs, or artillery—to destroy a target.


Yeah, he's entered the despot phase for sure.

Disaffected

(6,310 posts)
5. OK, I know what the term means alright but
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:29 PM
4 hrs ago

it's the euphemistic tone of it I object to. IOWs a polite but deceptive way of describing, as you say, use of munitions to destroy a target.

Similar to the Vietnam war where "saving" a village was an euphemism for destroying it.

DET

(2,444 posts)
3. At This Point
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 07:28 PM
5 hrs ago

I think he does it for fun. And to assuage his hurt feelings from someone telling him ‘no’.

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