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haele

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8. Sigh. It was a sanctioned Iranian tanker going to Venezuela.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 02:40 PM

Dec 11

Technically, it was legal. Unlike shooting fishermen in small boats suspected of drug smuggling.

Hell, navies, including ours, still don't shoot fishermen/suspected pirates off the Horn of Africa until they're clearly identified as being pirates.

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A judge signed off on the seizure of the Venezuelan tanker! [View all] imanamerican63 Dec 11 OP

Maybe the Judge get the red out Dec 11 #1

Our judicial system is worthless. travelingthrulife Dec 11 #2

This is a international and sovereignty matter.............. Lovie777 Dec 11 #3

Yeah and the fascist Supreme Court gave Krasnov immunity, gab13by13 Dec 11 #4

Iranian linked jonstl08 Dec 11 #5

It wasn't a tanker full of Venezuelan oil. It contained oil from both Iran and Venezuela. onenote Dec 13 #19

East Germany had judges too. C_U_L8R Dec 11 #6

And its predecessor DFW Dec 11 #13

The US in a criminal enterprise 31st Street Bridge Dec 11 #7

Sigh. It was a sanctioned Iranian tanker going to Venezuela. haele Dec 11 #8

Why does the US have the right to sanction anybody? leftstreet Dec 11 #10

Not just the US, a lot of countries have sanctioned Iranian oil for various reasons. haele Dec 11 #15

file under B.See Dec 11 #9

And Dubya had lawyers defending torture... Wounded Bear Dec 11 #11

The entire GOP is in on the treason. Initech Dec 11 #12

Just a few short years ago DFW Dec 11 #14

What worries me... Xolodno Dec 11 #16

Who is this judge, to judge on something in South America? Emile Dec 11 #17

You just lost a dollar. onenote Dec 13 #18