So terrorism you mean, US terrorism against Venezuelan civilians, is what you meant to say surely

By current appearances, the U.S. Military committed a war crime and possibly an act of war.

The word “alleged” is doing a lot of work to cover up a criminal act on the part of the attacking vessel.

There being no evidence of a crime does tend to hold a lot of weight when it comes to killing someone over one, that being said even if they were dealing drugs it isn't a capital offence regardless, you go to prison for selling drugs not the death penalty. Or does the US not need proof to kill now?

Alleged. State sponsored murder.

Any chance you want to try some real fucking reporting instead of playing stenographer, you useless pukes?

Terrorist act by fascist government kills civillians alleged to be criminal by the fascist government

The US military murdered likely innocent people in international waters. The Kilmar Abrego situation is enough to demonstrate this administration has no credibility whatsoever. Any claims Diddlin’ Don or his lackeys make need to be vetted beyond a reasonable doubt.

We're on the tweeting out war crimes chapter of the authoritarian playbook.

American terrorism (again)

This is a war crime and you should report it as such.

Um, war crime.

Holy fuck.

So they murdered people over drugs.

At first glance, that seems like a criminal act. Did they have any evidence or did they just blow up a ship and hope it wasn't murder? Do you guys still journalism?

Doesn't matter if they did have evidence. It's still murder. Did anyone think to tell Donnie J how "Clear and Present Danger" ended?

Yeah, it's murder regardless. Even if they ALL were convicted drug traffickers, beyond any reasonable doubt, we don't execute drug traffickers.

Trump's dipshit son, Junior, has more drugs in his car than were on that boat. Murderous thugs. Hell awaits those thugs.

I like the use of scare quotes. Literally everything this administration says that can’t be independently verified should be in them. They do nothing but lie. About everything. Constantly.

The Coast Guard's 42-foot Fast Response Boat combines the agility of a response boat with benefits of a larger patrol ship. Equipped with dual 565 horsepower Caterpillar diesel engines, it can operate in heavy weather with a maximum speed of 40 knots but a missile strike looks more badass on video.

WTF you have a coast guard to stop this you droned them 🤬🤬🤬🤬

If there were drugs on that boat the US would have moved to seize it because our policy has always been to let the FBI and CIA use drugs in covert ops against other nations or our own population. So I call bull.

What are we supposed to say? Thanks Trump, this definitely will make up forget all about the Epstein files?

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The US military committed murder against people on a fucking boat.

That is a clear war crime.

The US military conducted an illegal strike on unarmed civilians in international waters. Every single person involved should be arrested

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hey CNN are you actually going to look into what really happened or just report on what they say again?

CNN has been a mouthpiece for Trump for a long time

Can’t wait for @cnn.com to start declaring civilian protesters being run over by tanks as “lawful police action” in their headlines

The military is pushing the edge of lawfulness by running over multiple protesters. CNN probably

Very NYT tbh

The US can just go around the world blowing up anyone they don’t like again? I thought the country was moving away from that policy.

Did y'all ask them about why they would admit to a violation of international law?

Since when do we bomb drug dealers?

Maduro REALLY shouldn't have sent his narco terrorists, Tren de Aragua to the US. 🤣

Since when are international waters a matter of national security CNN? Since when does the US own international waters CNN? The US murdered people in international waters. WTAF is wrong with you?

You people are useless propagandists for fascists. You know it in your heart. Every single last one of you should feel shame for the rest of your life for what you're doing.

Criminal regime can’t be trusted

Ugh... The US Military intentionally killed people on a tiny boat in International waters because they might be carrying things that are illegal in the US? That's murder...

Thats a fucking war crime.

“Alleged” meaning they have no idea

WTF happened to due process in the US? How can any country that doesn't provide due process continue to call itself a democracy? Related: WTF happened to journalists in the US, that this is how they report on this regime. Disgraceful.

It's a war crime. by definition. by every angle of what Rubio says happened, he committed a war crime. will CNN reporters ask him about his perpetrating a war crime?

Bloodthirsty knuckleheads. This isn’t a fucking game. Our government attacked, outside of necessity, because they’re lazy brobabies. They are attacking EVERYONE like bullies who are sad inside. Ps. Drug smuggling isn’t a death sentence like driving with a broken taillight isn’t a death sentence.

On the eve of little Marco-gusano-Rubio's state visit in Mexico, the timing of this is as much against Mexico as it is against Venezuela. It's like the mob shooting your neighbor just to show you they intend on getting what they want from you. He knows nothing of Mexican people. #USLawlessState

MURDERER TRUMP IS A MURDERER

Narco Rubio, this is war crime! U piece of shit!

USA is now a terrorist country like Israel.

Still illegal unless they were shooting at you.

So, another "war crime" on the books for trump.

“Conducted a lethal* [sic] strike” *illegal strike State sanctioned murder is what it seems like

And why should anyone believe them? Where is the proof? This administration lies like it breathes. They could've blown up a boat of teenagers for all I know, or anyone knows.

Even if everything they claim is true, it’s still murder. Running drugs is not a capital offense!

Really pitiful of Rubio he knows it's wrong

That’s 11 murders in international waters. No self defense applies.

So...murder. A lethal strike against a drug vessel, even if it wasn't just alleged, is murder. The US military murdered 11 civilians, and then our executive branch bragged about it on TV. The vessel posed no immediate threat to the military. I mean, this is insane.

By the Nuremberg Principles, everyone in this chain of command is responsible. Did no one say, hey, this vessel poses no immediate threat to us, this is murder, and therefore an illegal order?

So, “committed a war crime”

Under international law it’s not a war crime, as there isn’t an active combat situation it’s classified as Capitol murder And it’s governed by a treaty signed by the USA. In a normal world everyone would be getting lawyers at this point

Under whose authority was that done in international waters?

The world abdicated its responsibility for global defense long ago to the US, leaving them pretty helpless in these situations.

'Western' world that is.

Buh bye Poop Cruise II

Rogue state illegally attacks vessel in waters of sovereign nation.

You missed the part where the government of Venezuela stated that this was a lie and the video created by AI, genuflect paid-off pieces of shit. The grand cheeto doesn't even have the balls to actually attack anyone anymore, they only fake videos to impress their inbred fandom.

ABC reporting in Trumps first term. Ha ha such short memories huh! Trump and Pompeo deny any involvement; the earlier capture 2 Former US Green Berets and 100 www.kvue.com/article/news...

Silvercorp owner Jordon Goudreau implicated worked in Trump security as recently as when he was shot.

Suspected doesn't mean they knew. Fuck I hate this Junta.

Terrible headline! US murders 11 people in illegal strike. Fucking hell.

Did you film it for your snuff film collection, Marco?

US government published a video of it.

So the government filmed it for THEIR snuff film collection

This regime lies about every fucking thing. What it looks like is they just murdered multiple people on a boat. Capital punishment. Zero due process.

Nice use of quotation marks.

The US committed a war crime by its own admission then. Maybe that should be your headline.

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Since that area/ship isn't technically at 'war', Extrajudicial murder, Or Act of terrorism (again)

Extrajudicial execution. Fix your freaking headline

Alleged?

The thing about Donald Trump ordering an act of terrorism against civilians in International Waters is that we still haven't seen the Epstein Files.

Sadly underrated post. 🏆🥇👏👏👏

Hey CNN what is the word for a war crime when we're not at war?

The US Military committed an Act of Piracy you mean…

Look, I know it's a lot easier to simply reprint a press release, but maybe you guys should've called at least one (1) lawyer to find out if this is a war crime and maybe put that in the headline.

Venezuela is the next deflecting issue. The drug vessel is the pretext.

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Was Jeffery Epstein on the boat?

The confiscated contraband was then evenly divided between Texas Reprehensible Runny Jackson and HHS Sociopath Junior Kennedy for “analysis.”

Hey CNN, is that legal? To kill ALLEGED non-military "criminals" in a foreign land? Is it a war crime? Do you have reporters? Can they ask questions?

You forgot "illegal"

Why on earth would they murder people on a boat? Just arrest them and steal their shit as per usual

Is this part of the Nobel campaign?

Manufacture consent much?

Hey don't worry guys it's "allegedly tied to" a drug cartel and we know this administration never makes mistakes or accidentally punishes innocent people. We'll just take their word for it and pretend this wouldn't have been a generational defining scandal 30 years ago.

War crime!

I think the troubling operative word here is “alleged.”

There’s no such thing as law there is only barbarism.

This is a war crime and you should be reporting it as a war crime. You, the person who posted this, need to spend some time in prison for trying to normalize war crimes.

On their way to Venezuela anyways, might as well pick up a side mission cuz why not…smh…

Why would anyone do this. The boat must be searched and the drugs seized. Don Jr will NOT like this!

when in your reporting does it get to the fact that such action is considered a war crime, if not in the headline?

Cool. Was Rubio’s brother-in-law on it? www.miaminewtimes.com/news/marco-r...

Try this: "Rubio brags about killing a boatload of people based on allegations of a non-capital offense".

Why are you sanitizing this blatant war crime?

I think that is just plain murder, isn't it?

Terrorism maybe?

Trump, wants to declare WAR, on Venezuela! It would serve Trump, in many ways, if he does. First, he'd claim, no elections, due to war! Trump is insane, but right now, still in power. Terrifying.

The U.S. military conducted a mass murder at the behest of a child sex trafficker in the Epstein files!!! Fixed it for you CNN.

How does this make America great again?

Alleged? A lethal strike against an ‘alleged’ drug vessel? Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more al·leged /əˈlej(ə)d/ adjective (of an incident or a person) said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.

Cool cool cool...we're just exploding people and bragging about it. Couldn't quite fit a mention of how this was done extrajudicially into the headline, huh CNN? Y'all should just hand over the reins to AI at this point.

This is murder. Having drugs in a boat isn't a death penalty. WTF!

Nobel Peace Prize hopeful bombs unidentified vessel in Carribean to distract from SA allegations.

Multiple CR and HM charges, actually. They are not allegations and it's fast more serious and specific than SA.

This is an important distinction. And you're right. I was trying to be succint but pointing this out is important.

I apologize for being pedant, though. Even if this particular case warrants it.

100%, no apologies necessary. The more this conversation is out there the better.

thats about right for a lot of Nobel Peace Prize winners tbf

Every single senator has to be primaried. They all voted to confirm this asshole. They've been derelict in their duty from day one.

Trump wants USA at war- so he can establish “emergency” dictatorship

The Reichstag Fire.

Will Jake's book on the war crimes and declining health of the current president be released in 2028 or 2029?

Hey @CNN ... killing people who pose no imminent threat to US forces is a CRIME. Report it as such.

So now I guess everyone coming into the US just has to really hope the government doesn't decide on a whim they look like they might have drugs and get murdered without any evidence.

Release the Epstein files, little Marco.

I think you mean killed a boat full of unidentified people who's skin colour wasn't white. America isn't a "good guy".

You should see how it turns out in the movie.

War crime.

war crime

Marco wagging the dog😏

America committing terrorist acts. Summary justice. Business as usual. Were there women and kids on the vessel?

You mean executed people without a trial, charges, evidence, etc. Were any of them American citizens? Do we know their names?

That’s illegal. Did you get comment from the senate leader? Why not?

US military killed people without due process @cnn.com DO BETTER!!!

This is a war crime btw

hopefully he wasn`t heard

Hurt….

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These clowns are gonna have to show hard evidence that the boat they blew up was a drug-carrying vessel, and the people inside were actual criminals. btw, 11 people on a boat which sole purpose is carrying drugs? And even if that's the case, I can't recall a single law that allows them to do that.

"Alleged drug vessel." Guess the penalty for being suspected is death.

In international waters? If this was NOT a #USA flagged ship, this could be seen as an #ActOfWar Carrying out a military strike against an "alleged drug vessel" is declaring yourself judge jury and executioner In #USA it's "innocence before guilt" until convicted in a court of law

It’s maritime law lol and if they refused a lawful order to board and showed hostile intent they were well within there rights. They want a war but don’t forget who wrote the laws lmao

Most likely scenario for what meets Rubio's definition of "drug vessel"... A family of 4 on a vacation sailing cruise.

Probably a yellow plastic duck!

A family of *4 not white passing Spanish speaking people*...

I’m sure it was filled with immigrants and it was just assumed they all had drugs.

So now we don’t even need to arrest people suspected of being criminals. We can just blow them up.

They can't be criminals, they are not subject to our laws if they are not in our fucking territory.

You’d think they want to steal the drugs before they murdered them

RFK Jr. highly disappointed.

Imagine how Donnie Jr. feels.

yep. Absolutely criminal.

That’s murder.

So it was just murder, right?

What the fuck is the US doing patrolling off the coast of Venezuela?

He knows better. But his soul is dead.

"US commits war crime"

outright admitting to war crimes today, huh.

No more wars amiright

They're confessing to murder. They'd better hope Trump pardons them.

A shithole of a rogue state you've got there.

Oh shut up Rubio.

Mr. Pro Life Rubio

they fukn murdered people without just cause

Why do you do this, @CNN?

Evidence, please.

They murdered civilians, violating international law.

Every thing since The Epstein Files resurfaced are wag the dog actions !

Weird way to spell "unprovoked act of war".

INSANE moving drugs is not a capitol offense! Dangerous. Evil. Wrong. The GOP are destroying the USA. They are abusing power. Impeach!

You left out “Unlawful”, in your headline.

But does anyone believe them? The lethal strike maybe true but the drugs? I call BS. It's only a matter of time before we invade Venezuela and drug boats will be the pretext.

Did you forget Noriega and the invasion of Panama? We have done this before the only difference is we don’t have a bunch of troops already stationed in the country

So he's openly admitting he committed a war crime. Got it.

Are we going to sink Don Jr's yacht next time he goes out to sea?

Possibly minor concern in all this, but was that even within our territorial waters?

No, the boat was in international waters

Marco shrinking the market for his drug smuggling brother in law?

I no longer have any respect for the US Military.

This is murder of 11 civilians CNN are cowardly bootlickers

As far as I recall, the penalties for drug trafficking don’t include death by foreign military.

"All passengers were positively identified as having tattoos."

An *illegal* strike.

It's plain murder. You keep sane washing the worst. History will not be kind to you, if we have any historians after all this.

International waters ?

The US does not have legal authority to carry out summary executions in the south Caribbean. Might want to mention that?

Shooting first and then asking questions?

Hey CNN, would you like to perhaps mention that countries aren't allowed to execute civilians in international waters?

This is a literal war crime.

Looks like a little Wag the Dog

Wtf are we doing???

A lawless assassination by the US military on the illegal orders of the demented psychopath in chief in service to his reality tv presidency

If this happened, it's a war crime. SAY SO.

In other words, the US military broke the law. Not a real shocker these days, sadly.

When will this useless Congress stop this madness. America is openly murdering citizens of a foreign nation and broadcasting the murder as entertainment.

100% murder

More war crimes by the United States government

The US committing war crimes isn't new or even surprising A sitting cabinet member proudly posting a nautical snuff film for the world to see is something else This foments hate, invites blowback

so they definitely blew up a ship full of refugees and pissed out of the helicopter on the burning wreck

We have our own Duterte

Cast Rubio into the sea

Fucking criminal acts. Arrest Rubio and Trump,

You misspelt WAR CRIME

I hope the International Court investigates this war crime!!! We already have a confession from Rubio.

@cnn.com needs to quit being complicit lazy asses and start actually doing some journalism. Quit sane washing what this criminal administration is doing!

Sounds corrupt as hell

Extrajuditial executions to cover up a sick presidents presence in the epstein files.

Could have easily seized the boat with all the drugs and paraded it all in front of the cameras. Instead they just sink it so they can claim anything they want about it.

Illegal war crime.

Even if it was a "drug vessel", there is no US or International law that makes it a capital offense worthy of the death penalty. The regime just executed foreign civilians outside of US borders. And the media is complicit in framing this as normal.

The US military just killed a bunch of people in international waters, with no provocation, on the say so that it was a "drug boat". This is a war crime.

“The US military murdered civilians in international waters without provocation” FTFY

War crime.

To think, a few years ago Little Marco's family could've been on that boat.

Alleged? JFC

When was the last time you tried to be journalists instead of stenographers? I can't recall; it's been too long.

Clear and Present Danger. ⛔️

Ah, this must be what Hegseth was so distracted and antsy about during today's announcement. He knows it was unlawful, but he didn't have the balls to refuse the order.

They posed no imminent threat to life or limb even if we presume everything the Trump administration says is true. This was a state sponsored terrorist attack on Venezuela, plain and simple.

Wut?!

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when you have to use that many quotes lol

Rubio Just Confessed To An International Crime, And Didn't Realize He's Now Suspect To Those INT Crimes.

Is that legal? Sounds like murder

It's not.

How much did he get for his soul?

An illegal strike.

This looks like a video of my country murdering 11 people.

A terroristic crime. The US murdered a bunch of people on a boat, basically for the fuck of it. And CNN won't call it what it is: terrorism.

#unconstitutional