U.S boat bombings move to the Pacific: killing Venezuelans on hold for now

U.S boat bombings move to the Pacific: killing Venezuelans on hold for now

Author: Joshua Collins November 3, 2025 Duration: 15:55

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We sat down with two old friends and Latin America experts to talk about Trump’s drug war in the Caribbean. We talk about false claims, opaque processes, the ‘War on Drugs’, and the US State Department blowing up fishermen.

With Adriaan Alselma, from Colombia Reports, and Richard McColl, from Colombia Calling. With recent US bombings of fast boats moving to the Pacific, pressure on Venezuela has dropped, at least for the moment.

But the Trump expansion of executive power under the guise of the wars on drugs and terror continues unabated. It may currently be the deadliest show on earth.

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