U.S. destroys Venezuelan vessels | Trump announces blockade of oil tankers

[MOUNTAINH33L]

Pete doesnt have courage.

 

[StrangePackage]

Tells you everything you want to know about the legality of that second strike.

Pete doesnt have the courage of his convictions.

He's got plenty of liquid courage. Kinda like ramrouser

 

[nycfan]

Can’t access the VFair article. Is she admitting that blowing up all these boats has nothing to do with drugs and everything to do with regime change?

Certainly sounds like it based on NYT coverage.

 

[Ddseddse]

Certainly sounds like it based on NYT coverage.

That sounds vaguely... oh, I don't know... criminal.

 

[altmin]

Trump says he's ordering blockade on oil tankers in and out of Venezuela

It comes a week after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a move that intensified pressure on its government.

www.bbc.com

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in and out of Venezuela​

The president’s announcement further escalates pressure on country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro​

Gift —> https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/...a?st=fW5H4g&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[Mulberry Heel]

No surprise, but just more evidence that he really is fucking insane, out of his mind, unhinged, and drunk with power now that it is clear that our system of checks and balances and separation of powers has simply broken down. We'll be lucky if don't find ourselves in a serious war within the next year or two, or perhaps sooner.

 

[nycfan]

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in and out of Venezuela​

The president’s announcement further escalates pressure on country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro​

Gift —> https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/...a?st=fW5H4g&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

“…
A military blockade is considered an act of war, but Trump’s move appeared to stop short of a full blockade. It appeared to exclude Chevron, which has been operating in Venezuela and exporting oil under a license exempting it from U.S. sanctions that Trump renewed this year.

On Tuesday, a Chevron spokesman said its operations in Venezuela were continuing without disruption and in compliance with the law.

By targeting sanctioned vessels, the U.S. could be sidestepping prohibitions on economic blockades under international law except in response to armed attack.…”

 

[nycfan]

Related?

 

[1moretimeagain]

I saw the notice about Trump addressing the nation tomorrow night. Seems like it would have to be about either Venezuela or the 2020 Election.

 

[dukeman92]

According to Ku Klux Klannah Montana he’s going to wax poetic about all the accomplishments of his second term.

 

[Mulberry Heel]

According to Ku Klux Klannah Montana he’s going to wax poetic about all the accomplishments of his second term.

If that's all he's doing then he could easily just have texted it while sitting on the toilet around 1 AM like he does most of the time. If he's just going to brag on himself then I guess he's feeling down and needy enough to have to go on national television to get his ego boost. I do wonder if he won't include some kind of "surprise" though, either about Venezuela or something else. At any rate I have no interest in watching any of it, I'll just read about the highlights (or lowlights) here on the ZZL afterwards.