U.S. destroys Venezuelan vessels | Trump threatens Colombia

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“… In September, the Trump administration accused Colombia of failing to cooperate in the drug war, although at the time Washington issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered aid cuts.

… More recently, the State Department said it would revoke Petro’s visa while he was in New York for the U.N. General Assembly because of his participation in a protest where he called on American soldiers to stop following Trump’s commands. “I ask all the soldiers of the United States’ army, don’t point your rifles against humanity” and “disobey the orders of Trump,” Petro said.

Petro said a Colombian man was killed in a Sept. 16 strike and identified him as Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman from the coastal town of Santa Marta. He said that Carranza has no ties to drug trafficking and that his boat was malfunctioning when it was hit.

… “The United States has invaded our national territory, fired a missile to kill a humble fisherman, and destroyed his family, his children. This is Bolívar’s homeland, and they are murdering his children with bombs,” Petro wrote….”
 
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“… In September, the Trump administration accused Colombia of failing to cooperate in the drug war, although at the time Washington issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered aid cuts.

… More recently, the State Department said it would revoke Petro’s visa while he was in New York for the U.N. General Assembly because of his participation in a protest where he called on American soldiers to stop following Trump’s commands. “I ask all the soldiers of the United States’ army, don’t point your rifles against humanity” and “disobey the orders of Trump,” Petro said.

Petro said a Colombian man was killed in a Sept. 16 strike and identified him as Alejandro Carranza, a fisherman from the coastal town of Santa Marta. He said that Carranza has no ties to drug trafficking and that his boat was malfunctioning when it was hit.

… “The United States has invaded our national territory, fired a missile to kill a humble fisherman, and destroyed his family, his children. This is Bolívar’s homeland, and they are murdering his children with bombs,” Petro wrote….”
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“… Meanwhile, Noticias Caracol, a Colombian news program, reported that the man injured in the most recent strike was hospitalized after he was repatriated and remains in serious condition.

It quoted Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti as saying that the Colombian “will be prosecuted, he will be received — forgive the harsh expression — as a criminal, because so far what is known is that he was carrying a boat full of cocaine, which in our country is a crime, and despite the fact that it was in international waters, his repatriation will be as if he were being prosecuted in the United States.”

Petro said the man had been aboard a “narco submarine.”…”
 
nycfan said:
“… Meanwhile, Noticias Caracol, a Colombian news program, reported that the man injured in the most recent strike was hospitalized after he was repatriated and remains in serious condition.

It quoted Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti as saying that the Colombian “will be prosecuted, he will be received — forgive the harsh expression — as a criminal, because so far what is known is that he was carrying a boat full of cocaine, which in our country is a crime, and despite the fact that it was in international waters, his repatriation will be as if he were being prosecuted in the United States.”

Petro said the man had been aboard a “narco submarine.”…”
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“… Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior confirmed in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Sunday that the U.S. had repatriated an Ecuadorian man injured in the most recent strike. Officials identified him as Andrés Fernando Tufiño Chila and said a doctor found him to be in good health.


The ministry noted that two prosecutors met with Tufiño Chila and determined he had not committed any crimes within the country’s borders and that there was no evidence to the contrary.”
 
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Do you guys think part of the reason Trump has come down so hard on Columbia University is because he thinks it's affiliated with the country that he always misspells as "Columbia"?
 
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rodoheel said:
Do you guys think part of the reason Trump has come down so hard on Columbia University is because he thinks it's affiliated with the country that he always misspells as "Colombia"?
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He probably also confuses Columbia University with the University of South Carolina.
 
rodoheel said:
Do you guys think part of the reason Trump has come down so hard on Columbia University is because he thinks it's affiliated with the country that he always misspells as "Colombia"?
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Maybe?

There's really no telling with someone as ignorant as Trump.
 
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