Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ amid rising tensions over US military strike on boat in Caribbean
None of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, as the South American country deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the US.
The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has provided scant further information about the incident, even amid demands from members of the US Congress for a justification for the action.
“They openly confessed to killing 11 people,” the interior minister and ruling party head, Diosdado Cabello, said on state television. “We have done our investigations here in our country and there are the families of the disappeared people who want their relatives, and when we asked in the towns, none were from Tren de Aragua, none were drug traffickers.
I don’t trust Trump about this, but I trust Venezuela about as much as I trust Trump.
have you heard why there were 11 drug dealers together on a small boat and where they were supposed to be going?
All else being equal, the guy who destroys all the evidence is less trustworthy.
Eh, Trump is absolute bottom of my list. Even if it’s by a barely measurable amount, I trust everyone more than Trump. No exceptions.
Just because you haven’t heard as much from Nicolas Maduro. Maduro’s (lack of) connection to reality is similar to Trump’s. In a slightly different world they would be best buddies.
No
I meant what I said, to and frankly can do without the insulting tone.
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Both sides provided “trust me, bro” as their proof.
Ok but the usa is the one who attacked so they are the one who has to provide evident. Venezuela doesn’t have to prove anything
You’ve been trained well.