by Sharon Zhang | Apr 14, 2026 | Boat Strikes, Donald Trump, International Law, Iran, News, Pentagon, War Crimes
The U.S. military announced that it had carried out another attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, bringing the total death toll of its boat strike campaign to 168 people as President Donald Trump threatens the same “system” of attacks against Iran, despite the ceasefire. U.S. Southern Command, also known as SOUTHCOM, posted a video of the strike on social media.
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by Stephen Prager | Mar 26, 2026 | Boat Strikes, bombing, Colombia, Daniel Noboa, Department of Defense, Ecuador, Gustavo Petro, Human Rights, Latin America, News, Torture, Trump Administration, US Military
Just a day after President Donald Trump suggested that he’d use his crushing economic blockade in a bid to “take” Cuba, an administration official said much more American warfare is on the horizon across Latin America. It’s called “Operation Total Extermination,” according to Joseph M. Humire, the acting assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs…
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by Alexander Main | Mar 6, 2026 | Boat Strikes, Caribbean, China, cuba, Daniel Noboa, Donald Trump, Ecuador, Interventionism, Javier Milei, Latin America, Marco Rubio, Nasry Asfura, Nicolás Maduro, Op-Ed, Trump Administration, Venezuela
For nearly three years the Dominican Republic had been excitedly preparing to host the region’s biggest multilateral event: the 2025 Summit of the Americas, bringing together the leaders of nearly every government in the Western Hemisphere. But on November 3rd, only a month before the summit was to take place, the DR’s foreign ministry abruptly announced the postponement of the event citing…
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by Maha Hilal | Mar 5, 2026 | Boat Strikes, cuba, International Law, Iran, law, Op-Ed, Venezuela, War
In response to his sentencing following his conviction on 34 felonies in May 2024, President Trump stated that he had “won the election in a massive landslide, and the people of this country understand what’s gone on. This has been a weaponization of government.” Despite his conviction, Judge Juan Merchan sentenced him to an unconditional discharge with no consequences like prison, probation…
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by Julia Conley | Feb 7, 2026 | Boat Strikes, News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, Trump Administration
Just over a week after the families of two Trinidadian men sued the Trump administration over the boat bombings that killed their relatives, the US Department of Defense killed two more people in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the total death toll to at least 128 in the White House’s operation that it claims is targeting drug traffickers. The US Southern Command said in a social media…
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by Amy Goodman | Feb 4, 2026 | Boat Strikes, Colombia, Donald Trump, Gustavo Petro, Interview, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela
After several months of rising tension between them, Colombian President Gustavo Petro sat down with U.S. President Donald Trump in a closed-door meeting that lasted approximately two hours at the White House on Tuesday. The two leaders have exchanged threats and insults since Trump returned to office in 2025, with Petro harshly criticizing the U.S. bombing of boats at sea and for threatening the…
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