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2025-08-22 Caribbean-Latin America

Trump Is About to Take Deadly Action Against Mexican Drug Cartels

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Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-08-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [246 views ] Top
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#1 Trump sends shockwaves with secret plan to use unauthorized 'lethal strikes' against Mexican cartels

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-21 13:43|| 2025-08-21 13:43|| Front Page Top

#2 define "unauthorized"

Posted by Mercutio 2025-08-22 08:34|| 2025-08-22 08:34|| Front Page Top

#3 What about some cleanup at home?

Another Mexican Politician Facing U.S. Federal Fraud Charges

After their arrests, both Gomez and Chavez went before U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Scott Hacker, who set their bonds at $100,000. Both have been released as they await trial.

Sure, these aren't flight risks.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 12:03|| 2025-08-22 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 US warns American travelers about terrorism, crime, kidnapping in popular vacation destination

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 12:08|| 2025-08-22 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 But enough about New York City, what about destinations in Mexico?

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-08-22 13:11|| 2025-08-22 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Wake me up when something actually happen instead of talking about what they are gonna do.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-08-22 13:26|| 2025-08-22 13:26|| Front Page Top

#7 Mexico rules out Trump's reported military plan against drug cartels

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 13:35|| 2025-08-22 13:35|| Front Page Top

#8 4,000 Troops and 4,500,000 Militiamen: What to Know About the U.S.-Venezuela Standoff

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 13:36|| 2025-08-22 13:36|| Front Page Top

#9 NORTHCOM
Trump’s War on Cartels: U.S. Military Preps Lethal Strikes in Mexico

SOUTHCOM
US military deploying over 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America as part of Trump’s counter-cartel mission

The deployment of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to US Southern Command, which has not been previously reported, is part of a broader repositioning of military assets to the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility that has been underway over the last three weeks, one of the officials said.

A nuclear-powered attack submarine, additional P8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, several destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser are also being allocated to US Southern Command as part of the mission, the officials said.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-08-22 13:47|| 2025-08-22 13:47|| Front Page Top

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