Exclusive: #US eyes additional #CoastGuard assets to seize fleeing tanker

The #USCG is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board & seize a #Venezuela linked #OilTanker it has been pursuing since Sunday….

The ship, which maritime groups have identified as the #Bella1, has refused to be boarded by the Coast Guard.

#RunBellaRun #Trump #law #military #WarPowers #Congress #InternationalLaw #piracy #theft #RegimeChange #oil
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-eyes-additional-coast-guard-assets-seize-fleeing-tanker-sources-say-2025-12-24/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The admin has labeled those killed “unlawful combatants” & claimed the ability to engage in lethal strikes without judicial review due to a “classified” #DOJ finding.

The strikes are part of increased #US #military action in #SouthAmerica in recent months amid a pressure campaign on #Venezuela, a nation that #Trump has accused of stealing US “oil, land & other assets”—though no one knows WTF he’s talking about.

#Hegseth #law #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #oil

The admin has labeled those killed “unlawful combatants” & claimed the ability to engage in lethal strikes without judicial review due to a “classified” #DOJ finding.

The strikes are part of increased #US #military action in #SouthAmerica in recent months amid a pressure campaign on #Venezuela, a nation that #Trump has accused of stealing US “oil, land & other assets”—though no one knows WTF he’s talking about.

#Hegseth #law #murder #WarCrimes #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress #WarPowers #oil