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sheshe2

(97,753 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:24 PM 3 hrs ago

"I do believe I'll be the honor of -- having the honor of taking Cuba,"

The U.S. just killed five more people in its latest boat strikes. The death toll of these extrajudicial killings is almost 170 civilians.

And more deaths are on the horizon.

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning

theintercept.com/2026/03/23/t...

The U.S. just killed five more people in its latest boat strikes. The death toll of these extrajudicial killings is almost 170 civilians.

And more deaths are on the horizon.

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning
theintercept.com/2026/03/23/t...

Nick Turse (@nickturse.bsky.social) 2026-04-13T00:02:40.585Z


Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning
With “Operation Total Extermination” and Trump’s threats against Cuba, expect more U.S. military strikes in the region.

As the Trump administration continues to bombard Iran, a top Pentagon official revealed that U.S. wars in the Western Hemisphere are also expanding, unveiling an effort dubbed “Operation Total Extermination.”

Attacks on Latin American drug cartels are “just the beginning” Joseph Humire, the acting assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, told members of the House Armed Services Committee last week.

Humire indicated that many more strikes in Latin America are on the horizon. The comments came a day after President Donald Trump again teased American annexation of Cuba. “I do believe I’ll be the honor of — having the honor of taking Cuba,” Trump said last week. “Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.”


https://theintercept.com/2026/03/23/trump-operation-total-extermination-ecuador-colombia-cuba/

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"I do believe I'll be the honor of -- having the honor of taking Cuba," (Original Post) sheshe2 3 hrs ago OP
Repukes do your damned job & get this lunatic out of office! SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #1
And, the Military.... why are they obeying Cha 3 hrs ago #3
We Mustn't Overlook Military MAGA... WizumbODaSage 3 hrs ago #7
Great question, Cha! SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #11
Aloha, Sheltie..🌺 Cha 3 hrs ago #14
This must be said over and over. Every stain is on their hands. Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #21
Absolutely! "Justice Remembers" Cha 35 min ago #24
Cholesterol, blood pressure, heart attack and a stroke could help as well. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #8
Any or all possibilities from Orrex's threads would work! SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #12
SICKENINGLY HEARTBREAKING. Cha 3 hrs ago #2
Every damn day he is at it. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #10
And, We're Fighting Back Every Damn Day! Cha 3 hrs ago #13
I miss that man so very much, Cha. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #15
"When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything." tanyev 3 hrs ago #4
Gotta Put a Foot In It To Win It! WizumbODaSage 3 hrs ago #9
Rapist mentality leftstreet 3 hrs ago #5
courtesy of the "pro-life Christian" party Skittles 3 hrs ago #6
And the peace 'Resident. sheshe2 1 hr ago #20
"I always briefly feel better after killing somebody" struggle4progress 3 hrs ago #16
Total extermination of whom? 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #17
Will he lead 'the charge' ??? Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #18
This is on the ENTIRE republican party and the republican-controlled news BComplex 1 hr ago #19
This this this. IcyPeas 7 min ago #25
"Operation Total Extermination"?! Like "The Final Solution"?? ColoringFool 1 hr ago #22
Yeah. No shit. calimary 1 hr ago #23

Cha

(319,391 posts)
3. And, the Military.... why are they obeying
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:33 PM
3 hrs ago

Illegal orders with War Crimes, Killing Civilians.!?

WizumbODaSage

(27 posts)
7. We Mustn't Overlook Military MAGA...
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:43 PM
3 hrs ago

... aided & abetted by JAG lawyers like Lindsay Graham was... "atrocity whisperers" who will nurse illegal orders through the chain with favorable interpretations of Trump's criminality.

Maru Kitteh

(31,833 posts)
21. This must be said over and over. Every stain is on their hands.
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:04 AM
1 hr ago

And justice remembers.

Cha

(319,391 posts)
24. Absolutely! "Justice Remembers"
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:48 AM
35 min ago

Molte Bene, Maru. 💔☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜🌈🌊

Cha

(319,391 posts)
13. And, We're Fighting Back Every Damn Day!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:57 PM
3 hrs ago

Like Pres Obama Encouraged us..

Most of all, it’s a testament to the resilience and determination of the Hungarian people — and a reminder to all of us to keep striving for fairness, equality and the rule of law.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=21169792

☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜🌈🌊

sheshe2

(97,753 posts)
15. I miss that man so very much, Cha.
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 11:06 PM
3 hrs ago

I was able to sleep at night for 8 years and not feel tense 24 hours a day.

tanyev

(49,363 posts)
4. "When you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:35 PM
3 hrs ago

For all the flip flops and endlessly changing explanations that come out of Donald’s mouth, there are a few things on which he remains remarkably consistent.


😒

WizumbODaSage

(27 posts)
9. Gotta Put a Foot In It To Win It!
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 10:47 PM
3 hrs ago

Nothing Beats a Fail Like a Try. 80 years old and ONLY 34 convictions.

struggle4progress

(126,353 posts)
16. "I always briefly feel better after killing somebody"
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 11:11 PM
3 hrs ago

What happens when an angry vindictive psychopath can do what he likes without consequence?

Jack Valentino

(5,109 posts)
18. Will he lead 'the charge' ???
Sun Apr 12, 2026, 11:25 PM
2 hrs ago

I doubt it....


And Teddy Roosevelt, when he became President,
turned out to be a 'progressive'... quite likely among the last Republicans who WERE such....






BComplex

(9,928 posts)
19. This is on the ENTIRE republican party and the republican-controlled news
Mon Apr 13, 2026, 12:52 AM
1 hr ago

throughout the United States, and covered by the totally corrupt republican supreme court members.

This is the world republicans have worked toward for decades.

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