Petro Raises His Bet and Challenges the White House to Show the Names of Those Killed in the Attack on a Boat in the Caribbean
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro alleged that Colombian citizens were killed during Donald Trump's recent drug sting operation in the Caribbean.
- The Trump administration is using the military to stop drug shipments from Colombia, resulting in bombings of ships in international waters.
- Senator Adam Schiff announced plans to block Trump’s military strikes on suspected drug boats, emphasizing the need to prevent escalation.
- The White House responded by asking Petro to retract his statement, indicating it hopes for better relations with Colombia over the drug enforcement situation.
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News Wrap: Colombian president accuses U.S. of aggression
In our news wrap Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of "carrying out military aggression" by striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Vladimir Putin admitted that Russian forces were to blame for downing an Azerbaijan Airlines jetliner last December and Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai won this year's Nobel Prize in Literature.
Gustavo Petro denounced this Wednesday through X the attack on a boat in international waters that took place six days ago off the coast of Venezuela. The Colombian president claimed that he has "initiatives" that Colombian citizens were on board and, in the absence of evidence, demanded from the US government the information about the recent attacks and the identification of the deceased to verify if their suspicions are true. The publication w…
U.S, Officials Confirm There Were Colombians Aboard a Vessel Struck By Washington: Report
U.S. officials confirmed that there were Colombians aboard a vessel struck by Washington as part of the Trump administration's strategy to pressure Venezuela's authoritarian government
White House rebukes Colombian president’s claim that boat US struck off Venezuela coast was carrying Colombians | News Channel 3-12
By Alejandra Jaramillo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday dismissed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s allegation that the most recent US strike in the Caribbean may have targeted a Colombian vessel, saying the claim is “baseless and reprehensible.” “The United States looks forward to President Petro publicly retracting his baseless and reprehensible statement so that we can return to a productive dialogue on building a stro…
Colombia's President announces ‘War Has Begun’ as Donald Trump continues twisting the law to take lives
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has alleged that during Donald Trump’s latest drug sting in the Caribbean, Colombian citizens were killed. Petro shared on X that he now views Trump’s approach to drug enforcement as a “war scenario.” Trump’s approach to war is deeply tied to his austerity measures. The way the US government moved past the drug-trafficking era of Colombian drug barons such as Pablo Escobar was by simply giving farmers in remote …
By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Colombian President Gustavo Petro demanded that the White House provide details about the people who died in a recent US attack on a boat in the Caribbean, after the Trump administration demanded that he retract his claim that the vessel was Colombian. “The White House should give us information about the people who have died from US missiles, so we know if my information is unfounded,” Petro said Wednesday in …
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