Foreign Policy

Unveiling the Truth Behind U.S. Military Strikes on Venezuelan Drug Boats: Who Are the Real Victims?

By Economics Desk | November 7, 2025

An in-depth investigation reveals that most men killed in recent U.S. military strikes were low-level drug couriers, not cartel leaders, while government silence leaves families in fear and mourning without closure.

In the remote villages along Venezuela's Paria Peninsula, where breathtaking natural beauty masks deep-seated poverty and repression, a troubling story unfolds—one that challenges official narratives and raises urgent questions about American military action abroad. Regina Garcia Cano, an Associated Press reporter, ventured into these tight-knit communities with a mission to identify men killed in recent U.S. military strikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats. What she uncovered disrupts Washington’s portrayal of these operations as precision strikes against high-level narco-terrorists. Who Were the Men Killed? More Than Just Narco-Terrorists? Contrary to claims by the Trump administration portraying those killed as cartel heads or...

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