Oct 19 Fact-checking Trump's claim that each boat strike off Venezuela's coast saves 25,000 lives By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact President Donald Trump said U.S. military strikes on five Venezuelan boats have saved more than 100,000 lives because the maneuvers thwarted drug smuggling. Several aspects of Trump’s statement make it wrong. Continue reading
Oct 17 U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say By Konstantin Toropin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It was not immediately clear what would be done with the individuals, who the person said were believed to be held aboard a U.S. military vessel. Continue reading