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Rhiannon12866

(248,773 posts) Wed Dec 10, 2025, 10:31 PM Wednesday

Bondi releases video of US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuelan coast - CNN AC360

Attorney General Pam Bondi released video of the US seizing an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast. - Aired on 12/10/2025.

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Bondi releases video of US seizure of oil tanker off Venezuelan coast - CNN AC360 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Wednesday OP

Hang on a minute. Why the hell is the DOJ announcing a military action? hedda_foil Wednesday #1

Now if that isn't a war for oil, I don't know what is. Crowman2009 Wednesday #2

Trump, DOJ, the "War Department", etc. acting like the Pirates no_hypocrisy Thursday #3

hedda_foil

(16,886 posts)

1. Hang on a minute. Why the hell is the DOJ announcing a military action?

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:45 PM

Wednesday

Crowman2009

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2. Now if that isn't a war for oil, I don't know what is.

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 11:59 PM

Wednesday

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Like I said before, our military are back to being gangsters for capitalism once again. Anyone proud to have taken part in this operation should be ashamed of themselves.

no_hypocrisy

(54,063 posts)

3. Trump, DOJ, the "War Department", etc. acting like the Pirates

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 05:00 AM

Thursday

from Somalia, seizing oil tankers.

The oil doesn't de facto belong to the United States, etc. just because it was seized.

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