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US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, in a major escalation of Donald Trump’s four-month pressure campaign against the South American country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro.

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[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 203 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Huh, I wonder why they seized it instead of shooting it like the others? It couldn't possibly be for the oil, right?

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 95 points 3 days ago (4 children)

In contrast to people, oil has a market value.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Never heard of human trafficking?

Oil is just a lot more profitable and easier to work with.

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Trump has plenty of experience as a human trafficker, but those were underage models in his little fake modeling agency, Trump Model Management, which was a friendly competitor to Epstein's MC2 Model Management.

But I can understand him not wanting to draw on that experience here. That and Hegaeth is a murderous fuck, and he was the one awake enough to give the order.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

That can be changed. Pretty sure Trump is not opposed to slavery.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

You're not getting paid top dollar for your people? You should see my people guy, he do you a good deal.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I genuinelly believe at least some people in positions of power inside and around the MAGA-Fascist party have plans to make Slavery legal again.

(I would certainly bet that Peter Tiel is one of those).

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

It is already legal. You just have to be in jail.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I mean, I know what your point is, but can we actually just be thankful that they did not in fact blow up an oil tanker and spill all that into the sea?

[–] prex@aussie.zone 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Just tow it outside the environment.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] prex@aussie.zone 8 points 3 days ago

There is nothing out there - all there is is sea, and birds, and fish.
And 20,000 tonne of burning crude oil.

[–] metallic_substance@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's space bro. You're describing outer space

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes, I did miss this. I've seen that video but it's been forever, forgot how great it is. Thank you

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The deep water horizon did not show America too concerned about oil in the Gulf. I'm not sure they care where it goes if they can't have it.

What, have they escalated to blockading Cuba now?

We begin to care about it as soon as it shows up as black sandy globs on the beach and sticks to our feet.

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For sure. They shouldn't have blown up the other boats either, but spilling the oil into the sea would certainly have been bad.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 3 days ago

Technically the other ships they blew up spilled oil in the sea.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

blowing up a tanker would cause a huge hazard to the area, spilling oil all over the ocean.

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When you put it like, that, that sounds like exactly what they'd want off the coast of Venezuela right now.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Venezuelas oil infrastructure is in such bad shape, that oil spills are pretty common. Lake Maracaibo has them on a regular bases.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I can think of a few reasons why the US Navy wouldn't want to fire high explosives into a contain full of flammable materials, depending on the range of their artillery.

Also definitely possible they're just doing Privateer shit with Navy assets. I do wonder whether the vessel gets impounded or just escorted to a friendly port in El Salvador or Honduras and quietly re-flagged and titled.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago

Hegseth issuing letters of marque

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They don't really use actual artillery anymore, it would be missiles from the ship or a plane.