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Trump says US Navy acting ‘like pirates’ to enforce Iran blockade (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by rustyfemboy@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Not even using the euphemisms anymore.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 hour ago

The quote marks in the title are better suited for the word 'acting'.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Isnt state sanctioned piracy called privateering?

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 11 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

It is when non state actors are doing it. IE private actors.

When done by state resources it's just a war crime.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

Ahhh yes. Thanks for the precision!

[–] Thorry@feddit.org 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think the idiot in chief has looked at how much of the defense budget he's using up with this action. A couple of ships full of oil don't make up for that.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Trump and his oligarch enablers couldn't care less about how much taxpayer money theybare wasting as long as their private companies are profiting and they can pocket that money.

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Even better. If - and only if - there will be fair elections ever again, it’s a Dem problem. “gosh darn look at the deficit these lefties have lololol”

[–] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

He's running the US like a business... A racketeering business. And he would like you to cheer and clap.

[–] Salomon@mander.xyz 6 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

US taking its mask off: smuglord-hitler