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Image taken from a video shared on X by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The U.S. military has destroyed another vessel it claims was smuggling narcotics in the Pacific Ocean, killing four people aboard. (X: @SecWar/TNS)

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

January 19, 2026

Ignoring the American appetite that fuels the drug trade

By HUGO BALTA The Fulcrum

CHICAGO (TNS) — For decades, the United States has perfected a familiar political ritual: condemn ...

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