Just now, the United States directly plundered.
While the Trump administration has increased its threats against Venezuela under the pretext of "cracking down on drug trafficking" and deployed a large military force to the Caribbean region, the U.S. Attorney General released a video today (December 10, U.S. time) confirming that the U.S. military had seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on the same day. The video shows: a U.S. military helicopter circling above the oil tanker, with another helicopter nearby, followed by several fully armed U.S. soldiers who descended onto the oil tanker's deck via ropes from the helicopter, then held weapons and entered the oil tanker's cabin, thereby seizing control of the vessel.
Subsequently, Venezuela publicly condemned the U.S. action as "obvious piracy," stating that it exposed the real purpose of the U.S. recent pressure on Venezuela under the pretext of drug trafficking: oil and the rich natural resources within Venezuela. Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello even publicly condemned: "The United States is a 'murderer, thief, and pirate.'"
Meanwhile, U.S. Marine Corps retired Colonel Mark Caine said in an interview that this type of oil tanker seizure operation is "routine" and "a piece of cake" for the U.S. military. He confirmed that the U.S. military has been training to seize such vessels through small boats or helicopters, "It's very common, the crew knows they just need to follow orders."
It is worth noting that the ultra-large oil tanker is believed to carry up to 1.1 million barrels of crude oil, and when President Trump was asked "How will the United States deal with this batch of crude oil," Trump did not hide his intention: "I think we Americans will keep it ourselves."
In other words, the United States no longer pretends anymore.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1851181193561354/
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