Thomas J. Raleigh · Author · Essayist · Raconteur · Est. 1950

Venezuelan Drug Threat? Nope, it was the oil!!!

Thomas J. Raleigh · September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

Just trying to figure out why all that fearmongering about those “drug boats” and “Venezuelan drug gangs” has magically disappeared from FOX News.  You remember, don’t you?  “Operation Southern Spear” in full swing.  We saw countless loops of grainy, black-and-white military videos of boats being blown up.  And yes, sometimes the same boat targeted more than once. We watched every night, accompanied by lots of gushing narratives from Pete Hegseth, aka, Mr. Bluster.

Maybe some MAGA folks can help me. Right now, I’m thinking this probably has more to do with that “oil deal” that “Snoozy D” announced last Friday, and nothing to do with that Venezuelan drug traffic bull-shit.  What do you think?

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