Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 10 days agoPete Hegseth post using Canadian book character Franklin the turtle to justify military strikes alarms criticswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
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minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down1·10 days ago“Narco-terrorists” isn’t a thing that existed until Trump and Hegseth wanted to murder people on a boat with missiles from the stratosphere without involving any available legal system.
minus-squarepandapoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 days agoNot really, that term emerged out of the peak of the Mexican cartel wars of the early 2000s. Or at least, that’s when it gained popularity. It’s just been repurposed to fit their needs.
“Narco-terrorists” isn’t a thing that existed until Trump and Hegseth wanted to murder people on a boat with missiles from the stratosphere without involving any available legal system.
Not really, that term emerged out of the peak of the Mexican cartel wars of the early 2000s.
Or at least, that’s when it gained popularity.
It’s just been repurposed to fit their needs.