Murder on the High Seas Part V

About this episode

The episode discusses the U.S. campaign of killings of suspected drug traffickers at sea under Operation Southern Spear following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to examine the escalating U.S. campaign of killings of suspected drug traffickers at sea under “Operation Southern Spear” following the January 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The conversation explores the U.S. military operations in Venezuela and the intensifying campaign of lethal strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, unpacks the Trump administration’s legal justificat...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tess Bridgeman, Rachel Goldbrenner

Guests: Rebecca Ingber, Brian Finucane

Topics covered

• U.S. military operations
• drug trafficking
• lethal strikes
• Venezuela
• Operation Southern Spear
• Trump administration
• international law

Keywords

• drug traffickers
• Operation Southern Spear
• U.S. military
• Venezuela
• Nicolás Maduro
• lethal strikes
• Trump administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, Operation Southern Spear

Places: Venezuela

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