Omar Ocampo
@ocampomar.bsky.social
Political scientist and researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Old school leftist.
Economic justice and freedom, peace and prosperity, democracy and equality, solidarity and class struggle.
Old school leftist.
Economic justice and freedom, peace and prosperity, democracy and equality, solidarity and class struggle.
If the US is engaged in an armed conflict against narco-terrorists, as Rubio claims, why are they being returned to their countries of origin & not tried here? Is Marco okay with letting 'narco-terrorists' go free?
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It is unclear if they have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.
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U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If the US is engaged in an armed conflict against narco-terrorists, as Rubio claims, why are they being returned to their countries of origin & not tried here? Is Marco okay with letting 'narco-terrorists' go free?
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The Trump administration will not provide any evidence because there is no evidence. They are guilty of carrying out extrajudicial killings.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fam...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Trump administration will not provide any evidence because there is no evidence. They are guilty of carrying out extrajudicial killings.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fam...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fam...
The case that the US carried out an extrajudicial killing and committed a war crime grows stronger.
The US 'did not even know if there were drugs on the boat' and the strike was designed to '[elicit] a response from Maduro and provoke him.'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The US 'did not even know if there were drugs on the boat' and the strike was designed to '[elicit] a response from Maduro and provoke him.'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
September 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The case that the US carried out an extrajudicial killing and committed a war crime grows stronger.
The US 'did not even know if there were drugs on the boat' and the strike was designed to '[elicit] a response from Maduro and provoke him.'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
The US 'did not even know if there were drugs on the boat' and the strike was designed to '[elicit] a response from Maduro and provoke him.'
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
"Even if one accepted [the administration's] premise, if the boat had already turned away, that would undermine what they saw as an already weak claim of self-defense."
I really hope there are mechanisms to hold the Trump administration accountable for war crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
I really hope there are mechanisms to hold the Trump administration accountable for war crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs Is Said to Have Turned Before U.S. Attacked It
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September 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Even if one accepted [the administration's] premise, if the boat had already turned away, that would undermine what they saw as an already weak claim of self-defense."
I really hope there are mechanisms to hold the Trump administration accountable for war crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
I really hope there are mechanisms to hold the Trump administration accountable for war crimes.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...
The legal justification for this is dubious.
Marco Rubio will sell the country security in order to throw a veil over the war crimes his blood-stained State Department is carrying out.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
Marco Rubio will sell the country security in order to throw a veil over the war crimes his blood-stained State Department is carrying out.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The legal justification for this is dubious.
Marco Rubio will sell the country security in order to throw a veil over the war crimes his blood-stained State Department is carrying out.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
Marco Rubio will sell the country security in order to throw a veil over the war crimes his blood-stained State Department is carrying out.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
"From June 2024 to June 2025, groceries got more expensive in every category tracked by BLS... the cost of food is rising faster than the overall inflation rate."
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The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
www.forbes.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"From June 2024 to June 2025, groceries got more expensive in every category tracked by BLS... the cost of food is rising faster than the overall inflation rate."
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