Trump War Department Seeks To Eliminate Narco-Terrorists From ‘America’s Neighborhood’ With New Mission

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Trump War Department Seeks To Eliminate Narco-Terrorists From ‘America’s Neighborhood’ With New Mission

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

President Donald Trump’s Department of War (DOW) announced Thursday evening it would launch Operation Southern Spear to crack down on drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wrote on X…

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