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Trump had secretly signed a Pentagon directive to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels, The New York Times reported in August, weeks before the first strike.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Keenan called his own number for an eight-yard touchdown for the first strike, but then North Attleboro QB Dylan Brousseau scampered for a 27-yard rushing touchdown on the ensuing drive.
—Zachary McMahon, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
On September 2, the U.S. military launched its first strike, taking down a speedboat that Trump said was carrying drugs to the United States and killing its 11 crew members, whom Trump identified as Tren de Aragua members and terrorists.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
After the first strike on the hospital, people rushed to treat the wounded while journalists arrived to report.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Keenan called his own number for an eight-yard touchdown for the first strike, but then North Attleboro QB Dylan Brousseau scampered for a 27-yard rushing touchdown on the ensuing drive.
—Zachary McMahon, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
On September 2, the U.S. military launched its first strike, taking down a speedboat that Trump said was carrying drugs to the United States and killing its 11 crew members, whom Trump identified as Tren de Aragua members and terrorists.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
After the first strike on the hospital, people rushed to treat the wounded while journalists arrived to report.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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“First strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20strike. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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