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Again, text PDB to the number 989-89898. It's Friday the 5th of December. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker,

your eyes and ears on the world stage. Let's get briefed. First up, the fallout over the Trump

administration's campaign against narco-terrorists intensifies as lawmakers questioned the head of U.S. Special Operations

Command over the legality of a controversial September strike. Meanwhile, the White House says,

Oh, my beer. They press ahead and destroy another suspected narco vessel on Thursday. I'll have the

details. Later in the show, Iran sends a clear signal in the Gulf,

firing volleys of cruise and ballistic missiles during their first major naval drill since the

12-day war with Israel. We'll break down what these drills say about Iran's strategy and the warning

that the Mullahs are attempting to send to U.S. forces in the region.

But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

As Congress argues over whether an early September U.S. boat strike in the Caribbean

cross the line into a war crime, the Trump administration is showing no signs of easing their

pressure campaign against Latin America's deadly cartels.

On Thursday, just as the head of U.S. Special Operations Command was briefing congressional leaders

on the legality of the controversial September strikes, the U.S. military obliterated another suspected

trafficking vessel. At Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's direction, Joint Task Force

Southern Spear launched a precision strike on the vessel, which was traveling at speed along a

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