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U.S. strikes on suspected narco-trafficking speedboats have killed dozens, prompting congressional concern about reciprocity, oversight, and international consequences.

US politics

fromenglish.elpais.com

3 weeks ago

US announces new attack on narco-trafficking vessel' off the coast of Venezuela

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a strike on a Venezuelan boat, claiming four narco-terrorists were killed and asserting drug shipments threatened Americans, without evidence.

fromThe Cipher Brief

1 month ago

A Dangerous Precedent: What Happens If Military Lawyers Go Silent

President Trump told reporters that the operation happened "over the last few minutes, (we) literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat." While few may mourn the alleged 11 narco-traffickers who perished in the attack, all Americans should be concerned about how our military is being cut loose from its legal moorings by what appears to be the abandonment of the rule of law from the very top of our national chain of command.

US politics

fromwww.aljazeera.com

2 months ago

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela's President Maduro to $50m

Nicolas Maduro is accused of being a major narco-trafficker and has a reward of $50 million for information on his arrest.

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Pentagon chief announces another US military strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean

Trump admin expands its war on "narco-terrorists" to eastern Pacific

US conducts eighth strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific