US EditionRubio Shrugs Off Allies’ Concerns Over Drug Strikes
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended military strikes against drug vessels, stating that Americans should dictate national security, not Europeans, during discussions at a G-7 meeting in Canada.
- The U.S. military has executed at least 19 strikes in the Caribbean, reportedly killing 76 people, targeting 'narco-terrorists' who ship drugs to Europe.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered a halt to intelligence sharing with the U.S. until the strikes cease, citing concerns about their legality.
- British officials have expressed skepticism about U.S. military strikes, believing they violate international law, while the U.S. maintains these actions are justified under self-defense and UN regulations.
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Rubio pushback of international law concerns fitting in face of alleged Hegseth narco-terrorist death order · American Wire News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently pushed back against European scolds who have suggested that the ongoing strikes against narco-terrorist drug boats in the Caribbean Sea are a violation of international law. With a Friday Washington Post report claiming that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had ordered the killing of survivors from a military strike on a boat used to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S., setting the stage for another ginned-up…
Rubio Shrugs Off Allies’ Concerns Over Drug Strikes
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio left a meeting of major foreign allies on Wednesday saying that he had heard no objections to ongoing U.S. military strikes targeting what the Trump administration has described as drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific,” the New York Times reports. “But speaking to reporters on the sidelines of their official meetings at the Group of 7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada, two senior European di…
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that the attacks carried out by its armed forces against vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean are in accordance with international law and that military officials cannot be prosecuted for their participation in those operations.Read more]]>
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