Trump Declares US in Non-International Armed Conflict With Drug Cartels
- President Donald Trump has declared that the United States is in a "non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels, labeling them as unlawful combatants, according to a Pentagon memo.
- The U.S. military has conducted strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, killing at least 17 people, as part of efforts against vessels linked to Venezuela.
- Some lawmakers and legal experts have raised concerns about the legality of these strikes and the necessity of using military force against drug cartels without Congressional approval.
- Pentagon officials briefed Congress that these strikes were justified under the premise that cartels represent an armed attack against the U.S., leading to questions of authority.
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Trump has 'determined' the U.S. is in 'armed conflict' with cartels, administration tells Congress
The U.S. military has recently struck at least three boats from Venezuela allegedly carrying narco-traffickers and drugs that could threaten Americans, Trump said on Truth Social.
The US War with "Unlawful Combatants" in the Caribbean
A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.” President Trump told members of Congress in a confidential notice that the United States is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels now labeled terrorist organizations and that suspected smugglers for such […] The post The US War with “Unlawful Combatants” in the Caribbean appeared first on www.ind…
Trump declares U.S. is at war with drug cartels
President Trump declared the United States is now at war with drug cartels, deeming them as terrorist organizations and their smugglers as "unlawful combatants" as the White House seeks to explain why its military strikes on drug boats were legally justified.
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