US EditionGOP stands up for U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats
- President Donald Trump and the Pentagon are committed to military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean.
- Trump informed Congress that the U.S. is engaged in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels in the region after ordering at least four strikes.
- The U.S. military strikes on four boats resulted in 21 deaths, according to official reports.
- Trump claimed that the decrease in boat traffic indicates that his strategy is effective.
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Sullivan votes in support of killing suspected drug smugglers without trial; Murkowski opposed
Alaska Republican U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (Alaska Beacon file photos)Alaska’s two U.S. senators are split on whether or not it is appropriate for the U.S. military to kill suspected drug smugglers without trial or a declaration of war. On Tuesday, the federal government said it had killed another six people aboard a boat in international waters of the Caribbean Sea, with President Trump claiming on social media that they were …
By CNN en Español The United States government announced this Tuesday a new attack against a vessel in international waters in the Caribbean that, according to Washington, was transporting drugs. This is at least the fifth episode confirmed by authorities, with a reported death toll of 27, without providing any evidence to support their claims. Since the first "lethal attack" on September 2, President Donald Trump has linked the passengers to dr…
When the U.S. military launched an air strike against a speedboat approaching the southern coast of the Dominican Republic last month, killing three people on board, Dominican authorities said more than 375 packages of cocaine flew into the Caribbean Sea. Dozens of them had a red packaging with a clearly marked white and black capital letters, MEN, according to photos distributed by the Dominican drug agency. The 1,000 kilos of cocaine recovered…
"The vessel was connected to illegal narco-terrorist networks," said US President Trump.
Republicans stand up for U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats
SEepublica in the Senate shut down a Democrat-led proposal this week that would have required Trump to get congressional approval before using the military to destroy suspected drug boats
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