US EditionUS Strike on Venezuelan Boat Sparks Debate over Drug Policy, Sovereignty
The US Navy deployed at least eight warships to counter drug trafficking linked to Venezuela, killing 11 suspected traffickers in a strike aimed at disrupting narcotics flows, officials said.
- U.S. forces struck a vessel alleged to be run by Tren de Aragua, destroying the speedboat and killing 11 people, President Donald Trump confirmed calling it a `kinetic strike` in the U.S. Southern Command area.
- On his first day in office, President Donald Trump designated drug cartels as terrorist organisations, creating a legal path for military actions; the Trump administration signalled this approach may broaden as part of the war on drugs.
- Officials say the vessel carried large drug quantities and the White House labelled those killed `narco-terrorists`, while the Pentagon has not publicly justified the strike as the U.S. deployed at least eight warships to the Caribbean.
- Regional leaders reacted sharply, with Caracas warning against U.S. military force for `regime change`, President Nicolás Maduro denouncing imperialist aggression, Colombian President Gustavo Petro calling the strike `murder`, and Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar praising the U.S. naval efforts.
- Observers caution the strike marks a militarised drug war phase, noting `But cartels are very inventive when it comes to finding alternative transport routes and means that are less vulnerable to military action,' G�nther Maihold said, and InSight Crime doubts Tren de Aragua's major trafficking role.
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Washington ExaminerDuckworth says US strike on Venezuelan boat opens Americans to similar attacks
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said Sunday that the U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat sets “a precedent” that endangers Americans. Trump announced the deaths of 11 Tren de Aragua cartel members on Tuesday, saying they were killed by a U.S.…
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Booker: Trump Bombing Venezuelan Boat was Illegal
Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that the Trump administration's military strike on a Venezuelan boat was another example of the president "breaking laws." The post Booker: Trump Bombing Venezuelan Boat was Illegal appeared first on Breitbart.
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