Ocean Isn’t Free-Fire Zone for US Military Drug Interdiction: Analysis
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Ocean isn’t free-fire zone for US military drug interdiction: Analysis
A Center for International and Strategic Studies analysis warns that the Trump administration's use of strikes on alleged drug vessels poses serious risks.
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers
On Sept. 2 and 15, the United States military carried out unprecedented strikes against vessels suspected of narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean, destroying the vessels and reportedly killing 14 people on board the vessels. The Trump administration has said more such strikes will follow. In this collection, experts analyze the legality of the strikes under domestic and international law, the ways in which suspected narcotics trafficking at se…
News of the Day and the Hour Latest News of today At this Tuesday's meeting of experts at the United Nations (UN), they warned that the recent deaths of Venezuelan citizens in U.S. military actions in the Caribbean Sea constitute “extrajudicial executions.” “International law does not allow governments directly to murder alleged drug traffickers,” the UN rapporteurs said in a joint communiqué, where they stressed that the alleged criminal activ…
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