Ulfh3dnarU.S. President Donald Trump:
"We have absolutely no drugs coming into our country via water because it was lethal. And now we'll look at cartels. We're going to look very seriously at cartels coming by land."
NonilexEven if the allegations are correct, blowing up the boats is a #lawless exercise in the use of deadly force.
…#Trump assured the public the passengers were not only drug traffickers but also “narcoterrorists” & members of Tren de Aragua, which he said was under the control of President #Maduro of #Venezuela. #Military force was justified as a form of *self-defense*, he said, because the #cartels are “threatening our national security,” & his aides have vowed to continue the strikes.
#murder #law
…#Trump assured the public the passengers were not only drug traffickers but also “narcoterrorists” & members of Tren de Aragua, which he said was under the control of President #Maduro of #Venezuela. #Military force was justified as a form of *self-defense*, he said, because the #cartels are “threatening our national security,” & his aides have vowed to continue the strikes.
#murder #law
#Congress has not authorized any #ArmedConflict with drug #cartels. The draft #legislation, which the White House Office of Management & Budget [#RussVought #OMB #Project2025] has circulated within the executive branch for comment, would address that potential weakness in the admin’s argument — at least as a matter of domestic #law.
Draft #legislation is circulating at the White House & Capitol Hill that would hand #Trump sweeping #power to wage #war against drug #cartels he deems to be “#terrorists,” as well as against any nation he says has harbored or aided them…
A wide range of #legal specialists have said that #US #military attacks this month on 2 boats suspected of smuggling drugs in the #Caribbean Sea were #illegal. But Trump claims the Constitution gives him the power to authorize it.
#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war-authorization.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
The #US #military struck a boat for the second time this month, #Trump said on Monday, as his administration continued its deadly campaign against #Venezuelan drug #cartels that it has accused of bringing fentanyl into the #UnitedStates.
The strike occurred in international waters & killed three people, Trump said in a social media post.
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John Charles HarmanThere’s a difference between pushing Anti-Heroes #cartels #Illegals #violence & actual heroes #Doctors, #Teachers, #Parents Dem leaders decided Anti Trump-Justice-Free Speech is Policy. Parroting Pundits/Politicians that use labels like Hitler, Racist, Fascist creates Hate.
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Eyelit 👁️🗨️2/3 Toxmasc with a hint of vulnerability. The hero sails through the events and somehow always manages to land in his feet. The authors have read a lot of books, apparently, so the hero does a lot of contemplating. This makes him very relatable. Even though he is a killer, his own ambitions somehow align him with different ideologies, adding another layer to to the whole oevre.
#comix #comics #theKiller #90s #cartels #LucJacamon #Matz #archaiaentertainment #TheCompleteTheKiller
The Christian Science MonitorA missile attack against an alleged crime boat symbolizes how the Trump administration is using new and controversial tactics against drug cartels. U.S. military assets are formidable, but so are the challenges. #cartels #trump #drugs https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2025/0909/trump-military-war-drug-cartels
Trump opens a military campaign against drug cartels. It’s not an easy fight.
A missile attack against an alleged crime boat symbolizes how the Trump administration is using new and controversial tactics against drug cartels. U.S. military assets are formidable, but so are the challenges.
Catherine Schmidt#JDVance #Fascism #Military #Murder #warcrimes #Cartels
Heather Cox Richardson 9/8/25
This weekend, Vance posted on social media: “Killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.” Political commentator Brian Krassenstein replied: “Killing the citizens of another nation who are civilians without any due process is called a war crime.” Vance replied: “I don’t give a sh*t what you call it.”