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Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/top-military-lawyer-raised-legal-concerns-boat-strikes-rcna243694

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Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes

WASHINGTON — The senior military lawyer for the combatant command overseeing lethal strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela disagreed with the Trump administration’s position that the operations are lawful — and his views were sidelined, according to six sources with knowledge of the legal advice

NBC News
Military Law Task Force-NLG5d ago

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2025/11/06/a-list-of-us-military-strikes-against-alleged-drug-carrying-vessels/

Military Times: A list of US military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels

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A list of US military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels

Military Times' timeline of strikes conducted by the U.S. military in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September.

Military Times
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-administration-alleged-boat-strike-drugs-caribbean-rcna244020

NBC News: Trump administration carried out 20th attack on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean this week ---- A Pentagon official said four people were killed in a strike Monday.

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Trump administration carried out 20th attack on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean this week

The Trump administration earlier this week carried out the 20th attack against alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official confirmed to NBC News

NBC News
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-boat-strikes-drugs-cocaine-trafficking-95b54a3a5efec74f12f82396a79617ea
AP News: Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The Truth, AP found, is more nuanced

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Trump accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver. The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns and the fact all four were among the more than 60 people killed since early September when the U.S. military began attacking boats that the Trump administration alleges were smuggling drugs. The Associated Press learned the identities of four of the men – and pieced together details about at least five others – who were slain.

AP News
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https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/the-latest-us-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats-kill-6-in-the-eastern-pacific/3718922/?_osource
NBCMiami.com: The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific

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https://newrepublic.com/post/202502/pentagon-id-people-drug-boats
The New Republic: Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Being Bombed --- A Democratic lawmaker revealed the shocking detail after a Pentagon briefing for members of Congress.

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Pentagon Admits It Has No Idea Who’s on “Drug Boats” Being Bombed

A Democratic lawmaker revealed the shocking detail after a Pentagon briefing for members of Congress.

The New Republic
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https://nlgmltf.org/military-law/2025/mltf-condemns-us-military-threats-to-venezuela-and-caribbean-maritime-attacks/

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MLTF condemns US military threats to Venezuela and Caribbean maritime attacks - Military Law Task Force

The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild condemns the U.S. military presence off the coast of Venezuela and the bombing and sinking  of small vessels in international or foreign waters, as acts of war and military attacks on the civilian population, raising the danger of a full-scale U.S. invasion and assault on […]

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https://gcaptain.com/trump-says-declaration-of-war-not-needed-on-drug-cartels/?goal=0_f50174ef03-7e851e1ca9-381183233

Reuters/GCaptain.com: Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels

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Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against drug cartels and that even though he did not need a declaration of war, operations against cartels on land would be next.

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Author Krishna Prasanth GuttikondaOct 28
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greenloki at KillBaitOct 21

EU Proposes Inspections of Russian Oil Tankers Amid Sanctions

The European Union, led by its foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, is escalating tensions with Russia by proposing bilateral agreements with countries whose flags are used by vessels exporting Russian oil. The aim is to conduct inspections under the pretext of environmental risks and alleged infrastru... [More info]