US escalates maritime strikes and military presence amid controversial targets
TL;DR
The US has conducted its 10th missile strike on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking, escalating its campaign with three strikes in a week, raising legal and international concerns while President Trump asserts authority to target drug traffickers without congressional approval.
- US conducts 10th deadly boat strike as bombing campaign quickens Al Jazeera
- How Does the U.S. Decide Which Boats to Target? Here’s What We Know. The New York Times
- What we do and don't know about U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats CBS News
- US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower AP News
- He survived a US military boat strike. Despite a drug record, his family says he’s a fisherman caught in Trump’s war at sea CNN
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