
"U.S. President Donald Trump has decided that his country has entered into a non-international war with drug cartels and has labeled its members unlawful combatants. This is stated in a notice sent to Congress and leaked to several U.S. media outlets. The move, first reported by The New York Times, comes after U.S. forces sank at least three boats in the Caribbean last month that were allegedly carrying drugs in international waters. The attacks left 17 people dead."
"A group of Democratic senators had demanded explanations from the White House in a letter regarding the legality of the attacks, reminding the president that, under U.S. war powers law, Congress must authorize any military action. According to The New York Times, the confidential notice was sent this week to several congressional committees. It specifies that the United States is in an armed conflict with drug cartels, which the administration has declared terrorist organizations, and that traffickers belonging to those groups are unlawful combatants."
"By framing the campaign against the cartels as an armed conflict, the Trump administration appears to be trying to claim extraordinary war powers to justify the attacks on the boats in the Caribbean. Numerous experts and human rights organizations consider these attacks illegal. On Thursday, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez denounced on Thursday the presence of five U.S. fighter jets flying near Venezuelan territory, specifically north of the country's central Caribbean coast. It is a provocation, a major threat agains"
President Trump declared that the United States has entered a non-international armed conflict with drug cartels and labeled cartel members unlawful combatants. A confidential notice was sent to congressional committees asserting the armed conflict status and terrorist designation for cartels. The decision followed U.S. forces sinking at least three boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying drugs, resulting in 17 deaths and involving vessels that departed from the Venezuelan coast. Democratic senators sought legal explanations and reminded that Congress must authorize military action under war powers law. Experts and human rights organizations regard the attacks as illegal. Venezuela denounced nearby U.S. fighter jets as a provocation and major threat.
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