Author: Allison Griner
Published on: 24/10/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
The United States has announced its 10th missile strike on a maritime vessel accused of trafficking illegal narcotics. Friday’s attack brings the total known number of dead since the bombing campaign began to 43. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3US carries out two strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats list 2 of 3‘We do not agree’. Legal questions mount While this year the Trump administration has started labelling Latin American cartels as “foreign terrorist organisations” the label has traditionally been used to describe armed groups that seek to use violence for political or ideological aims. Already, leaders in Colombia and Venezuela have denounced the bombing campaign as “murder” Families in Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago claim some of the victims as their loved ones. Trump claims authority Still, the Trump administration has indicated it has no plans to slow its bombing campaign against those it characterises as drug traffickers. Under the Constitution, Congress has the exclusive power to authorize military action. Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that there have been 73,690 overdose deaths in the US for the 12-month period ending in April. If, as Trump has claimed, every bombed boat saves 25,000 US lives, that number would be 250,000 instead.
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