After Bombing Boats, Trump Tells Congress US Is in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

After Bombing Boats, Trump Tells Congress US Is in ‘Armed Conflict’ With Drug Cartels

  “This is not stretching the envelope,” said a retired judge advocate general lawyer. “This is shredding it. This is tearing it apart.” President Donald Trump’s administration claimed that the United States is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels in a confidential notice to Congress this week intended to justify his deadly bombings of […]

Trump-Netanyahu Joint Remarks Ripped as ‘Litany of Lies… Not a Promising Foundation for Peace’

Trump-Netanyahu Joint Remarks Ripped as ‘Litany of Lies… Not a Promising Foundation for Peace’

One critic noted Trump’s plan for Gaza “contains numerous opportunities for Netanyahu to renege on his commitments, as he has repeatedly done in the past.” US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a peace plan to end the war in Gaza—but many critics were skeptical that anything good […]

‘No War Crimes Are Off Limits’ as Trump Reportedly Mulling Bombing Targets in Venezuela

‘No War Crimes Are Off Limits’ as Trump Reportedly Mulling Bombing Targets in Venezuela

NBC reported Friday that the US military is considering options including drone strikes against drug cartel members within the South American country, prompting fears of escalation The Trump administration may strike alleged drug targets inside Venezuela’s borders within weeks, sources familiar with the situation told NBC News on Friday. Two US officials and two other sources with knowledge […]

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