"A broad range of specialists in laws governing the use of lethal force have called Mr. Trump’s orders to the military patently illegal. They say the premeditated extrajudicial killings have been murders — regardless of whether the 43 people blown apart, burned alive or drowned in 10 strikes so far were indeed running drugs."

~ Charlie Savage

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/white-house-boats-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE8.W7Fo.gIdJYpFOSgO2&smid=url-share

"They’re a saber-rattling precursor to an increasingly likely attack against Venezuela, whose president Trump is eager to topple…."

"He gets to kill people on his say-so. He seems to enjoy the prospect."

"And a special bonus: The attacks devalue the lives of brown people…."

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"The attacks -- which, one needs to acknowledge right from the start, amount to extrajudicial executions, or murder -- have little or nothing to do with combatting the flow of deadly drugs from cartels into the United States. ...

So what are Trump’s real motives for attacking these boats? I think there are three obvious attractions to Trump here, that satisfy his deep needs."

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"Ever since Donald Trump began his campaign of blowing up boats off the coast of South America early last month, journalists covering the story have been too accepting of his obviously bogus rationale."

~ Dan Froomkin

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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/no-trumps-murder-spree-on-the-high?triedRedirect=true