A US strike on a suspected drug boat has the military in the hot seat. Its own law of war manual explains why.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his role directing military attacks on suspected drug-runners during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended his role directing military attacks on suspected drug-runners during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

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The US is sending a strike group led by the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to support Trump's new drug war

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rerouting the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Mediterranean to Latin America, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, on Oct. 1, 2025.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rerouting the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Mediterranean to Latin America, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, on Oct.

Trump's cartel war is pulling US warships into a Caribbean show of force. Another destroyer just showed up.

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Pacific Ocean (May 7, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockade (DDG 106) maneuvers alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) to get into position during a replenishment-at-sea evolution.

Russia and China are gaining ground on the US in Latin America, US commander says

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Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, testified during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in March 2024.
Army Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, says the US has suffered from 'South blindness' and has overlooked the region.

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