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Legal Justifications

DOJ Overruled SOUTHCOM JAG on Boat Strike Legality as Pentagon Denies Objections

The campaign relies on a secret OLC opinion asserting an armed conflict with cartels to justify lethal maritime operations.

Trump Denies Venezuela Strike Plans as U.S. Drug-Boat Campaign Faces U.N. Rebuke

U.S. Launches Fourth Strike on Suspected Cartel Boat After Declaring ‘Armed Conflict’ With Cartels