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The Economist· 2025-12-12 14:45
The country’s best security minister in years must contend with drug cartels, Donald Trump and assassins’ bullets https://t.co/qCfZcllX78 ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-12-06 22:39
From @WSJopinion: Americans are open to getting tougher on drug cartels and the President’s powers to conduct foreign policy deserve a wide berth. But the Administration has to start explaining why it is asking men and women like Adm. Bradley to open fire.https://t.co/enEbEshk62 ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-12-06 01:18
From @WSJopinion: Americans are open to getting tougher on drug cartels and the President’s powers to conduct foreign policy deserve a wide berth. But the Administration has to start explaining why it is asking men and women like Adm. Bradley to open fire.https://t.co/KSaHwSqthY ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-12-02 19:28
President Donald Trump suggested the Pentagon will soon start targeting drug cartels with strikes on land in Venezuela and beyond, after a campaign that has mainly focused on alleged trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. https://t.co/oH5tn2FasD ...
‘Totally against what the MAGA base wanted’: Fmr. CIA official on military action in Venezuela
MSNBC· 2025-11-30 15:06
We begin this morning with what is shaping up to be a critical week in foreign policy. Starting with new escalation of what the Trump administration calls a war against drug cartels in Venezuela. On Saturday, President Trump declared on Truth Social, quote, "To all airlines pilots, drug leaders, drug dealers, and human traffickers, please consider the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety." Of course, it's not entirely clear what he may mean by that since he doesn't have the ...
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Bloomberg· 2025-11-26 23:29
Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for the co-owner of the Miss Universe franchise, the latest in a growing controversy involving a beauty queen, drug cartels and the state oil company https://t.co/A78mM8dInW ...
DOJ memo about boat strikes diverges from Trump narrative: The Guardian
MSNBC· 2025-11-26 17:25
memo from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel, which says the ongoing boat strikes in the Caribbean are legally justified as self-defense from cartel violence against US allies despite a real lack of public evidence. However, a new report from The Guardian highlights how the DOJ's justifications are in stark contrast to President Trump's own explanations behind the strikes. Trump of course has been claiming that these are an effort to stop US overdose deaths.Joining us now, White House corre ...
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The Economist· 2025-11-20 17:00
They connect rich Chinese, drug cartels and North Korean hackers—without anyone meeting https://t.co/kXMUCMnhSn ...
Trump open to strikes on drug cartels in Mexico, Colombia
NBC News· 2025-11-18 00:56
Policy & Geopolitics - US President considering military strikes against drug cartels in Mexico and cocaine factories in Colombia [1][2] - Over 90% of cocaine smuggled into the US is produced in Colombia [2] - US President does not rule out deploying US troops in Venezuela [3] - US President is open to speaking with Venezuela's leader, Nicolas Maduro [3][4] - White House insists boat strikes are legal, and the President would probably go to Congress if expanding them [5] Legal & Ethical Concerns - Critics argue that the boat strikes are illegal and create major problems for the US [5]
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Bloomberg· 2025-11-13 17:22
The Trump administration and Mexico targeted gambling establishments with alleged financial links to Latin American drug cartels, with the US sanctioning several individuals and 10 casinos https://t.co/hW9KpkvvV5 ...