The U.S. war on drugs just got a lot more complicated—the newest cartel boss is American. 🔗 https://t.co/v89F5BCoWQ https://t.co/xf7MdHaCjc ...

The U.S. war on drugs just got a lot more complicated—the newest cartel boss is American. 🔗 https://t.co/v89F5BCoWQ https://t.co/J4dRxt5fT1 ...

The U.S. war on drugs just got a lot more complicated—the newest cartel boss is American. 🔗 https://t.co/v89F5BCoWQ https://t.co/B5TPnQVACG ...

The U.S. war on drugs just got a lot more complicated—the newest cartel boss is American. 🔗 https://t.co/v89F5BCoWQ https://t.co/wpWNupJxgM ...

The U.S. war on drugs just got a lot more complicated—the newest cartel boss is American https://t.co/xSoPj9ZfDF ...

Almost 70% of the world’s cocaine is made in Colombia and its president, Gustavo Petro, is under pressure from Donald Trump to crack down on the war on drugs. Claire McQue, The Economist’s Latin America contributor, joined one of the raids to destroy a cocaine-producing laboratory: https://t.co/Ni9j3YSUSC ...

I want to start with a short exercise. So, if you will join me, you can take a deep breath, pause, close your eyes if you prefer. I want you to think about what image comes into your mind when I say the phrase the war on drugs.Now for me lots of images come to mind. I think of police drug busts and seizures on the nightly news. Sniffer dogs at music festivals and on city streets.I think of arrests and mass incarceration. I think of the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Perhaps like me, you also had TV show ...

Thank you. So, I'll be honest to you guys, and you promise to be honest to me, right? Who has ever tried cocaine? Well, well, statistically, some of you are not telling the truth. Let me ask you another question. How many of you have ever been to a party where someone was taking cocaine? All right, that's most of you. Because the fact is we're living in the golden age of cocaine. Never before had there been more consumption of cocaine, more production of cocaine than right now. It's in the streets out here. ...

The US could pursue the war on drugs more effectively, and legally, through traditional methods (via @opinion) https://t.co/8x1Ot9SuP8 ...

Military Action & Legal Scrutiny - US forces seized an oil tanker in the Caribbean, leading to scrutiny of the administration's powers [1][2] - A military strike in September resulted in the deaths of shipwrecked survivors, raising concerns about potential war crimes [3] - A military lawyer was consulted to determine if the survivors were officially shipwrecked, which would have granted them protection under the laws of war [4] - Dissent existed within the military regarding whether the survivors were viable targets after the initial strike [7] - The House approved a bill to pressure for the release of video evidence related to the boat strikes [9] - The administration's lawyers signed off on a memo granting officials criminal immunity due to an armed conflict with drug cartels [9] Policy & Political Implications - The situation raises questions about the use of tax dollars and military force in the so-called drug war [11] - The President's actions contradict his earlier promises to be less hawkish and end foreign wars [11][13] - The administration's actions in the Caribbean are being questioned, particularly regarding whether they constitute a declared war by Congress [16] - The President's actions may be motivated by a desire to be perceived as a muscular foreign policy president, rather than a genuine war on drugs [17] - The administration may be invoking the Monroe Doctrine to justify its actions in the Western Hemisphere [19]