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Trump declares drug cartels in Caribbean unlawful combatants (apnews.com)

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President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

A U.S. official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly said the Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday.

The move comes after the U.S. military last month carried out three deadly strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean. At least two of those operations were carried out on vessels that originated from Venezuela.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I’m pretty sure one cannot just declare something like this and have it be true.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

There's also nothing such as unlawful combatants; it's a weird mantra US imperialists (on both sides of the aisle) use to convince everyone else the rules of war don't exist.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

You are right but also no one is stopping him so…

[–] Kornblumenratte@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

Truth is not a costant of nature but a social construct, so yes, one can try. And Trump is terrifyingly good at constructing an alternative reality for his followers.