‘At What Point Does This Cross a Line Into International Criminality?’

Photo: President Donald Trump holds a press conference – August 11, 2025 in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Abe McNatt via Flickr. US government work. Article by Ankush Khardori. Politico – November 1, 2025.

The Trump administration continues undeterred in its campaign to kill alleged drug traffickers in international waters near Central and South America despite an emerging consensus among legal experts who say that the effort is illegal. As of this writing, the U.S. military has killed at least 61 people. On Friday, Volker Türk, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned the killings and said they were illegal under international law. […]

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