Secret Boat Strike Memo Justifies Killings By Claiming the Target Is Drugs, Not People
In a memo promising legal immunity for those who kill alleged drug traffickers, the Trump administration floated an unusual legal theory.
License to Kill
Since September 2025, the Trump administration has conducted an undeclared war in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, killing scores of civilians by deploying drone strikes on boats they allege are carrying drugs.
Experts in the laws of war and members of Congress say the strikes are illegal extrajudicial killings because the military is not permitted to deliberately target civilians — even suspected criminals — who do not pose an imminent threat of violence.
The Intercept is covering how the war on terror and the war on drugs are becoming one and the same.
Trump Has a Secret List of 24 “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” We Got Some of the Names.
The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.
Rand Paul Warns of “Warmongers,” but MAGA Rejects Venezuela War Powers Bill
It was potentially the last chance for Paul, Tim Kaine, and Adam Schiff to block U.S. military action in Venezuela with a war powers resolution.
Last-Ditch Effort to Block Trump’s Venezuela War Appeals to MAGA Republicans
With a War Powers vote looming in the Senate, advocates are pointing to Trump’s past opposition to regime change wars.
Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
Internal Report Shows the Military Always Wanted to Join the Drug War
The Obama-era document called for “direct military action.” Today, the authors are questioning Trump’s approach.
Admiral’s Mystery Retirement Amid Secret War Leaves Key Command in Turmoil
The sudden departure of Adm. Alvin Holsey has caused dismay in the U.S. Southern Command.
Voices
The U.S. Isn’t Even Bothering With Its Usual Lies to Sell Its Regime Change War in Venezuela
The days of justifying American military intervention anywhere in the world are on their way out.
Two Boat Strike Survivors Become First Known Prisoners in Trump’s War on “Narcoterrorists”
The two survivors of a U.S. attack on a boat in the Caribbean are now being held on a Navy warship.
The Pentagon Is Learning It’s Not So Easy to Sink a Boat
Videos of U.S. attacks in the Caribbean suggest boats have been obliterated in a single strike. The reality is a lot messier.