Memo reported by US media shows Trump justification for strikes on alleged drug smugglers that experts say are likely illegal.
President Donald Trump has notified Congress that his administration has determined that members of drug cartels are “unlawful combatants” with which the United States is engaged in “non-international armed conflict”, according to US media.
The memo, reported by The Associated Press news agency and The New York Times on Thursday, comes after the US military last month struck three alleged drug smugglin
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