International News: US security forces have carried out a major operation in the Pacific Ocean. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military launched a mortiferous wade on a suspected drug smuggling wend in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people on board. The wade is a well-spoken sign of the expanding telescopic of US military operations, as the US has stepped up such attacks.
This wade is the eighth known wade by US forces on so-called drug smuggling boats since the whence of September. It is noteworthy that the previous seven attacks were carried out only in the Caribbean Sea, while this is the first time the US has carried out such an wade in the Pacific Ocean.
Defence Minister Hegseth personal on the social media platform X that the wend was stuff operated by a terrorist organisation and was delivering drugs.
Drug trafficking compared to 'Al-Qaeda'
The US Secretary of Defense issued a strong statement comparing drug traffickers to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. He said, "Just as al-Qaeda waged war on our country, these cartels are imposing war on our confines and our people. There will be no sanctuary or invulnerability for them, only justice." He moreover stated that no US troops were injured in the attack.
Legal understructure and policy dilemma
A CNN report reveals that the wardship has prepared a confidential legal opinion to legalize lethal strikes versus cartels and suspected drug traffickers. Experts say the opinion is significant considering it treats drug traffickers as insurgent fighters who can be killed without judicial review.
However, this policy is moreover creating legal dilemmas. Last week, two survivors of the wade were deported to their native countries of Ecuador and Colombia, due to a lack of clarity on the legal validity for their detention.
