WP found out about the US ignoring the concerns of lawyers due to strikes in the Caribbean

The US administration has repeatedly ignored the concerns of lawyers who warned that attacking drug traffickers in the Caribbean could be illegal. This was reported on November 22 by The Washington Post, citing anonymous American officials.

"President [of the United States] Donald Trump and his closest aides in the White House began insisting on lethal strikes against drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere almost immediately after taking office, and over the past 10 months they have repeatedly had to suppress or circumvent government lawyers who questioned the legality of this provocative policy," the statement said. publications.

According to the publication, the US actions in the Caribbean are "excessively burdensome with legal risks."

"There is no real threat justifying self—defense — there are no organized armed groups seeking to kill Americans," said an anonymous source familiar with the legal debate.

Make holes: the United States announced the launch of an operation against drug cartels

Soon, the largest American aircraft carrier will approach the shores of Venezuela.

Earlier, on November 15, The Wall Street Journal reported that the United States justified the need to launch attacks on Venezuelan vessels allegedly carrying narcotic substances by threatening to use chemical weapons, which are called the drug fentanyl.

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