Trump's wars continued. The Pentagon is to take the purpose of drug cartels

US President Donald Trump discreetly instructed the Pentagon to chose the South American drug cartels for the goal – writes the New York Times on Friday and points out that such armed forces operations raise serious legal doubts.

Trump signed the directive ordering the Pentagon to use the armed forces against these drug cartels, which its administration recognized as terrorist organizations. However, the fight against organized crime lies in the USA in the responsibility of police and other order forces, such as customs services or the agency to fight drugs (DEA).

Meanwhile, Trump's order creates official foundations, although not necessarily lawful, to initiate “direct military operations at sea and foreign territories.” Therefore, American military began developing the options for attacks on such groups – reports the daily.

The president's decision raises many legal doubts, e.g. one or the killing of people by American soldiers as part of non -military conflict operations approved by the Congress, should be considered as murder – explains “NYT”.

In the 1990s, the American army supported the authorities of Colombia and Peru in the fight against cartels, but it was mainly intelligence cooperation, which consists in a large extent on tracking drug transporting aircraft, and when it turned out that these machines were shot down by Colombian or Peruvian forces, the operations were suspended until Congress had to be permission. Recipes.

Trump's instructions seem to be based on other assumptions, according to which US forces would be directly involved in gripping or killing people dealing with drug business. Retired admiral James E. McPherson, who served as the highest rank lawyer of the US Navy, estimates that such operations would be a “major violation of international law” – writes Dziennik. (PAP)

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