Do Trump Drug Boat Killings Expose US Servicemembers to Criminal Liability?
Since the beginning of September, the Trump administration has authorized at least 10 lethal attacks on suspected drug-carrying boats, killing at least 43 people.
The administration claims the strikes are legal because it has notified Congress that the country is engaged in a "non-international armed conflict" with drug cartels it has classified as foreign terrorist organizations.
However, its argument remains threadbare, and it has failed to release or provide to Congress an opinion from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel that it claims lays out the legal justification for the killings.
What the US military is doing to alleged drug boats in waters off South America is the nautical equivalent of police officers gunning down drug mules.
As a result, US servicemembers may be exposed to criminal liability, similar to police officers who would face murder charges for gunning down drug suspects instead of arresting and charging them.
Author's summary: Trump's drug boat killings raise questions about US servicemembers' criminal liability.
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