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A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump’s military pressure on Venezuela blurs the lines

WASHINGTON (AP) Under President Donald Trump, the drug war is looking a lot like the war on terror. To support strikes against Latin American gangs and drug cartels, the Trump administration is relying on a legal argument that gained traction after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which allowed U. S. authorities to use lethal force [.].