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Are We Killing ‘Drug Traffickers’ or Just Expanding Government Power?

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Jeff Charles
Dec 30, 2025
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The Trump administration’s military campaign against alleged drug-trafficking vessels reads like a government overreach textbook—complete with body counts, zero transparency, and the tired rhetorical fig leaf that always accompanies expanded executive power: national security.

On Monday, the U.S. military launched yet another “lethal kinetic strike”—the …

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