U.S. Military Boasts 25 Boat Strikes Near Venezuela, Defense Secretary Defends Deadly Campaign
The U.S. military has carried out multiple lethal strikes on boats near Venezuela in an operation Washington says targets drug-trafficking networks, raising international and legal scrutiny. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has publicly defended the use of force, but critics say the campaign’s legality and motives are deeply contested.
Tension has grown as…
