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“Any operation that set out to kill people based on their suspected status as members of a sanctioned cartel outside context of an armed conflict would raise legal issues involving laws against murder a longstanding executive order banning assassinations Brian Finucane said”
The New York Times
by Helene Cooper, Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt
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Analyzed on 2026-09-30T03:41:38+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-30
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But any operation that set out to kill people based on their suspected status as members of a sanctioned cartel, and outside the context of an armed conflict, would raise legal issues involving laws against murder and a longstanding executive order banning assassinations, said Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer who is a specialist in the laws of war.
Extracted from: Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels , The New York Times
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“But any operation that set out to kill people based on their suspected status as members of a sanctioned cartel, and outside the context of an armed conflict, would raise legal issues involving laws against murder and a longstanding executive order banning assassinations, said Brian Finucane, a former State Department lawyer who is a specialist in the laws of war.”
Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
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Claim ID
CLM-B923B1E3
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any-operation-that-set-out-to-kill-people-based-on-their-sus-b923b1e3
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nytimes.com
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Military
Drug Cartels
Law