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“Labeling cartels as terrorist groups allows United States to use other elements of American power to target these groups if opportunity exists Marco Rubio said”
The New York Times by Helene Cooper, Maggie Haberman, Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-30T02:41:25+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-30

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Labeling the cartels as terrorist groups allows the United States “to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, whatever, to target these groups if we have an opportunity to do it,” Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser, said on Thursday in an interview with the Catholic news outlet EWTN.

Extracted from: Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Labeling the cartels as terrorist groups allows the United States “to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, whatever, to target these groups if we have an opportunity to do it,” Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser, said on Thursday in an interview with the Catholic news outlet EWTN.”

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Labeling the cartels as terrorist groups allows the United States “to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, whatever, to target these groups if we have an opportunity to do it,” Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security adviser, said on Thursday in an interview with the Catholic news outlet EWTN.”

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels

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Claim ID CLM-005E2A06
Slug labeling-cartels-as-terrorist-groups-allows-united-states-to-005e2a06
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 226 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Military Politics Terrorism