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Naval ships typically perform law enforcement operations under the command of a U.S. Coast Guard officer. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: Naval ships typically perform law enforcement operations under command of a U.S. Coast Guard officer

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2 months ago
And the Navy has long participated in intercepting vessels in international waters that are suspected of smuggling drugs 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: The Navy has long participated in intercepting vessels in international waters that are suspected of smuggling drugs.

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2 months ago
Under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, it is generally illegal to use the military to perform law enforcement functions. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 generally makes it illegal to use the military to perform law enforcement functions

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2 months ago
The program ended in 2017. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Drug Enforcement , Military

Simplified: The program ended in 2017

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2 months ago
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 hav... 0.900

👤 Marco Rubio 📋 News Article 🏷️ Terrorism , Politics , Military

Simplified: Labeling cartels as terrorist groups allows United States to use other elements of American power to target these groups if opportunity exists Marco R...

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2 months ago
Imposing sanctions against a group by declaring it a “terrorist” entity can block its assets and make it harder for its members to do business or travel, but does not provide legal authority for warti... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Terrorism , Military

Simplified: Imposing sanctions against a group by declaring it a terrorist entity can block its assets make it harder for its members to do business or travel but...

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2 months ago
In his first term, Mr. Trump became captivated by the idea of bombing drug labs in Mexico. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military , Mexico

Simplified: In first term Mr. Trump became captivated by idea of bombing drug labs in Mexico

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2 months ago
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 again... 0.950

👤 Brian Finucane 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Military , Drug Cartels

Simplified: 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...

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2 months ago
The military could carry out capture operations, reserving lethal force for self-defense if troops met resistance. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: Military could carry out capture operations reserving lethal force for self-defense if troops met resistance

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2 months ago
The military provided equipment and aircraft to former Drug Enforcement Administration squads that mentored and deployed with local antidrug officers in countries like Honduras. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Drug Enforcement , Honduras

Simplified: Military provided equipment aircraft to former Drug Enforcement Administration squads that mentored deployed with local antidrug officers in Honduras

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2 months ago
Such limits do not apply to unflagged vessels in international waters. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ International Law , Military

Simplified: Such limits do not apply to unflagged vessels in international waters

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2 months ago
The Office of Legal Counsel produced an opinion saying that military officers who provided such information while knowing it would be used to summarily shoot down those aircraft could be putting thems... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Military

Simplified: The Office of Legal Counsel produced an opinion saying that military officers who provided such information could be putting themselves at risk of lat...

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2 months ago
In the 1990s, the U.S. military assisted Colombian and Peruvian antidrug law enforcement activities by sharing information about civilian flights suspected of carrying drugs — like radar data and comm... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law Enforcement , Historical

Simplified: In the 1990s the U.S. military assisted Colombian and Peruvian antidrug law enforcement activities by sharing information about civilian flights suspe...

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2 months ago
Unilateral military assaults on cartels would be a marked escalation in the long drive to curb drug trafficking, putting U.S. forces in a lead role on the front lines against often well-armed and well... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: Unilateral military assaults on cartels would be a marked escalation in the drive to curb drug trafficking.

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2 months ago
In 1989, President George H.W. Bush sent more than 20,000 troops into Panama to arrest its strongman leader, Manuel Noriega, who had been indicted in the United States on charges of drug trafficking. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Historical , International Relations

Simplified: In 1989 President George H.W. Bush sent more than 20000 troops into Panama to arrest Manuel Noriega.

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2 months ago
A sustained campaign would also likely raise further issues related to Mr. Trump’s push to use the military more aggressively to back a variety of his policies, often in the face of legal and constitu... 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Politics , Legal

Simplified: A sustained campaign would likely raise further issues related to Mr. Trump’s push to use the military more aggressively.

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2 months ago
But after those governments started shooting down such planes, the Clinton administration in 1994 halted the assistance for months. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military , Historical

Simplified: The Clinton administration halted the assistance for months after those governments started shooting down planes.

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2 months ago
U.S. military officials have started drawing up options for how the military could go after the groups, the people familiar with the conversations said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discu... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military

Simplified: U.S. military officials started drawing up options for how the military could go after the groups.

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2 months ago
But directing the military to crack down on the illicit trade also raises legal issues, including whether it would count as “murder” if U.S. forces acting outside of a congressionally authorized armed... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Military

Simplified: Directing the military to crack down on illicit trade raises legal issues including whether it would count as murder if U.S. forces kill civilians who...

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2 months ago
It signals Mr. Trump’s continued willingness to use military forces to carry out what has primarily been considered a law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drug... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Military , Law Enforcement

Simplified: It signals Mr. Trump’s willingness to use military forces to carry out law enforcement responsibility to curb the flow of fentanyl and other illegal d...

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2 months ago