“America’s quarter-century-old global war” on terror has taken a disturbing new turn, said W.J. Hennigan in The New York Times . Last week, President Trump ordered an air strike on an allegedly drug-laden speedboat travelling in international waters in the south Caribbean, killing all 11 people on board. He justified the attack by stating that officials had identified the vessel’s crew beforehand as members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which the US designated a terrorist group in February. Trump claims the cartel is controlled by Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro.

For decades, the US navy has detained suspected smugglers. That this practice has been replaced by extrajudicial executions “defies comprehension”. Now eight US warships and thousands of marines have been dep

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