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US may have to disclose legal basis for drug boat strikes

Original: US could be forced to release legal justification for boat strikes on drug traffickers

The United States could be compelled to make public its legal justification for military strikes on boats allegedly carrying drug traffickers. The strikes, carried out under counter-narcotics operations, have drawn scrutiny over their legal basis. Attention now centres on whether courts or Congress will force the release of the administration's reasoning for the deadly operations at sea.

Why now: Ongoing controversy over the legality of US military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats is driving demands for transparency.

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