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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.
Chapter 2: What military actions has President Trump ordered against drug smugglers?
President Trump has ordered military attacks on dozens of alleged drug smugglers since September. Ten boats have been struck. At least 43 people reportedly have died. And now a GOP voice in the U.S. Senate is sharply critical. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
The White House says the alleged drug smugglers are invading the U.S. by transporting deadly narcotics. But GOP Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky tells Fox News he has seen no evidence to support military strikes.
I would call them extrajudicial killings. And this is akin to what China does, to what Iran does with drug dealers. They summarily execute people without presenting evidence to the public. So it's wrong.
The two people that survived the U.S. strikes were released. For Paul, this raises more questions.
If they were drug dealers, why wouldn't we prosecute them, present evidence of the drugs, show the arms they were about to invade us with, or show us something?
Trump has argued alleged drug traffickers are terrorists and the military has the right to kill them without Congress. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
In Argentina, President Javier Millet has emerged on top in high-stakes midterm elections closely watched by Washington. The crucial vote of confidence secured by Millet in this vote paves the way for him to continue his extreme free market policies strongly supported by the Trump administration.
The National Hurricane Center reports Hurricane Melissa is packing maximum sustained winds of more than 140 miles an hour, located about 100 miles away from Kingston, Jamaica. The hurricane is expected to make landfall in Jamaica Monday night or Tuesday morning. Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are possible. Jamaican official Desmond McKenzie is calling for extreme caution.
There is nothing more we can do as a government. but to beg and beseech persons to heed the warning.
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