Article 705NG US airstrikes continue off Venezuelan coast

US airstrikes continue off Venezuelan coast

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The Trump administration says it's destroyed three ships off the coast of Venezuela that were carrying drugs. It justifies the attacks by saying the ships were run by drug cartels that the US has designated as foreign terrorist organizations that pose a danger to the United States. Pentagon lawyers say it's all above board, but some experts say the legal arguments are entirely flawed. The World's Matthew Bell takes a look.

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