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STANDALONE IMAGE -- Since Sept. 2, the U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean that the Trump administration says are smuggling drugs, killing dozens of people. A broad range of legal specialists on the use of lethal force have said that the strikes are illegal extrajudicial killings because the military is not permitted to deliberately target civilians ? even suspected criminals ? who do not pose an imminent threat of violence. The White House has said the killings are lawful. The New York Times is tracking the boat strikes as details become available. The strike locations and casualty figures are drawn from postings by Trump or Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and have not been independently confirmed by The Times. (Social media posts by President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth via The New York Times) ? FOR USE ONLY WITH STORIES FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES ?
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