US President George W. Bush receives a standing ovation from the joint session of congress, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (L), R-IL, and US Senator Robert Byrd, R-WV, before his address 20 September 2001 in the House Chambers in the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin American drug cartels.
The president says we’re in armed conflict with drug cartels.
We talk to a Bush-era lawyer who says the powers of war are too extraordinary to use against crime.
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Email us at [email protected]. This episode was produced by Connor Donevan. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
