Rachel Van Landingham
Former active-duty judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force and current law professor and researcher, offering legal analysis on military authority and international law.
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Oct 7, 2025 • 14min
Why Trump keeps blowing up Venezuelan boats
Rachel Van Landingham, a former active-duty judge advocate and current law professor, dives into the controversial U.S. military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug boats. She highlights the troubling implications of defining drug cartels as 'narco-terrorists' and explains why lethal military action is legally questionable. Rachel argues that interdiction and prosecution should be the norm instead. She links U.S. drug demand to systemic healthcare issues and warns that this policy could lead to dangerous precedents and extrajudicial actions on U.S. soil.
