Posted on 09/05/2025 6:14:20 AM PDT by Red Badger
A group of Navy SEALs emerged from the ink-black ocean on a winter night in early 2019 and crept to a rocky shore in North Korea. They were on a top secret mission so complex and consequential that everything had to go exactly right.
The objective was to plant an electronic device that would let the United States intercept the communications of North Korea’s reclusive leader, Kim Jong-un, amid high-level nuclear talks with President Trump.
The mission had the potential to provide the United States with a stream of valuable intelligence. But it meant putting American commandos on North Korean soil — a move that, if detected, not only could sink negotiations but also could lead to a hostage crisis or an escalating conflict with a nuclear-armed foe.
It was so risky that it required the president’s direct approval.
For the operation, the military chose SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron — the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden. The SEALs rehearsed for months, aware that every move needed to be perfect. But when they reached what they thought was a deserted shore that night, wearing black wet suits and night-vision goggles, the mission swiftly unraveled.
A North Korean boat appeared out of the dark. Flashlights from the bow swept over the water. Fearing that they had been spotted, the SEALs opened fire. Within seconds, everyone on the North Korean boat was dead.
The SEALs retreated into the sea without planting the listening device.
The 2019 operation has never been publicly acknowledged, or even hinted at, by the United States or North Korea. The details remain classified and are being reported here for the first time. The Trump administration did not notify key members of Congress who oversee intelligence operations, before or after the mission.
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This is the type of leak which mandates a hanging.
Doubt it leaked under Trump. Biden yes.
This story leaking by a leftist embedded within the DS bureaucracy under DJT is a certainty IMHO.
I agree. We should not be talking publicly about these sorts of secret missions.
"...never been publicly acknowledged, or even hinted at, by the United States or North Korea."So John Bolton and...."This account is based on interviews with two dozen people, including civilian government officials, members of the first Trump administration and current and former military personnel with knowledge of the mission. All of them spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the mission's classified status."
I have many, many dozens of people who will attest that the New York Times is anti-Trump. We won't need "on condition of anonymity."
But did it really happen.
This type of story is a great way to catch leakers.
The leaker probably has no way of determining whether the story is true or not—it could be disinformation fed to them.
Notice the lack of specific verifiable details.
No argument. Could be.
If you know my history, I love fishing ;-)
So, let's talk about it now so North Korea will be looking for it next time, and we can sell a few newspapers!
“This is the type of leak which mandates a hanging.”
No, just a simple heart attack like the Dems did to Anthony Scalia. The quieter the better.
That is my though, exactly.
Just another hit piece on DJT by the corrupt MSM. But, whoever “leaked” it needs to be in prison.
Man, the DoD leaks are insane.
Why was Biden invading another country without a declaration of war? Isn’t this action a violation of international law? Imagine if Trump did this!
It's from the NYTs. All of their stories are anti-Trump pieces.
Or it’s just lies again...with the deep state trying to cause issues for Trump.
Sad thing is with the news today, I have no clue if this story is remotely true, or if it’s just the deep state trying to cause issues for Trump. I mean when it says details of this are still classified, but we interviewed over a dozen people that knew about it. I’m like wtf, then it’s not really classified now is it. And why would dozens of people be willing to talk about it? I suspect this is mostly fake.
Sounds like a good story. Coming from the NYT who knows if it’s true or not.
“It’s from the NYTs. All of their stories are anti-Trump pieces.”
It’s true.
I play Wordle on the NY Times website. When I click on the link, it opens to the main page of the NY Times. There is never a day where the main headline doesn’t blast Trump or the GOP. No other news matters. Anything and everything that can be tied to Donald Trump is used.
If there was ever a classic example of Trump Derangement Syndrome, the NY Times is it!
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