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Posted on 12/05/2025 9:30:14 AM PST by mlitefan
“War criminal!” exploded social media last Friday when the Washington Post released a purported “bombshell” revelation about Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The paper alleged that Hegseth had ordered a second strike to kill drug smugglers belonging to a designated terrorist organization who had survived the first American attack on a Venezuelan boat on Sept. 2.
The story was based on two anonymous sources who, if they indeed exist, claimed to have knowledge of the War Department’s workings on the matter. On Sunday, the Post’s story was contradicted by President Trump, who told reporters Hegseth had authorized no second strike. Trump’s explanation was consistent with a New York Times report Monday, which cited five other anonymous sources, all of whom said Hegseth had not ordered a second strike. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the same day that then Joint Special Operations Command Chief Admiral Frank M. Bradley had ordered the second strike. Hegseth confirmed this during a televised cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, the establishment commentariat is still crying for Hegseth’s ouster and prosecution, as well as that of all military personnel involved in a situation for which there is little actual evidence. But if anyone thinks blowing up
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I read somewhere that the “double tap” tactic originated from Obama’s drone policy.
If so, all the pubs need to do is repeat that in unison.
bkmk
Let them rend their clothes and gnash their teeth. I voted for this and the left can pound sand.
Was that an ACME boat?
I assume the order is: “Sink the boat.” One shot or 10 is irrelevant.
I suspect it’s more like “sink the drugs”, which is a little more complicated than sinking the boat; more likely to require follow-up shots.
According to general journalism standards (an oxymoron), this is really one anonymous source, and a second source who either vouched for the veracity of the first source or corroborated certain facts that give credibility to the first source's account, but isn't necessarily a direct source themselves.
In effect, the Washington Post ran with a single source on this story, which is why the New York Times couldn't validate the story with their own sources.
-PJ
My sentiment exactly.
I wish I could hear something like this:
“Given that numerous drugs are observed floating in the water after one attack, and the possibility of enemy survivors trying to retrieve them, it now will be the policy of the DOW to always shoot a second round, of wide dispersal fragmentation ordnance, in order to sink the drug packets and eliminate any remaining enemy personnel.
The name of this new policy to be implemented immediately shall be known as ‘double tap’. Although commanders in the field may execute a triple tap if deemed appropriate.”
SAME HERE
Isn’t fentanyl supposed be highly poisonous? Seems appropriate to rain down all sorts of hell on these smugglers to incinerate every possible gram of the poison.
Second, we should broadcast a prime time tv show in Mexico showing the bloody carnage, and the boats exploding. Maybe show up close pictures of the homes of the cartel leaders. Let them know we can and will find them.
Fentanyl comes into the US from a different route. It’s increasingly used to cut coke.
The drug boats are carrying coke from Columbia to close by island nations like Trinidad and Tobago for transshipment.
LOL, "shipwrecked sailors", "Maryland man", …
Yes, how often to cops empty the whole magazine into the suspect?
Shoot until the threat is neutralized or you run out of ammo.
The story was based on two anonymous sources who, if they indeed exist.
Indeed the first strike didn’t sink the boat it’s why the second strik was called they have footage of back up team trying to salvage the dope.
Well if it just coke.....
I wonder if all of the drugs in the water impede the sharks and other fishes from enjoying a fine meal.
There was a movie called “Cocaine Bear”.
There was a movie called “Sharknado”.
We need one called “Cocaine Shark Nado”
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