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Beef Over Bin Laden Shooting Lands in Court
A former SEAL Team Six operator who says he killed Osama bin Laden is suing podcasters who called him a fraud, reviving a decade-old feud over who fired…
Nov 12
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Seth Hettena
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What They Carried
A documentary streaming on Netflix reveals how Navy SEALs are confronting the hidden wounds of childhood abuse, combat trauma, and brain injury through…
Nov 10
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Seth Hettena
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SEAL Museum Taps Admiral Linked to Controversial Afghan Battle
The Navy SEAL Museum’s new chief once planned the mission behind Alone at Dawn—a battle that still divides the special operations community.
Nov 5
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Seth Hettena
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October 2025
Exclusive: Senate Candidate Alleges SEALs Shot Civilians in Iraq
Newly surfaced comments from Senate candidate Graham Platner describe SEALs shooting unarmed civilians in Ramadi, challenging the legend of Chris Kyle
Oct 30
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Seth Hettena
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The Wrong Threat
The Trump administration branded a Venezuelan street gang a terrorist group while ignoring Hezbollah’s entrenched network inside the Maduro regime.
Oct 27
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Seth Hettena
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The Rise of the Narco-Sub
How cartels turned the ocean into a stealth battlefield, and why the U.S. just blew one up.
Oct 20
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Seth Hettena
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Democracy Adrift
Former intelligence analysts warn the U.S. is sliding toward “competitive authoritarianism.” Others say the system may still be strong enough to stop…
Oct 16
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Seth Hettena
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Words of War
Trump’s return to the military language of secret war
Oct 14
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Seth Hettena
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Trump’s Venezuela Intel
A recording from Seth Hettena and Jonathan Larsen's live video
Oct 13
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Seth Hettena
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Jonathan Larsen
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A Secret War on Cartels
Trump’s lawyers quietly declared the U.S. at war with dozens of cartels—and won’t tell Congress who they are
Oct 8
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Seth Hettena
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The Conspiracists' War
Inside the shadow briefings that linked Venezuela, stolen-election claims, and real-world killings at sea.
Oct 6
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Seth Hettena
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The Throwdown: How Special Operators Cover Up Murder
Across two decades of war, elite troops concealed unlawful killings behind “throwdowns” and silence, a practice America’s allies have now investigated…
Oct 2
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Seth Hettena
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