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Congress Is Asking Who We’re Killing at Sea. This San Diego Lawyer Has an Answer — and No One Has Called
Attorney Jeremy Warren defended one of the few known survivors of US boat strikes and says he's no narco-terrorist: "He's a glorified bus driver."
 • Seth Hettena
The SEAL-Washing of JD Vance
On logs, photo-ops, and borrowed toughness
 • Seth Hettena
I Asked ChatGPT Who Runs the NSA. It Didn't Say 'Laura Loomer'
How a social media provocateur became the gatekeeper for America's most sensitive intelligence agency
 • Seth Hettena
When the Order Came to Kill Them All, This General Said No
General Xu Qinxian refused to enforce martial law at Tiananmen Square. The unit that replaced him massacred thousands. Now his choice has lessons for…
 • Seth Hettena
My Navy SEAL Congressman Can Beat Up Your Navy SEAL Podcaster
A true story involving trained killers, podcasts, and gummy bears.
 • Seth Hettena
Weekend Read: JSOC Once Taught the Rules. Now It Breaks Them
A former drone operator’s account reveals how far a once rules-bound command has drifted.
 • Seth Hettena
Narcotics as a Hostile Threat? Seven Questions for Retired Major General Steven Lepper
A a former Air Force deputy judge advocate general weights in on my reporting that the Pentagon is now treating the presence of cocaine as evidence of…
 • Seth Hettena
Pentagon Redefines Drugs as Combat Threat, Justifying Strikes on Survivors
Exclusive details show how a Defense Department directive helped justify a JSOC drone strike on two shipwrecked men.
 • Seth Hettena
'Kill Everybody': Hegseth's Reported Order Echoes WWII War Crime
In 1945, a German U-boat captain was executed for ordering his men to open fire on shipwrecked survivors. Eighty years later, a four-star SEAL admiral…
 • Seth Hettena
Weekend Read: How the CIA Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Partisanship
A politically charged shooting, a public attack on a senator, and an internal revolt over a new covert war reveal an agency crossing lines it once swore…
 • Seth Hettena
Happy Thanksgiving
to all readers of The After-Action Report
 • Seth Hettena
Trump Says Urging Troops to Refuse Illegal Orders Is “Sedition.” This Air Force Officer Once Did Just That.
In 2011, Air Force Maj. Richard Rynearson refused a drone strike he believed was unconstitutional in a real-world test of the debate now consuming…
 • Seth Hettena
At Least George Santos Never Lied About His Military Record
Rep. Cory Mills built his political career on combat heroism. The Bronze Star that proved it was signed by his own staffer.
 • Seth Hettena
Rob O'Neill Broke the SEAL Code by Going Public. Some Teammates Still Stand by Him.
Filings in O’Neill's defamation lawsuit lean heavily on SEAL teammates vouching for his integrity as the dispute over the bin Laden raid widens into a…
 • Seth Hettena
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