I assume you all aware of this event. I didn’t read the NYT article as it requires subscription, but read others. What I did not see was how NYT obtained that info on that mission. I assume it was leaked, but why? Is that covered only in the NYT article? Those missions take place regularly no doubt, we just don’t know about them. Smells to me like someone looking to make Trump admin look bad per usual:
“Top secret SEAL Team 6 killed North Korean civilians during failed covert mission in 2019: report”
A group of Navy SEALs secretly entered North Korea in early 2019 to plant a device to intercept the communications of dictator Kim Jong Un — but ended up firing on unarmed civilians diving for shellfish, puncturing their lungs to conceal their bodies and aborting the mission, according to a report.
The top-secret mission, reportedly authorized by President Trump during his first term, was carried out by SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron — the same unit that killed Osama Bin Laden, the New York Times reported Friday.
If successful, the mission could have delivered critical intelligence amid delicate nuclear negotiations between Kim and Trump, the outlet reported 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.
