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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAdmiral Bradley has been tossed under the proverbial bus.
And Admiral Frank Bradley should have refused this unlawful order.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-boat-war-crime_n_692df3a9e4b0c8c3c7ce9cda
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Admiral Bradley has been tossed under the proverbial bus. (Original Post)
Duncanpup
12 hrs ago
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Why the boat strikes. 1. They are easy to tellivise. and 2. no witness and no crime scenes to investigate.
usaf-vet
8 hrs ago
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Looks to me like he was the assistant bus driver. But I'm hoping we'll find some evidence he
Wonder Why
8 hrs ago
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Hugin
(37,215 posts)1. Has she lost the cross?
Im not watching this video. Her lips are moving so theres nothing there I need to hear.
This is what the aggregate on the Wikipedia has to say on the matter:
On orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and under Bradley's command, on September 2, 2025, SEAL Team 6 carried out a controversial strike on boats in the Caribbean alleged to be involved with narcotics trafficking.(7)(8)
Based on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_M._Bradley
(7): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-hegseth-war-crimes-report_n_692a4507e4b0dee467c88b45
(8): https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/
usaf-vet
(7,729 posts)2. Why the boat strikes. 1. They are easy to tellivise. and 2. no witness and no crime scenes to investigate.
Jbraybarten
(165 posts)3. Make him testify. Let's see what he has to say under oath.
Wonder Why
(6,443 posts)4. Looks to me like he was the assistant bus driver. But I'm hoping we'll find some evidence he
refused the order to murder people.
If not, the bus needs to back up.
oasis
(53,246 posts)5. It ain't over. There's plenty of explaining to do. nt