Seen in the right light, the "double tap" war crimes story tells us quite a bit about how color revolution tactics are being weaponized in the United States to undermine the Trump administration(s).
The term "color revolutions" gained traction under the Obama administration, and it refers to (generally) US-backed regime change operations that use psychological warfare campaigns combined with (often USAID-funded) campaigns to stimulate and organize resistance movements in foreign countries, with the goal of pushing what appear to be democratically-led regime change in target countries.
The goal, aside from the obvious regime-change objective, is to avoid having to resort to US military action to achieve the objective. The Arab Spring and the replacement of the Ukrainian government during Obama's term are examples of color revolutions, which take their name from the fact that the opposition adopts colors as symbols of its opposition.
The current hoax that Pete Hegseth ordered the murder of helpless narco-terrorists who were Hors de combat—out of the fight—and hence not legal targets of military operations is obviously part of a similar campaign that continues despite mounting evidence that the events did not happen as described.
It all began with the now-infamous video of the "Seditious Six," in which, out of the blue, six prominent Democrats encourage US military members to disobey "illegal" orders.
The Sedition 6 got what they wanted.
— C3 (@C_3C_3) November 26, 2025
Evil.pic.twitter.com/m7ybRB3DH1
When asked directly what illegal orders had been given, none were provided. In fact, Senator Slotkin admitted she knew none that had been given, but warned that some may be coming in the near future.
Elissa Slotkin ADMITS Democrats lied about President Trump issuing illegal orders to the military:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 23, 2025
ABC: "Do you believe President Trump has issued any illegal orders?"
SLOTKIN: "To my knowledge I am not aware of things that are illegal." pic.twitter.com/63F8AHkK7E
Hmm. None have occurred, but we all know they are coming, and members of the military had better watch out because they could be prosecuted once a Democrat returns to the White House.
Days later—quite the coincidence—such an order apparently came from the Secretary of War himself. And all hell broke loose.
Now, Senator Mark Warner is openly musing that, perhaps, the military should save us from President Trump. A military coup, perhaps?
Sen. Mark Warner: "I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this President."
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 3, 2025
They're now just openly calling for military coups against President Trump. pic.twitter.com/JUHiWK0y1o
As more and more information comes out, unsurprisingly, the original story of the "double tap" has turned out to be utterly false. The narco-terrorists were NOT Hors de combat, and instead were working to save their cargo and call for help. The boat, while not intact, was still seaworthy, and the original mission had not yet been completed.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz on Wednesday’s ‘World News Tonight’ about drug boat-gate: “And tonight, new information: According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back on to the boat after the initial strike. They were believed to be potentially in… pic.twitter.com/R5eHFzzDql
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 4, 2025
ABC’s Martha Raddatz on Wednesday’s ‘World News Tonight’ about drug boat-gate: “And tonight, new information: According to a source familiar with the incident, the two survivors climbed back on to the boat after the initial strike. They were believed to be potentially in communication with others, and salvaging some of the drugs. Because of that, it was determined they were still in the fight and valid targets. A JAG officer was also giving legal advice. So, again, David, that video will be key and Admiral Bradley will be on the Hill tomorrow behind closed doors.”
It is perfectly legitimate to debate both the wisdom and, in fact, the legality of the strikes against these boats, but even Elissa Slotkin conceded the legality of those strikes initially. "To my knowledge, I am not aware of any illegal orders." Targeting the boats, or even the narco-terrorists themselves, is legal according to her.
If this account is true, the Washington Post story is a genuinely vile slander of both Hegseth and Bradley.https://t.co/6XQsQQT6Wd
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) December 2, 2025
For days, we have been subjected to fevered discussions about international law, the UCMJ, potential prosecutions of soldiers who obey lawful orders, and misleading descriptions from anonymous sources about an event that DID NOT HAPPEN. Yet, even on ABC, which broke the story that the strike was legitimate, the commentators are still discussing events as if they did.
It is a hoax, just like the "fine people" hoax. The fact that everybody who is talking about it knows that the narrative is false, they continue to push it.
Ignoring ABC's own reporting that the double tap was warranted, Alyssa Farah Griffin falsely claim the Trump administration is throwing Admiral Bradley "under the bus" for the drug boat strikes (the WH is defending him), and falsely claims he committed "a war crime."
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) December 4, 2025
Behar claims… pic.twitter.com/SNt84uLWC1
Lest you think that Griffin is just spouting off, she is employed by ABC News and speaking to one of the largest daytime TV audiences in America. And her audience is a potent one: AWFLs, who are a key electoral demographic.
“We've all agreed that we're allowed— that the boat's a legitimate target.”@Jed_Rubenfeld explains the legal green light for Trump’s second strike and why lawyers say it still holds.
— Next Up with Mark Halperin (@NextUpHalperin) December 4, 2025
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In the space of about a week, we went from "illegal orders may be coming" to "illegal orders happened" to "we will prosecute you if you commit war crimes when we get into power" to...promoting a military coup.
All based on a hoax. A hoax that, despite all those prior hoaxes being debunked, still took in quite a few Republicans. They believed a false premise, and did the work of the propagandists for them.
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) December 2, 2025
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one. pic.twitter.com/ymzpvWoI67
None of this was coincidental. It is the same playbook as the Russia Collusion hoax, the "suckers and losers" hoax (which is still out there), and countless others.
These are color revolution tactics. A coordinated disinformation/psyops campaign to destabilize a regime. To put a cherry on the top, Elissa Slotkin was at the CIA.
This second drug boat bombing is shaping up to be the next Russiagate Hoax. Six Democrats made a video urging soldiers to refuse illegal orders, and now they are on the hunt for war crimes with the help of the media. pic.twitter.com/gNROQKJLbR
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) December 3, 2025
Unfortunately, the Obama years showed that color revolutions often work. In fact, the migrant crisis in Europe all began with Obama's Arab Spring.
Will it work here? Yes and no. To a great extent, it already has. The country is already destabilized, even if Trump remains in power. Division has skyrocketed, social trust has plummeted, and Biden has imported over 10 million foreigners to change demographics. We are not in danger of a military coup, I think, but the campaign is achieving its goals.
So far. The big difference is that the US is much more resilient as a whole than, say, Syria or Ukraine. For the most part, what we have seen is that the Democrats are consolidating control in Blue states and cities, but not at the federal level. These tactics have been divisive, but as Trump's victory showed, the Democrats' opposition is far from defeated. They have taken massive tactical losses, especially with the defunding of USAID.
So the warm civil war continues.
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