Trump Sent SEAL Team 6 Into ... North Korea?

For the operation, the military chose SEAL Team 6’s Red Squadron — the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden. The SEALs rehearsed for months, aware that every move needed to be perfect. But when they reached what they thought was a deserted shore that night, wearing black wet suits and night-vision goggles, the mission swiftly unraveled.

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A North Korean boat appeared out of the dark. Flashlights from the bow swept over the water. Fearing that they had been spotted, the SEALs opened fire. Within seconds, everyone on the North Korean boat was dead.

The SEALs retreated into the sea without planting the listening device.

The 2019 operation has never been publicly acknowledged, or even hinted at, by the United States or North Korea.

Ed Morrissey

Why are people talking about it now? The NYT says they have "two dozen" sources for the story, including Trump I officials along with military and civilian (read: intel) sources. It seems very odd that this didn't leak until now, given that Trump was out of office for four years in between. And that makes me question the motive as well as the timing. 

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