Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory - POLITICO

The response from the former Navy SEAL came after the president on Tuesday retweeted a QAnon-linked account that promoted a baseless conspiracy theory.....
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/14/famed-navy-seal-pushes-back-after-trump-amplifies-baseless-bin-laden-conspiracy-theory-429428

Eddie Gallagher isn’t a ‘lifestyle brand’ story: It’s about the rise of American fascism – Raw Story

Eddie Gallagher is a soulless monster so violently sociopathic that he reduced his former colleagues — Navy SEALs who aren’t known for being the most tender-hearted of people — to tears. In video interviews of witness testimony obtained by the New York Times, some of these hardened warriors, so shaken by the things Gallagher had done, choked up, called the Navy petty officer “freaking evil” and claimed he particularly delighted in trying to murder women and children. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/eddie-gallagher-isnt-a-lifestyle-brand-story-its-about-the-rise-of-american-fascism/

Richard Spencer’s stark new warning about Trump unmasks a deeper truth - The Washington Post

The impunity is the point....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/11/26/richard-spencers-stark-new-warning-about-trump-unmasks-deeper-truth/

Exclusive: Top US Navy SEAL tells commanders in letter: 'We have a problem' - CNN Politics

The top US Navy SEAL recently sent a blistering letter to the force, writing in boldface type, "We have a problem," following several high profile incidents of alleged misbehavior by the US Navy's elite service members, CNN has learned.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/politics/navy-seals-collin-green-service-members-misbehavior/index.html

Lawyer for Navy SEAL accused of war crimes also works for Trump Organization - CNN Politics

An attorney for Navy SEAL chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher also represents the Trump Organization, CNN has learned, just days after reports surfaced indicating the President is considering pardoning Gallagher of charges that could constitute war crimes.....
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/24/politics/navy-seal-chief-eddie-gallagher-defense-team-trump/index.html

How Iona Craig Exposed the White House Lie About 2017 SEAL Raid That Killed Yemeni Women & Children - YouTube

Reporter Iona Craig exposed the Trump administration’s lie about its first military engagement and is in New York to receive the George Polk Award for documenting the destruction and civilian casualties from a covert U.S. Navy SEAL raid on a remote village in Yemen that left 25 civilians and one U.S. soldier dead.

Interview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_rp0TFMRUs

Fox News Apologizes for Featuring Veteran Who Lied About Being a Navy SEAL -- The New York Times

The network identified the veteran, John Garofalo, as a SEAL who had been awarded 22 commendations, including two Purple Hearts. It wasn't true. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/business/media/navy-seal-fox-news.html?_r=0

Here's Everyone Trump Blames For Everything Going Wrong Since He Became President

Hint: it's not his fault. ...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/blame-train?utm_term=.jpQ5DReeD#.naW0aEppa

The 5 Worst Trump Hypocrisies of the Week

Paid speeches, private e-mail servers, and botched military raids, oh my. ...
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/donald-trump-hypocrisy-donors

Trump won’t accept responsibility for deadly SEAL raid he approved over dinner, blames Obama

“Well, this was a mission that was started before I got here.”...
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-will-not-accept-accountability-for-botched-yemen-raid-b758a11fa02#.ej2goyb0p

Father Of SEAL Killed In Yemen To Trump: 'Don’t Hide Behind My Son’s Death' (TPM)

The father of a U.S. commando killed during the first counter-terrorism operation of President Donald Trump's term in office said Friday that Trump shouldn't "hide behind" his son's death to avoid an investigation into the mission.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/william-owens-seal-killed-yemen-raid-donald-trump

What happened in Yemen? NPR debunks Sean Spicer’s claims, while a bipartisan group of senators want more info (Salon)

The more we learn about Yemen, the more it doesn't look good for President Donald Trump...
http://www.salon.com/2017/02/10/what-happened-in-yemen-npr-debunks-sean-spicers-claims-while-a-bipartisan-group-of-senators-want-more-info/

Why Is the White House Calling Its Yemen Raid a Success? (The Atlantic)

If the costly mission counts as winning, President Trump is right that Americans will get tired of it. ...
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/why-is-the-white-house-calling-its-yemen-raid-a-success/515970/

Spicer: Suggesting Yemen raid wasn’t a ‘success’ is a disservice to the Navy SEAL who died

A military official told NBC that ‘almost everything went wrong.’...
https://thinkprogress.org/spicer-yemen-raid-disservice-ffd05e3cec34#.9h56ziwvy