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Why won’t the Pentagon say if it’s using AI to blow up boats in the Caribbean?

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By Seth Hettena Verified
| The Ice Man
A Jump 20 group 3 Unmanned Aerial System prepares to land during flight operations aboard San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio As always, to support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber. Thank you. The longer the war with Iran drags on, the more the once-shocking attacks closer to our shores fade into memory.
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David Rush Didn't Breach the CIA's Secrecy. He Exploited It.

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By Seth Hettena Verified
| The Ice Man
(Left, David Trinks; Right, Scottsdale Mint. Public Domain images via Unsplash) As always, to support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber. Thank you. When a federal magistrate judge ordered David Rush jailed without bond pending trial, I wondered if the judge took that extreme step because Rush, a former CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars, had spied for a foreign country. It turns out I was wrong. Rush apparently didn’t breach the CIA’s secrecy.
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Before Graham Platner ran for Senate, he witnessed SEALs kill a civilian in Ramadi

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By Seth Hettena Verified
| The Ice Man
This undated photo of an Iraqi man appears to have been captured through a SEAL sniper scope in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. It’s unclear why this photo was taken or what happened to the target (Source: SEAL Team Three, Charlie Platoon Ramadi deployment video) To support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber. Thank you.
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