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7 Members of SEAL Team 6 Reportedly Punished for ‘Secrecy Breach’

WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — A senior defense official says seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to kill al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, have been punished for allegedly disclosing classified information.

The official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case, says the seven received what the military calls “nonjudicial” punishment on Wednesday. They are alleged to have provided the information to the maker of a video game.

The official says four other SEALs are under investigation for similar alleged disclosures.

The punishments were first reported by CBS News.

See TheBlaze’s original story below

The Associated Press is reporting that seven Navy SEALs have been punished for “secrecy breach.” Further details were not immediately available.

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Comments (129)

  • DontCry
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:26pm

    Is there anything that isn’t Obama’s fault??? Maybe we should punish George Bush and Dick Cheney instead for starting wars based on lies. Instead of blaming Obama for 4 lives, perhaps you should blame Bush and Cheney for the thousands of lives dead under their watch. Be real people.

    DontCry  
    • Atikokan
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:32pm

      I don’t blame Obozo for Bush. I do blame him for being a liar and thief, for murdering the ambassador and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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    • environmentalandawake
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:40pm

      @Don’t Cry. 500 soldiers dead in 8 years with 156 bill price tag=Bush About 1500 with 340 billlion price tag= Obama. Wake up!!

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    • BEAURYKER
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:43pm

      Gettin’ old. Real old.

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    • drs1969
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:52pm

      OBL died at Tora Bora in ’03. The Pentagon doesn’t want these guys to let the ‘fraud’ out.

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    • Dranix
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:11pm

      You do realize something like twice as many service members have died under Obama than under Bush right? Your argument is invalid

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    • noland
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:33pm

      GB Loved this country more than he Loved his self , Bo-hammad only humbles himself to his so-called call to prayer, boo hoo can’nt take it when the truth is half of the country DO”NT love him the way he Loves himself! . Him and 47% know nothing about the word Humble, thier to busey blamming the other guy for thier MISERY instead of grabbing a shovel and digging thier way out of sh#t they just want to sit in it sleep in it and use your God given brain to figure a way to a better life. Its called Do it Your D#mn Self..

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:10pm

      You just don’t get it, do you? Another moron living in the hate Bush past. Troll on.

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:12pm

      @environ: Don’t try using math and statistics with libs. They don’t understand either. They understand lies, deceit and abandoning Americans under fire.

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    • DeOppressoLiber
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:52pm

      Pirates push the issue and find out what was disclosed for the pro Dear Leader movie. One stack made it to the movie makers that was nit supposed to be released. Did those people get in trouble?

      Go with a court martial and ask for high ranking officials

      The Col Robert B. Rheault the commander fo 5th GP did during a murder trial in Vietnam that brought the trial to an end and he walked.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Rheault

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 12:58am

      The Truth be told….I Trust the SEALS any day before I would Trust obama!!!!!

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    • seresmary
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 3:54am

      What about Biden for outting the Seal team that took out BinLaden in the first place,
      he should be sent to the White House Dungeon. Marys

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    • NeilChapin
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:00am

      This is how tyrants gain and hold power, suppress free speech. Read fresh political comentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/

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    • raderby
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:37am

      you are a dumb SOB, “DONTCRY”. how comfortable you must be in your cocoon of misinformation and incorrect opinions; no doubt implanted in your numb mind by lying media or your communist lying sack-in-chief.

      not going to spar with you idiots any longer- go F yourself. You are wrong about very serious matters, and therefore, a danger to me and my family.

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    • ClaudeRains
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 6:56am

      Get laid off yet?

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    • GlenKnows
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 7:45am

      Great point but most of the people on here are insane and don’t have the capacity to reason.

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    • SquidVetOhio
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 8:32am

      I guess I’m the ONLY FREAKING person who remembers why the Iraq war started. Listen up you idiot liberals because this is the last time I’m going to explain this to you morons:

      1.) We invaded Iraq after 13 (of your beloved) U.N. resolutions to allow inspectors in were defied. Saddam could have stopped it.

      2.) Every intelligence agency in the world thought Saddam had more than he apparently did. Saddam’s captured scientists told us they were lying to Saddam about how far along their nuke program was out of fear of being killed. So Saddam even thought he was close to having them.

      3.) We have satellite photos of convoys of Iraqi trucks taking something into Syria days before the invasion. And they weren’t Wal-Mart trucks.

      4.) He DID have WMDs. We found ware houses full of mustard gas tipped artillery and other military items ILLEGALLY sold to them by the French and Russia. (FYI, chemical weapons are classified as a WMD.)

      5.) Last but not least, Saddam routinely fired at our aircraft patrolling the no-fly zone (and we have video) thereby nullifying the cease fire they signed in the 91 Gulf War.

      This is why the war was completely legal and withing Bush’s right (and he had congressional approval and congress had the SAME EXACT INTELLIGENCE briefings. So shut up, quit whining and listening to your communist media. They are the ones lying to you.

      Bush’s problem was that the idiot wouldn’t defend himself and allowed you low pink-O morons to believe this no

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    • Do Not Panic All is Well
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:18am

      One has nothing to do with the other. This moral relativism you liberals have is totally confounding. Wrong is wrong. Bush never lied. He was really cleaning up what Clinton should have dealt with. Clinton got run out of Somalia and got punked by terrorists at every turn. His ineptitude and unwillingness to fight for what is right ENCOURAGED terrorist attacks and the expansion of militant Islamists.
      Obama is following through on his father’s dreams making retirbutions to former colonies of Europeans and America. Time to impeach him. No compromise on the economy, let it burn. We can rebuild from the ashes.

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    • thefnshow
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:28am

      uh clinton said hussain had wmd’s and was ready to do another round of sanctions that have worked so well in the past…all senators voted to go to war except obama

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  • grayling646
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:24pm

    Everybody relax. They just went before ‘Captain’s Mast” which is basically an ass chewing. What Navy SEAL can’t handle an ass chewing?

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    • Dismayed Veteran
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 9:55am

      Grayling46

      You are correct. Nonjudicial punishment falls under Article 15, UCMJ. The penalty can range from loss of rank to a simple DF in their 201 file. If what the SEALS did is true, they did provide information on methods, tactics and capability to a video game company. All of which is against the rules.

      While I am no Obama fan, he has nothing to do with this. Nonjudicial punishment is the least amount of punishment and is given at the unit level. I had to give a couple of Article 15′s during my short career in the Army. This is not a big deal.

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    • warrior21
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 1:04pm

      Your are exactly correct! These guys knew that they were disclosing classified information. They are supposed to be elite troops and should have acted like it. Like it or not they are subject to the same rules that govern all U.S. troops.

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    • grayling646
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 10:58pm

      …ummmm, I got one.

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  • davetrav
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:17pm

    If your going to punish the seals, DON’T FOR GET OBAMA—–He LIED TO AMERICA AND 4 DIED,
    HE covered up IRAN shooting at a DRONE NOV.1 –before the election, OBAMA SHOULD BE TRIED FOR TREASON—TELLING A COMBAT UNIT TO STAND DOWN——Stupid free loaders keep him in office, —-92% blacks voted for him and they call white people RACIST. —– I feel sorry for the LATINO’S —-they got suckered.—–GOD BLESS THE SEALS.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 5:34am

      Don’t forget that Sweet Old Barack and his people outed Seal Team 6 for publicity and then to help the movie maker who made the film about Osamas death.. Can’ give him an Article 15 but we can impeach him.

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  • DeVain
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:16pm

    Someone stated under autonomy that others were disciplined for disclosing information (which I assume was anonymously) .

    Color me confused.

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    • garylee123
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:12pm

      Don’t be…..it makes sense to someone in power somewhere. Our job is to accept it.

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  • BEAURYKER
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:10pm

    Buy guns and bullets. Now. Move out of the city. Pay taxes…should you? Take no **** from anybody. Think long and hard about enlisting, or reenlisting, in the service. You may wind up fighting your own family. Hunker down, ’cause it’s gonna get interesting, before the people decide they’ve had enough.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:47pm

      and what good are guns and bullets against drones., A10′s & militarize police?

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:14pm

      Better hurry if you are going to shop for hardware. It is getting harder to find than an honest democrat.

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    • Fearnone
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 3:47am

      Question posted by Republicorp responding to buying guns and ammo: “and what good are guns and bullets against drones., A10′s & militarize police?”

      My answer: That question has been asked many times before with slight variations.
      “and what good are squirrel guns and a cannon against Santa Anna’s army?”
      “and what good are muskets against the British army?”
      “and what good are a few cannon against the British fleet?”

      Did that answer your question Republicorp?

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  • Totally Domestic
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:07pm

    BO considers the Seals his enemy.
    How many Special Ops killed in that Chinook? Benghazi? by Afghani’s?
    Mr. Janet Napolitano said the military are the real terrorist.
    Now they are prosecuting? I’m sure the Seals hurt BO’S feelings with their attack ads
    He will get his revenge.
    In case you all haven’t noticed………..WAR!

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    • drs1969
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:54pm

      They were killed in the Chinook to silence them about killing a ‘phantom’ OBL.

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  • jman-6
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Patriots try to look on the bright side, the more heroes they piss off will,and join us the easier our job will be if you catch my drift! GOD BLESS

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    • BODYBAG
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:01pm

      Exactly. But make no mistake —– they’re already on our side.
      They ARE us. They have families too.

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  • Jedrin
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Remember that South or Central American country that had their Supreme Court ask the military to remove a President that was turning Dictator? Why not here?

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  • noland
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:46pm

    mmmm, i wonder whos next on bohammad’s list? sounds like hes starting with are military first!

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    • Max jones
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:52pm

      Osama is NOT dead, he is in a camp in the ME being prepped to be presented to the world as the ‘MAHDI’, resurrected from the dead, like Jesus………..

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    • rickc34
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:58pm

      He will replace o. ur military with U.N. troops. Getting rid of our elite is part of his plan. They helped him get re-elected just like Christie . Christie has not seen the President since the photo op..the idiot.

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    • Totally Domestic
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:11pm

      The military is going after Obama.
      See Ulsterman Reprort -Military Insider said they are going to “Watergate” him.

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  • aproudinfidel
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:42pm

    Oh, it is not going to be good to be in the American military for the next four years. I hope that the CIC doesn’t limit our troops to rubber bullets and paper airplanes. People get ready.

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  • ginjit.dw
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:39pm

    Why wasn’t Panetta punished???? He gave out the info that seal team 6 did the deed. This whole administration is corrupt. They can’t get ballets for these heroes to vote, but they can punish them. We are all in for a terrible ride.

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:50pm

      Who is going to punish Panetta? Obama? Ha ha ha ha ha.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:17pm

      Remember all those close to clinton died in his first term. Obama will probably get rid of those close to him.

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  • nzkiwi
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:33pm

    It seems that they helped to develop a realistic video game.

    We shouldn’t judge until the rest of the details come out.

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    • PeachyinGA
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:48pm

      Nzkiwi I agree. I trust that seven seals would not collectively sell any information that is secret or would endanger their brothers in arm. I’ll gladly give them the benefit of the doubt!

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    • loriann12
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:50pm

      I’m sorry, but my husband worked with SEALS for 4 years. They DO NOT give out classified information. It means their life it it gets how, including tactics.

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    • environmentalandawake
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:51pm

      Look no further than this post. The World is not a video game!!! Get off your colletive disconnected behinds and work on the reallity that faces us all. Are you kidding with this?!

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    • p00gles
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:51pm

      This is about Medal Of Honor: Warfighter. Played it and actually kinda sucked, must be fussing over door breaching tactics cuz thats pretty much all you do in the game lol.

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    • marybethelizabeth
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:14pm

      It is possible to judge the veracity of this article.

      Since there is no “Seal Team Six” it can’t be true.

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    • elderbat
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:42pm

      ditto that; definitely more to this story, I think…now I’m wondering what they’re up to with this one…

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  • sparkyrules
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:32pm

    I want to ‘punish’ President Obama and his administration.My future spending habits(or lack there of) will reflect my deep discourse with the Kenyan.

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  • Whiskey_Tango
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:32pm

    Sooooo the books (memoirs) “No Easy Day” and “Seal Team Six”, and movie “Act of Valor” revealed nothing, but consulting on a video game does?

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    • jman-6
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:44pm

      Difference was they got it directly from prez and he can declassify anything whereas the SEALS don’t get that priveledge. They are still heroes and GOD BLESS em’!

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    • grayling646
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:15pm

      No Easy Day was written by a rouge. The other two titles were approved after vetting. If I had to guess, these men were probably ‘dressed down’ for breaking protocol. Not giving away secrets. Each of these men signed a letter of secrecy (I think it’s called The Espionage Act but I can’t remember exactly) agreeing not to discuss any operational details with anybody outside of their command without permission.

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  • MiCurmudgeon
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:25pm

    Only Oblamer is allowed to talk about how “He” got Osama.

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  • Edohiguma
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:24pm

    I wonder what “sensitive” information we’re talking about, because, let’s face it, the only sensitive thing about certain groups of operators are their identities and certain specialized equipment. Tactics, strategies, training, most of the equipment, all that is pretty well known already.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:26pm

      Wait a while for the White House to leak it…they are the real leakers of classified info.

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    • Sgt_Rock
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:30pm

      Perhaps they contradicted (i.e. told the truth) something the administration released about the op and now there are some folks who ain’t happy…

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:45pm

      Besides, google will have pictures for anybody that wants them.

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    • Cadcamtrainer
      Posted on November 9, 2012 at 12:49am

      The SEALS will NOT leak classified info. No Easy Day contained NO classified info either. It was stuff that many knew already. Read the book and see it for your self. BHO and his ilk are the real leakers.

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  • ImTheNana
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:16pm

    http://www.breitbart.com/system/wire/DA2E5G380

    (AP) Source: 7 Navy SEALs punished for secrecy breach
    By ROBERT BURNS
    AP National Security Writer
    WASHINGTON
    A senior defense official says seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, have been punished for allegedly disclosing classified information.

    The official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the case, says the seven received what the military calls “nonjudicial” punishment on Wednesday. They are alleged to have provided the information to the maker of a video game.

    The official says four other SEALs are under investigation for similar alleged disclosures.

    The punishments were first reported by CBS News.

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    • Hanner
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:26pm

      We never knew about Seal Team 6 until the Administration ratted them out. Even the details of the Bin Laden Raid. They were just following their commander’s lead on leaks. I think i’m going to puke.

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  • scout n ambush
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:15pm

    And so begins the night of the long knives .I can’t wait to hear what they are actually guilty of but that would be asking to much out of this regime to expect a truthful explanation.File them away with General Carter Ham head of Africom and Admiral Gaouttee commander of the 3rd fleet who were removed from command after attempting to ignore the exhalted ones stand down order.

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    • johnpaulkuchtajr
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:37pm

      Very incredible!

      The Sewer Rat-in-Chief has invited Muslims to the WH for dinner who were named by Judge Jorge Solis as “unindicted co-conspirators” in the Holy Land Foundation terror trial; but, these guys get whacked for talking to a game developer? The Sewer Rat-in Chief leaves men to die in Benghazi so he doesn’t spoil the “Al Qaeda is dead” narrative; but, the SEALS get smudges on their records?
      The Sewer Rat-in-Chief orders terrorists listed on the State Department no fly lists to be “de-listed” so that the terrorists can come to the WH to meet for a little gun running strategy; but, the chain-of-command doesn’t stand up for these men? Does this mean, like it smells, that the chain is part of the sewer rat gang?

      As a group, I just don’t think it pays to dry _ _ck the Dev Group SEALS.

      “Remember Benghazi”

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:48pm

      @johnpaul: Can you imagine the tremendous enthusiasm there will be now to be a Seal, Ranger, Force Recon now that the troops can see how the defense department has got their backs. This administration sucks.

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    • WarMunger_Al
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 9:18pm

      Infidel-
      I am sure they know the president has their backs…Just look at Benghazi.

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 11:22pm

      @war: What a sick feeling they must have when they think about their CIC.

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  • nzkiwi
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:15pm

    It looks like they participated in developing a realistic video game.

    Waiting for updates…

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    • scout n ambush
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Wish i woulda waited for your post ,but i wonder if these guy’s released anything obama hasn’t already gladly released to the people who made his movie about the obamas bin-laden raid

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  • wolfinshdo
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:12pm

    Can we all say Benghazi…. Could these be some of the guys that wanted to go in and try to save lives?

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  • wolfinshdo
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:11pm

    Can we all say Benghazi….. Could these men be tired of Pres. Obama passing the “buck” again?!

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:53pm

      I can hardly say Benghazi now without feeling crappy for the way that America left our guys hanging out there to be slaughtered by muslim terrorists. There, Mr. Obama, I said it, muslim terrrorists…now you try to say it. You can’t, can you? You are too worried about offending your muslim pals.

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  • demsrtraitors
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:10pm

    it really doesn’t matter anymore. America is DEAD!

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  • resme
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:10pm

    Indefinite detention?

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:09pm

    So…. they voted for Romney???

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  • Hiswill
    Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:08pm

    Heck, the Commander and Chief puts out secret info all the time. Does this mean Obama will be punished too?

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    • rickc34
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:13pm

      We can only pray.

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:22pm

      How I wish I were young and black and stoooopid. I would volunteer! Maybe I’d get an oabamaphone???

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    • SlippedThroughAWormHole
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Naw, White House staff got that play thing called Executive Priviledge. What a farce. Absolute most corrupt administration is our history. So sadden at the state of our country.

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    • chips1
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:28pm

      And Geraldo walks free? They can’t even convict the Fort Hood muslim? Obama stinks.

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    • aproudinfidel
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 8:56pm

      Oh, he will be punished alright. Really harshly for a really really long time.

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    • coldnorth
      Posted on November 8, 2012 at 10:50pm

      We all know the answer to that…His $hit don’t stink.

      It’s was bush’s fault dammit.

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