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MagickMuffin

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15. This stood out to me
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 01:47 PM
Saturday


“The order was to kill everybody,” alleged two people with direct knowledge of the SEAL Team 6 operation targeting the waterborne drug smugglers.


Why isn’t the word allegedly not used in this sentence?

“The order was to kill everybody,” alleged two people with direct knowledge of the SEAL Team 6 operation targeting the allegedly waterborne drug smugglers.

There is no proof whatsoever that any of these boat murders are drug smugglers. No one with enforcement boarded the boats to determine if there were any drugs involved.

More of the shoddy reporting from the press, that used to make certain they covered their asses by inserting allegedly into every article to protect themselves from lawsuits.





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