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Rhinestone Catboy's avatar

Thank you for this important information and coverage. The administration is creating havoc at a rate that inundates our ability to pursue these issues. Defy every rule of war one day, shoot unarmed citizens the next. These are all criminal acts that should be stopped.

The Drey Dossier's avatar

Exactly. The problem compounds when violations are carried out through systems that obscure authorship (Facemasks, AI apologies, etc). Until we make an example out of somebody, even just once, how are we to expect anybody to believe that consequences exist?

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Hegshieth is an Iraqi WAR CRIMINAL Accused of rape and other crimes in IRAQ A Felon hired another Felon to do his crimes duhhh are You all Stupid or what

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PJ Schuster's avatar

You are completely sick & disgusting. The world would be such a better place if people like you would go extinct.

CATravircalll's avatar

I know how you feel PJ. I try not to reduce myself to bantering with fools. Talking sense to stupidity never makes much sense but it does feel good once in awhile doesn't it?

Like all the maggots out there, for the most part, I've quit trying to show them the light opting instead to leave them wallowing in the darkness. What little time I do spend on them now, is spent feeling nothing but pity for them because it is they who John Wayne spoke of when he said life is tough it's even tougher when you're stupid. It would be easier to ignore them though, if they didn't spend so much of their time making themselves a pain in everyone else's asses instead of trying to make the world a better place for everyone, like cowards everywhere they cling to their criticism of others like a life raft on a raging Sea that is their only hope for survival. I'd rather be shark food. It would serve some useful purpose at least.

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CATravircalll's avatar

So easy to be tough sitting behind your keyboard there isn't it? The internet, the last bastion of safety for the most cowardly and conceded among Us. Just this last statement of yours alone convinces me of what a truly pathetic human being you are. Please notice I did not include the word man. Men have spins, dignity and a level of integrity that put statements like yours beneath them and only fit for drunkards in bars and living room cowards comfortable in their keyboard bunkers where they can continue their miserable and useless lives making other people miserable as well. If you spent just a fraction of your time attempting to raise people up as opposed to senselessly attacking them in an attempt to make yourself look bigger by tearing all those around you down, I don't know about your world but our world would be infinitely better off.

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“innocent" victims? How do you make that ascertation, even if it's meant to be rhetorically cynical? The simple fact of the matter is because of the basic barbarity of the actions themselves nobody on this planet will ever know who was innocent or not? Our system was never designed for one man to arbitrarily be able to start a war with anyone much less Open Sea piracy using barbaric inhumane tactics that lead to justification of kidnapping foreign leaders out of their home countries. We are daily guilty of crimes we have accused other nations of and used those justifications to go to war killing countless more people innocent or not. Teddy Roosevelt carried a big stick but he spoke softly. This dictator that we have now only cares about the stick and who he can hurt with it. He feels it's power in his hands and the more he wields it the better it feels until he will get to a point where he's so numb to the death it won't matter how many people he kills because they were never a concern to begin with. If that's not obvious with this behavior I don't know what is or what could be. I do know that the man's finger is on the trigger of the most lethal nuclear arsenal on the planet and nobody seems to be concerned. He not only can use them he can't wait to use them. Now only looking for an excuse to kill even more people. Stalin whisked people off the streets in much the same manner and we will never know how many died in his gulags. How many are dying in our gulags the ones we are responsible for because we haven't reigned in this madman? We the people makes us all guilty. I've never been more ashamed of anything in my entire life than I am of my country right now and more people in it than I care to even think about.

“No ma'am, men are not beasts, animals are beasts. Men...are monsters!” I forget the movie quote but it's my favorite of all time. Only cuz it rings so true.

I can't imagine any planet in the universe we're more damage has been done by one species on the rest of the planet. All done as a result of God's infinite wisdom no doubt?

I think going forward you should be careful about what you say, your total lack of humanity is showing and it's not very pretty.

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CATravircalll's avatar

Don't cry no tears around me Betty. The shame you're not feeling you have brought completely on yourself. Nothing I can say or do will ever change that. Donald Trump thrives on hate and you are his food. Until you rid yourself of that darkness there's little anyone who will ever be able to say to you that will make much sense to you. You branish your hatred of other's like a gunslinger ready to spew fire from his mighty 44 because that's the only power that you both understand. The power to kill and destroy and to tear down... Makes you feel so Superior to your victims doesn't it? You poor man, you'll never get it. You'll never know happiness in life if you can't throw all that hatred down and just learn to…walk on.

I wish you well I hope you find a way to make things work out for you.

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Lisa Helland's avatar

Missed you too love

Mozart's avatar

Excellent presentation. Drey, I am a Veteran from long ago, When I served in Special Operations; missions were planned by people, those people then recruited Operators to execute those missions. In those days (late 60's to mid 70's) missions were classified as "Black Ops". Meaning no orders were formulated, recruitment was on a volunteer basis, no uniforms were worn to identify a specific nation and enrollment, centered around one's skill set and mission requirements ie: water insert, airdrop, jungle insert or desert etc.

Now: I am an old man, (70) but your findings all point to the "Black Operation Budget", which last I knew, is not even listed in the U.S. budget, am I wrong?

Your "fact finding is scary accurate and amazing. Where were you 50 years ago when I needed you? Only joking!

The 2nd part that I wish to address, are the rules as it pertains to the Geneva Convention. To be succinct; they are never mentioned in an operation why, because no enemy forces adhere to those rules anymore. I am sorry to inform you, that what rules that are used, are solely dependent on mission requirements, objectives and secrecy. Exception is bombing missions: only certain bomb types can be used, we cannot drop a tactical nuke or a cluster bomb unit with flechettes etc.

I viewed that second strike as totally unnecessary and WRONG! I agree with your assessment 100%. If I had been in command of that operation, I would have never permitted that second strike. I would have immediately called on my QRF (quick reaction force) to retrieve those individuals and obtain any intel from them I could, ( really not my job) CIA does that!

In addition: why would you expect anything different from this administration? This administration is the most corrupt, uneducated, and morally deficient in the history of the U.S., (my opinion). I have never seen the appointment of so many unqualified individuals in leadership positions who hold power. The biggest Idiot is sitting in the most powerful seat in the world, and he can't keep a coherent thought in his head.

I apologize for the rants of an old man.

I swore an Oath to this country, but I'll tell you Drey, if the innocents among us continue to be executed. We will have more to worry about than an AI targeting program gone amuck.

That stated... I know, I know, that the same program, can use facial recognition to call a target drone in to kill me, an individual.

I'm old kiddo, but I ain't dead yet!

In closing let me say one last thing. Most of our Military Operators are the very best at what they do and there are times, when the American people should not know what has been done in the dark!

I Salute You.

You are NOT alone in your efforts to be told in the TRUTH.

P.S. Move to New England, I'll take care of your heat bill!

Dan Beach's avatar

What a fabulous reply. From one who served, obviously honorably.

Mozart's avatar

Thank You, and YES Honorably!

CATravircalll's avatar

The service to my country was in a civil capacity. Had I ever served I would hope it would have been in a foxhole next to men like yourself. To not have served with dignity and honor would been not to have served at all. I watch our many experienced heroes in the military loyal to the Constitution not a king being pushed out of our military every day and being replaced by mindless automatons whose only allegiance is to their evil King.

I fear for the future. No autocratic dictator has ever left power without bloodshed. As Bruce Springsteen just wrote there's bloods on the streets now how much more there will be before these evil men are removed from power is anyone's guess. I won't back them but I won't attack them. I hope they have no illusions about what will happen if they attack me. America's not my country anymore but I'll stand behind the Constitution until the day I die. America is just a name. The Constitution is the reason for the name. Too many people have forgotten that.

Mozart's avatar

Very well said and I agree.

I wrote from the beginning of DOGE, that the American people would soon see gun battles in our streets. No one believed me, not a Command Admiral nor a former President of the United States. Only one had the courtesy to reply to my letter.

When you fight bad guys long enough, it’s easy to read the signs. Rump is a cancer in America, which needs to be removed. Our current situation will only escalate. Dictators, never leave peacefully, as you have stated.

My one and only SHOCK, was the sheer number of bad people in this country, that are willing to go along with this madness. If it doesn’t happen to them , they don’t care.

I wonder if this country as it is, is still worth fighting for?

Be well and Take Care.

Salute!

Jack Horner's avatar

Automation of Murder, not of death.

Fantastic journalism

The Drey Dossier's avatar

(Not mutually exclusive) Thank you.

Jack Horner's avatar

Quite.

I keep dreaming of AI turned on the parasitic billionaire class... and I seem to numbed to care about their plight in this fanciful scenario.

Jleighton's avatar

We have moved from Orwell to Kafka.

The Drey Dossier's avatar

I never left Kafka. Call me Gregor

Trey Fitts's avatar

What a video. Thanks for your work. AI is already so much more integrated into our military (and daily lives) than most understand. I’m interested how all this connects with Palantir and the PayPal Mafia trying to get Greenland..

Sarah's avatar

It’s like there’s no rules

The Drey Dossier's avatar

Geneva conventions? Barely know her

Mozart's avatar

Drey, as I am sure you are aware Trump just ordered Arrests of Journalists and Interviewers/reporters. Bondi, will arrest anyone not accepted trump’s ideas. Remember, the law no longer exists to them. Buy this very fact, it places you on his hit list, and they will make up a false narrative so as to arrest you.

Please use caution!

If ICE shows up, you’re already found guilty and “bullets don’t negotiate”!

You are very intelligent, please use that intelligence to be less transparent, I don’t wish for you and anyone to be erased. Young people must thrive and prosper, in order to make this country healthy again. We are passing the torch to you and others like you.

One of my greatest joys in life was protecting the American people, no accolades, or praise was necessary. We were proud to be, the silent guardians of a people and society, that was worth protecting.

Now as an old man (70) my shelf-life has expired. But, it may once again fall to us old Veterans, to stand guard and protect this country. True warriors, sign that oath knowing that we are expendable, as we protect this land and the people therein.

Our Oath does not expire!

Be Safe and May God Bless You!

A Veteran

Mozart's avatar

Sarah, you won’t like hearing this, but it is accurate and true.

“When you play a game by someone else’s rules, you put your life in their hands.”

When this game involves life and death, rules don’t apply.

Tactically speaking, from a military standpoint, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. It’s that simple.

Many, many military analysts, saw this current situation coming a long time ago, but NO-ONE had the intestinal fortitude ie; (guts) to say it outloud. Not politically correct as they say. Which is a “crock of shit”! (movie scent of a woman).

American citizens refuse to accept that fact, because they never thought it would happen. Well guess what, it’s for real and it is a direct and undeniable threat to all people in the United States, truthfully the World! I am not an alarmist, just a realist.

Oh Yea, I am a Veteran, and we have seen dictators like trump before!

Be Safe

Salute!

Sarah's avatar

I saw it coming and have been labeled an extremist by loved ones. Now they understand but some still refuse to believe what’s right in front of their eyes.

Taylor Rockwell's avatar

For the lawless, there are no rules

HokuManaSan's avatar

None that have our wellbeing in mind, anyway ..

haffthemighty's avatar

Your investigative research, analysis, composition, and delivery are always such great, great journalism, Drey. Really awesome report, asking so many good questions, so good I worry you may catch the wrong eyes one of these days. Your brave journalism is the stuff of journalistic legends, and, if you do all this by yourself, you are practically supernatural. Fantastic work as always!

Jennifer Dillon's avatar

you are amazing seriously. i look forward to your vids every time you post. at this point you’re one of my only news sources. it’s crazy.

Heimdall66's avatar

When the US Navy did drug operations in the 80's, we investigated suspicious vessels and followed legal procedures to approach and board vessels after permissions were recieved.

Most were nothing. A few arrests made. No shots needed to be fired.

Shooting at people in the water is so low, so morally ugly, so illegal and so unmanly.

The people begind the military today are that. They are broken, small, mean, unmanly people who should be relieved before they do more destruction and murder.

This is NOT the world we want to live in. God has to be angry as hell at this behavior.

CATravircalll's avatar

What makes you think God is on our side at all anymore? After our performance on this planet I'm beginning to think he's probably going to take sides with the insects. They're the only species that stands a chance of coming out on top at this point. We've only managed to wipe out half of their species in the last 10 years

Heimdall66's avatar

God on our side?

No.

You must be on God’s side. That’s how it works. And the right God. Not that fake tribal turd in the Old Testament. There’s one source of creation that loves all. No sides taken except those who take God’s side.

CATravircalll's avatar

The ‘right God’? That would be YOUR God, of course.

It's all one God.

Heimdall66's avatar

Nope.

You got a lot to learn.

Frank van Doorn🇨🇦's avatar

Would love to join your YouTube channel, but I had my Google (Alphabet) account deleted and so too went YouTube that is owned by Google. In order to subscribe, you guessed it, I need a google account. I won’t do that, you know give an inch they take a mile. Like you said media concentration by the bad guys continues at a furious pace. Funnily enough all fortold in the 80’s TV show “Max Headroom”.

Kerry Fisherkeller's avatar

Amazing summary of the situation by The Drey Dossier. Everything said in this is story is business in usual- except for the war crimes. Regular military are keenly aware of the laws and often very reluctantly cancel strikes when ROE are violated. It's why the USA has been held in such high regard.- until now. Many an autonomous system has been canceled for this reason. One way or another we all need to keep pressing for accountability of these war crimes or all Americans will suffer to our great detriment. The buck must stop at the top.

RRocinante's avatar

Drey have you come across anything regarding the sonic weapon they used in Venezuela?

Trish Anderson's avatar

Agree! Would love to know what she has found regarding the “weapon” they used.

Zachery Dumezich's avatar

Not to get all tinfoil hat but maybe maybe the wackos conspiracy theories are right…? 👀

M Dean Owen CPA's avatar

Total bullshit. Someone in a position of authority in the fight real time, had to make a decision. If they posed any threat to our Sailors, they have to die.

I’m a combat veteran, I escorted brothers home under flags.

War is nasty. And gives attention seeking influencers ammo to degrade America masked as genuine concern.

You are a Chinese propaganda whore or an idiot. The undertone is always anti-America.

We are not falling for your bullshit. Fake narrative,fake news, total fking lies.

CATravircalll's avatar

What is it about the truth that you find so disturbing? Is it that you can't handle the possibility that it might exist? My father went to war. I was luckier, but I learned from him the difference of right from wrong. You're correct, war is nasty and ugly. It is the worst of man. But the best of man clinks to his humanity even during war and for Honorable Men the thought of slaughtering defenseless people no matter what they might have been capable of before becoming defenseless has always been something that I was proud of. Proud to be an American because we used to be above that kind of behavior. We are the people who came up with those rules to begin with. It's not America's money or power or tough guy military people like yourself that has given America the ability to rise above every other Nation. It's always been her moral commitment to truth and justice. Her humanity in the face of barbarism. Her tolerance for even the most abhorent among Us. All of that is gone now. All that is left of America and what once made her great are barbaric men whose self serving ambitions seek nothing for the common good of all men but only for their blind ambition for more and more power. Blind because it knows no morality, no justice only bitter revenge with no thought to forgiveness or any other kind of behavior that might bring an end to the endless stream of death that you leave in your wake. The sooner that you admit to yourself that what you do is for you and in no way represents the kind of men I want to defending or protecting me. That would require a level of dishonor for me that is beneath everything I've ever believed in or been taught by men so infinitely Superior to your way of thinking that the world will soon know the pain of missing those men while men like you continue not to govern through respect and admiration but to rule through dominance, violence and fear. I can't believe God will ever have mercy on people like you, but from where I'm sitting, it's your only hope for mercy from what I can see. My only hope is that you get to feel some small measure of pain that you have spent your entire life dishing out to others.

You can go now, back to beating your wife and kicking your dog and whatever other abuses you might Heep on your children in a few tile effort to make you feel better than everyone else. What a pathetic excuse for a human being you are... And I use the term human being lightly here as it's only my own humanity that gives you that much of a benefit of the doubt. Have a nice day.

Gail Adams VA/FL's avatar

Well said. I was curious about Mr Owen CPA, so I took a look at his substack “reads”. In perusing several it became obvious that the man is a simpleton. Most are a mishmash of rah rah Trump, most written for a 6th grade reading level. He does have the Bulwark, my guess is for trolling purposes. Glad I’m not in need of financial advice in Paducah Kentucky.

CATravircalll's avatar

I know better than to pick on the less fortunate. They can be so annoying though. Sometimes I just can't hold my tongue. I believe we are fortunate to have lived in a time of enlightenment. I count those blessings to be most dear as the darkness begins once again to crowd in around us. It's not the ignorant now, whose voice we hear above the den spewing its hatred and ill will. Everyone is ignorant of something, there's no shame in it as long as your mind is open to being or becoming enlightened beyond our own selfish self-interest in life. No the voices we hear now are the voices of stupidity. Although I fully understand it cannot be cured I can't help but calling it out when I see it and hopes that others may not be an infected by it. It's definitely a disease of the mind. It's contagious and it spreads too easily amongst our species. Despite being an old hippie in the years of preaching peace and love I caught myself hating Trump more than any other man I've ever encountered in my life. The man has no soul. Other people's needs and lives don't mean any more to him than the gold toilet that he sits on every day. Maybe less? He has a thing for gold. That's when I realized he was winning. I had fallen for his only power. The power of hate. The hate disease is easy to spread especially amongst people who are struggling. Spread a little here and spread a little there and next thing you know you've inflamed everyone. Angry people don't focus well which is exactly the point. As long as we continue to hate each other he's going to continue to get away with murder and worse. Don't think that he's not capable of a genocide and not losing a night's sleepover. It was with forethought and premeditation that he starved to death tens of thousands of people around the world denying them food that was then left to rot on a dock.

Not that he doesn't deserve my hatred but it's the one thing he needs from me that he will never have. I'll never forgive him but I've stopped hating him. I've stopped hating the people that gave him his power for all of their stupidity and greed. I will endeavor to persevere with total indifference to his atrocities. I can't stop them but it's enough to know that I will never be a part of them. I wrote my senator a while back and revoked every oath and every allegiance I've ever taken to this country. Electing a rapist felon pedophile to the highest office in the land is a leap in morality that I will never ever ever condone or participate in. I won't attack this country but I'll never back it again. America has finally shown its ass to the entire world and there's no going back from here. All we have left are our guns are bombs in the hatred necessary to use them at will as long as we get our way. All levels of morality and decency no longer exist in this country to a point that they matter any longer. Some will say we've always been that way and they may be right but at least before Trump came along we had plausible deniability. We were at least willing to put up the facade of being moral and decent and acting out of kindness instead of greed. Helping lesser countries in an effort to spread our prosperity as opposed to our imperialistic ideals.

Who am I to judge it though? Our environment is imploding, nothing is being done to stop it, our population on this planet has far exceeded its ability to sustain itself with its unchecked population growth an insatiable lust for consumption the handwriting is on the wall for this species. As resources dwindle we will be like Easter Island. Only the most brutal and barbaric among Us Will survive the longest so I suppose living in the most brutal and barbaric country on the planet would at least Ensure one’s best chance of survival. Still, as I cling to my humanity is tightly as I can, once reduced to merely surviving leaves little room for anything left but shame and remorse for not having made more of a difference when I could…if I could.

So against my better judgment every once in awhile I just have to speak out against the madness. Like the babe crying out into the wilderness when not only is no one coming but now the wolves know exactly where it is.

Trish Anderson's avatar

Even if you think

that the two men floating on the wreckage needed to die….. ok fine.

But can’t you see the bigger picture she is painting about AI wars and accountability?

Melanie's avatar

Wasn’t this also when the military plane was disguised as a civilian plane (another war crime)? Or was that a different Caribbean case? Thanks!

Al Bundy's avatar

Criminal PedoClowns of America