Democracy Now: A stunning new exposé published in The Intercept about the elite military unit SEAL Team 6 [known as the “President’s Own”] reveals a darker side of the group best known for killing Osama bin Laden. National security reporter Matthew Cole spent two years investigating accounts of ghastly atrocities committed by members of the unit, including mutilating corpses, skinnings and attempted beheadings. According to sources, senior command staff were aware of the misconduct but did little to stop it—and often helped to cover it up. #ObamaFarewell
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