Alex Horton
@AlexHortonTX
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Military reporter for @washingtonpost. Iraq veteran. Get in touch securely on Signal: alexhorton.85 // Email: [email protected]
Joined July 2010
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost
https://t.co/8lmPMb553G
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So, after we published our story last week, and a misinformation campaign about using radios and calling other traffickers for help kicked into gear, we have returned to the starting point, which is the accurate summary of events from our story on Friday
New: The men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat after the Sept 2 secondary strike did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers. w/ @KatieBoLillis
https://t.co/AR5nTXFFh2
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Breaking News: The New York Times sued the Pentagon, arguing that new reporting restrictions infringed on the rights of its journalists.
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I agree. The U.S. government should release the names of people they kill. Could we get the names of the individuals killed in SOUTHCOM's AOR?
The Pentagon is saying 2 high profile members of ISIS were killed in a drone strike. The Pentagon should tell the American people who they are.
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Important late night development on @AlexHortonTX and @nakashimae story: @SASCGOP and @SASCDems want answers. “Late Friday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), respectively the chairman and senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous.
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SCOOP: In Trump admin's first strike on an alleged drug boat in Sept, Hegseth ordered everyone be killed, prompting a 2nd hit to finish off survivors in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Gov lawyers warned such acts may violate murder laws.@AlexHortonTX & me. https://t.co/7aT72IlXzN
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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@nakashimae Know something about strikes in the Southern Spear campaign? I'm on Signal:
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Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous.
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If you’re a uniformed service member or DOD civilian, I’d like to hear what’s on your mind. Confidentiality and your safety is my highest priority. Let’s talk on Signal here:
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NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost
https://t.co/8lmPMb553G
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detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
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The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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Exclusive: the White House considered dropping leaflets over Caracas, touting a $50M reward for info leading to Maduro's arrest and conviction. They eyed a mission for tomorrow -- Maduro's 63rd birthday.
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The White House has proposed a leaflet drop over Caracas, reminding citizens about the $50 million U.S. bounty on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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👀 The White House blew past months of legal concerns from key national security agency lawyers in the run-up to deadly strikes on alleged drug boats. Those legitimate concerns are still being sidestepped, @nakashimae @wstrobel @AlexHortonTX report. https://t.co/rIIeNTtteK
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The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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NEW: White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats. Work began on secret CIA finding early in admin, prompting pushback. Still, officials persisted in seeking military, covert options. w/ @wstrobel @AlexHortonTX
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The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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On patently unlawful boat strikes Hard for USGs to claim ‘mistake of law’ or ‘advice of counsel’ – when they’re firing lawyers who wouldn't sign off on the strikes. WaPo's new revelations on firing/removal: CIA General Counsel NSC Legal Adviser CIA Mission Center’s lawyer 🧵
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Wow I’m there again
GWOT reenactors gather for disconnected violence, ill-conceived civil projects
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SOUTHCOM, which is overseeing the biggest military buildup in our hemisphere in decades, has said they are not allowing media to observe the training they have publicly promoted here.
U.S. Marines with @MARFORSOUTH prepare to launch a @USMC F-35B Lightning II at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of #OpSouthernSpear.
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The bar is quite low when an Army secretary observing reality and describing it publicly is a notable moment
Large defense companies have "conned" the U.S. military into buying expensive equipment, U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said, in unusually blunt comments for a sitting government official speaking out against weapons makers.
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An an aerial raid built on bad info that put personnel and civilians at risk, then led to nothing? And here I thought no one learned any lessons from GWOT!
New: Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
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Here’s a gift link to my story in today’s @washingtonpost with amazing photos by Maxine Wallace
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The veterans spoke of the battles they saw, the friendships they made and the memories that linger.
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