2025-09-05
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From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Friday, September 5th.
Here's what we're covering.
A Times investigation has found that back in 2019,
the U.S. military tried to carry out a top secret mission in North Korea that quickly fell apart.
SEAL Team 6, the same unit that was sent in to kill Osama bin Laden,
was dispatched to the shores of North Korea to plant an electronic device that would let the U.S. intercept Kim Jong-un's communications.
At the time, the reclusive dictator and President Trump were engaged in high-level nuclear talks.
Putting American troops on North Korean soil was incredibly risky.
If detected,
it could have sunk the negotiations or escalated into a conflict with a nuclear-armed adversary.
It was so risky, it required the president's direct approval.
When the seals arrived, they expected an empty beach, but a North Korean boat appeared.
Afraid that they'd been spotted, the seals opened fire, killing everyone on board.