

Democracy Now! 2025-08-14 Thursday
21 snips Aug 14, 2025
In this insightful discussion, investigative reporter Seth Harp, an Iraq War veteran and author, examines troubling links between U.S. Special Forces and drug trafficking at Fort Bragg. He highlights alarming soldier death rates and military accountability issues. Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda weighs in on the historic conviction of former President Álvaro Uribe for corruption, revealing the dark connections to paramilitary groups. The backdrop of escalating violence in Gaza adds urgency to their conversation on human rights and international politics.
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Fort Bragg's Central Role And Hidden Risks
- Fort Bragg is central to U.S. special operations and houses the 82nd Airborne, Green Berets, and JSOC including Delta Force.
- Seth Harp links a pattern of drug trafficking and unexplained deaths at Fort Bragg to broader covert operations and cartel ties.
Double Homicide On A Training Range
- In December 2020 two bodies were found on a remote Fort Bragg training range, one a Delta Force operator and one a JSOC logistics officer.
- Police called it a drug-related double homicide and Harp investigated who committed the murders.
Ex-DEA Agent Linked Soldiers To Los Zetas
- Freddie Huff, a corrupt ex-DEA agent, acted as the link between Los Zetas and special forces soldiers at Fort Bragg.
- Huff claimed to have sold hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to that group.