-MIKE- wrote:

Right.
Because that Navy ship captain/admiral or whatever he was, wouldn't
know a thing about it, huh?

Do you know how to tell if the guy you're talking to about sensitive special
forces operations or intelligence matters was *really* there and knows what
happened? If he won't tell you jack-****, he's probably the real deal.

I've known a few folks from that line of work, and they'd rather cut off
their own thumbs than say one word to anyone who lacks the right security
clearance.

Of course if you want to believe that a naval officer was eager to reveal
the actual details of how their team took out the pirates at risk of
compromising future operations, okay, you go with that.