The Wolf of Los Angeles.

Edward, who was closely following the hunt for Benladen, soon saw the news online.

He went to Hawke’s office immediately and reported: “The Middle East has released news and videos on the websites of Qatar, India and WikiLeaks.”

Hawke opened WikiLeaks, which has become increasingly famous in recent years, and saw the news on the front page.

First, there are several striking photos showing the burning wreckage of a Black Hawk helicopter, the mangled bodies of Navy SEALs, and scattered NATO-standard weapons.

One of the images also features a seal patch and a close-up of the corpse's face, with wounds and burn marks clearly visible.

The accompanying headline was very misleading—America's doomsday has arrived!
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These individuals, who identified themselves as members of a Pakistani militia, launched a decisive attack when the capital, Islamabad, was subjected to armed incursions by the US military. They shot down two Black Hawk helicopters and killed 26 US military personnel, who were suspected to be Navy SEALs.

Hawke went back to look at the photos.

Without a doubt, this was a very successful ambush. Judging from the photos, the SEALs didn't even have a chance to retaliate; the Black Hawk helicopter was probably shot down as it landed.

He was aware of the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia, in which local militants launched an attack using an RPG while the Black Hawk was rappelling down.

After seeing that Hawke had finished reading the WikiLeaks news, Edward added, "Al Jazeera in Qatar has already reported this news, as well as a video of the militants issuing a statement."

Hawke found Al Jazeera's website, selected the English version, and placed the relevant video at the top of the list.

It was a masked man who issued a strongly worded statement, vehemently condemning the United States' violation of Pakistan's sovereignty, denouncing the United States' hegemonic behavior, and stating that no matter how many more people the United States sends into Pakistan, they will inevitably suffer the same fate as the Navy SEALs.

After reading it, Hawke asked, "Has the Pakistani side not yet issued a statement on this matter?"

“No.” Edward had been keeping a close eye on the matter: “I estimate that the Palestinian side is communicating privately with Washington. They will only issue a protest after reaching an agreement. Without Washington’s permission, they will have to swallow their pride even though they have been humiliated by the United States.”

Hawke knows the Palestinian side better: "It's not that simple. Besides the United States, there is a real big shot behind the Palestinian side."

As long as India exists, Pakistan cannot be completely pro-American.

Geopolitics dictates these things.

Edward, who only vaguely understood these things, nodded and added, "By the way, those militants also posted related videos and pictures on Twitter."

Twitter is now the world's largest internet media platform, with over a billion registered users worldwide. After the initial Starlink project was established, Twitter will be accessible in virtually every part of the world, except for a few countries and regions and Antarctica, allowing users to view and post updates.

Hawke's phone rang at that moment; it was President Tom Emer calling.

When he answered, Tom Emer greeted him casually and asked, "Have you seen the news about the Navy SEALs?"

"I just finished watching it." Hawke asked in surprise, "The scene was horrific. How could something like this happen?"

Tom Emmer said quickly, “For the past year, my men have been tracking Benla Deng, following his trail. They finally found his hiding place, but this is what happened.”

Since the incident had already occurred, there was no need to keep it a secret any longer, so he gave a general overview of the situation.

Hawke sighed, "What a pity, Benla got away."

“That’s true.” Tom Emer didn’t care about the SEALs, but he was still bothered by the fact that they hadn’t killed Benladen. He said, “If we had been able to kill Benladen, the situation would have been very different.”

He expressed only slight regret before getting to the point: "I heard from my subordinates that related news has also appeared on Twitter."

The news is right there, and Hawke has no reason to deny it, saying, "A video and pictures posted by a Middle Eastern user are exactly the same as those from WikiLeaks and Al Jazeera."

Tom Emer called Hawke specifically, not to ask Twitter to remove the news, but with a different request: "Can Twitter find out where this user posted the information? It would be best if they could find a more specific address."

Hawke remained noncommittal: "I can only try, but it's best to go through official channels."

Tom Emer thought for a moment and said, "I'll have the Department of Justice send you a letter."

After the two sides reached an agreement, Hawke asked, "You suspect the information was leaked in advance?"

“It’s obvious.” Tom Emer also grasped the key point: “If the CIA’s intelligence was wrong, the SEALs would at most find nothing, rather than have an ambush waiting there. Someone must have notified the terrorists in advance, allowing them to prepare.”

Hawke declared righteously, "These bastards are betraying America's interests! We should dig out all these traitors."

Tom Emmer agreed, emphasizing, "Twitter is now in your hands."

That afternoon, Hawke received formal letters from the Department of Justice and the Office of National Intelligence requesting Twitter's assistance in investigating the Navy SEALs.

The main thing is the IP address of the user who posted the pictures and videos.

Hawke did not refuse and immediately instructed the supercomputing technology center to make an inquiry.

The results of the investigation were unexpected.

Inside the supercomputing technology center, Harland looked at the large screen and said to Hawke, "The tracking results show that the user posted the tweet in Bangalore, a major city in southern India."

Edward's expression was rather interesting as he asked, "Is it really in India?"

Harland grinned as if he wanted to devour someone, and said, "We've verified it three times. There's no mistake. It's definitely in Bangalore."

Hawke has had many dealings with India in recent years and knows the city: "a metropolis with a population of over ten million."

Harland chimed in, "It's too difficult to find out exactly who posted it. Unless the person is an idiot, they would destroy their phone or computer and leave Bangalore after posting the message."

Hawke thought for a moment and said, "Be patient, verify it a few more times, and then notify Washington tomorrow."

There's nothing else to say, but to tell those people that even Twitter itself finds it extremely difficult to search for a user's address.

The news about the Navy SEALs' failed operation has been making headlines in the media.

The key issue was not the failure of the operation, but the ambush on the seals, which resulted in the deaths of all 26 men.

CNN and NBC, already biased towards the Democratic Party, along with The Washington Post and The New York Times, went even further, offering no criticism of the Washington authorities, especially President Tom Emmer, directly labeling him incompetent. The New York Times featured photos of Navy SEALs and Black Hawk helicopters on its front page, along with an article titled, "The failure of this operation proves the incompetence of the Tom Emmer administration!"

CNN went even further, criticizing the Tom Emmer administration for making such a basic mistake in such an important operation, leading to such serious consequences. The administration must bear full responsibility!
Even Fox News has been broadcasting related news continuously, and even invited a former Middle East military intelligence expert, Güler, who retired from the CIA.

"Judging from the series of pictures and videos released by the other side, the Navy SEALs were ambushed." Guler bluntly criticized the Tom Emmer administration: "This shows that the preparatory work was insufficient and the organization and coordination were not meticulous, which led to the intelligence leak and resulted in this tragedy, causing 26 elite Americans to die in vain. Those who planned this operation must be held accountable and their dereliction of duty should be investigated!"

Various military experts, intelligence experts, and Middle East experts have jumped out in newspapers, on television, and on the internet to publish articles attacking the current government.

The Washington authorities were already the biggest scapegoat; now that this has happened, all the blame falls on the Tom Emmer administration.

Moreover, there are so many forces behind it.

The Tom Emmer administration was thrust into the spotlight and quickly became the focus of attacks from public opinion across the United States.

The actions taken by various parties are not limited to media and public opinion, but also include practical actions.

Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., in front of the White House main entrance.

A large group of veterans from the Veterans Association, along with hundreds of families of active-duty military personnel, gathered here to denounce the authorities for not treating soldiers' lives as human lives and to demand an explanation from President Tom Emmer.

Several relatives of SEAL Team Six also joined in, instigated by certain individuals.

On the National Mall, on the other side of the White House, professionals who regularly attend the rallies deliberately placed photos of SEAL Team Six members, which had been sent to them, near the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial as a form of remembrance.

Many hired people appeared in the square, holding flowers, to lay them on the portrait of the deceased.

The media reporters nearby took the photos and immediately released them online, affecting even more people.

More and more people came to offer flowers in mourning.

Some people even imitated the Iranian hostage crisis by tying yellow ribbons to various locations in Washington Square.

These actions, which are carried out under the banner of "all for America," have attracted a great deal of attention.

Patriotism is one of the most basic expressions of emotion in modern society.

As more people appeared in front of the White House and on the National Mall, and more yellow ribbons were tied to landmarks in major cities across the United States, the White House had to respond.

At the latest White House press briefing, the spokesperson claimed that President Tom Emmer has instructed the Office of National Intelligence and the Pentagon to form a joint investigation team to conduct a full investigation into the operation.

Privately, Tom Emer ordered Brennan to bring Nada Backs' team back from Kabul to Langley to be questioned by the investigation team.

Since there was no suitable scapegoat, Nada Backs' group had to shoulder this heavy responsibility.

Media opinion and public pressure are just the beginning of a series of targeted plans.

After several days of silence, Pakistan held a press conference in Islamabad and issued a strongly worded diplomatic statement protesting and condemning the United States' blatant violation of a country's sovereignty.

International opinion was in an uproar. Although the United States didn't care much, it was still a headache for Washington to have its political opponents use it against them.

In particular, the bodies of the SEALs and the wreckage of the Black Hawk helicopter are still in Pakistani hands, and it will inevitably come at a price to get them back.

At the Capitol, some senators are already busy networking.

Joseph Jr.'s partner, Anthony, hosted a gathering and addressed the attending senators and representatives, saying, "This is a very serious breach of duty and diplomatic incident that has sparked massive international protests, severely damaged America's international reputation, stirred up emotions among military families, and led to low morale in the military. Congress must take targeted measures in response."

One of the senators, who had been pre-arranged, asked, "What should we do?"

Anthony declared loudly, "We need to establish hearings and have Congress conduct a targeted investigation into this incident, instead of the authorities who made the mistake conducting their own self-examination."

He sneered, "What can self-examination and self-correction find? It's nothing more than fooling the public and the people!"

"You're right," said Sheffield, Wisconsin. "The so-called self-inspection is a joke. The Tom Emmer administration has such serious problems and must be held accountable for the serious consequences."

"That's right, we can't let them shirk their responsibilities."

"I agree to hold a hearing."

"agree!"

With the election approaching, those who had reached a political consensus were all mobilized to continue lobbying more people to launch a hearing against Tom Emmer.

Washington-based strategic consulting firms that lean towards the Democratic Party have also become busy.

Among them were some public relations managers supported by the Walker family who joined this group.

Private interests outweigh party interests outweigh national interests.

If sufficient evidence can be obtained, an impeachment trial against the president can be launched during this crucial period.

Tom Emer's side is not in disarray; the investigation is progressing steadily.

Upon receiving a formal response from Twitter, the Department of Justice immediately forwarded the results to the Oval Office.

Regina immediately reported to Tom Emmer: "Twitter's investigation has confirmed that the IP address of the user who first sent the relevant pictures and videos came from Bangalore, a major city in southern India."

Tom Emer asked, "Is there anything else?"

“Infrastructure in India is a mess, and it’s impossible to find anything more specific.” After receiving the reply, Regina contacted Edward Connor, the chairman’s assistant at Twitter, and said, “Twitter’s technology can’t pinpoint a specific point right now.”

Tom Emer frowned: "Indian?"

Just then, there was a knock on the office door, and Doug, the head of the intelligence office, strode in.

His expression was extremely serious as he said, "Brennan and I mobilized our intelligence forces and conducted extensive and meticulous investigations. An armed group in the Middle East provided us with crucial intelligence: on the day the SEALs were deployed, they received an email stating that the United States was about to launch a decapitation strike against Ben Laden." (End of Chapter)