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SEALs

Description

Elite U.S. military special forces unit executes covert concealment operations. SEALs dismantled emergency locator transmitters and scattered wreckage from the downed Qumar plane, erasing traces of U.S. involvement. Fitzwallace cites their professional actions as proof of deliberate cover-up, exposing the President to potential war-crimes charges at The Hague if discovered.

Event Involvements

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S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I
Fitzwallace's Hague Warning

SEALs are named as the tactical units who dismantled ELTs and handled sensitive recovery and concealment tasks—portrayed as precise, professional actors in a morally ambiguous mission.

Active Representation

Referenced via Fitzwallace's recounting of who executed the concealment.

Power Dynamics

Operationally powerful at the tactical level; act under military orders but create legal exposure for political leadership.

Institutional Impact

Illustrates how elite units can insulate state actions from scrutiny, raising questions about accountability between battlefield discretion and political consequences.

Internal Dynamics

Not detailed on-screen, but implies tight operational control and strict compartmentalization.

Organizational Goals
Perform high-risk recovery and concealment tasks with professional competence. Execute orders that prioritize national-security priorities over evidentiary transparency.
Influence Mechanisms
Specialized skills and secrecy Operational autonomy in the field Reputation for effectiveness enabling trust from civilian leaders
S4E1 · 20 Hours in America Part I
Rolling Pins and The Hague: Local Optics Meet International Exposure

SEALs are explicitly named as the operators who dismantled ELTs and scattered wreckage; they are the kinetic instrument of the concealment and thus central to the transformation of an accident into potentially prosecutable conduct.

Active Representation

Represented through Fitzwallace's recounting of their actions and competence.

Power Dynamics

Possess high tactical autonomy in the field but operate under orders from higher command; their actions create political exposure for civilian leaders.

Institutional Impact

Their successful concealment highlights the problematic overlap between military necessity and potential legal culpability for political leaders.

Internal Dynamics

Implied disciplined execution of sensitive orders; no sign of public dissent in the scene.

Organizational Goals
Execute missions successfully and conceal sensitive operations Protect U.S. personnel and national-security interests
Influence Mechanisms
Direct action and specialized skill sets Ability to alter physical evidence on the ground

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