John Singleton seems to be respected in the field. Perhaps this is a case of a poor analogy on his part. Regardless, nothing here violates relativity. Perhaps

John Singleton seems to be respected in the field. Perhaps this is a case of a poor analogy on his part. Regardless, nothing here violates relativity. Perhaps the focus should be on the possibility that he has found a way to create a highly focused pulse that can propagate to far greater distances than normally are possible - albeit still under the speed of light.