Saturday, November 29, 2025

Pete Hegseth no longer just a national embarrassment but now also a possible War Criminal

Poor Pete Hegseth.  Always trying to act so manly while sporting those little girl titties.  He doesn't have pecs, he looks like he doesn't work out.  And no one wants to tell him to keep his shirt on so we're stuck seeing those jiggly little girl titties, about the sieze of a fried egg, sliding around the plate that is his childish chest.  Well, maybe he fools someone.

Right now, though, he's had to take time away from his bitchy little attacks on Senator Mark Kelly because he's stuck in yet another mess. Nick Mordowanec (MILITARY.COM) explains:

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, following the first striking of a boat in the Caribbean in September, issued a verbal directive to U.S. service members to "kill everybody" with a second strike that would leave no survivors, according to a new report from the Washington Post. The secretary strongly refutes such claims.

The Post reported that the second strike was conducted at Hegseth’s discretion and carried out by the counterterror group SEAL Team 6 after two survivors of a vessel allegedly carrying narcotics were spotted. The vessel originally held 11 individuals before it was struck by a missile off the coast of Trinidad.

“The order was to kill everybody,” one of two people with direct knowledge of the operation told the Post.

William Spivey (MEDIUM) does a deep-dive into fake ass Hegseth:


Pete Hegseth is an actor as well. He has acted his way through life. As a Fox News host, he positioned himself as a defender of “ordinary Americans” against elites, often framing his commentary in terms of patriotism, faith, and traditional values. He leaned into a confrontational approach, attacking “woke culture,” liberal politicians, and mainstream media.

His segments often featured sharp one‑liners and emotional appeals rather than policy nuance. Hegseth frequently criticized government bureaucracy, higher education, and even military leadership when he felt they embraced diversity or progressive reforms. Hegseth gave the people what they wanted, rather than having strong ideals of his own.

Hegseth pretended to be a strong Christian and a good husband, failing at both. Hegseth admitted to having five affairs during his first marriage. He told his wife he was a “f — -ed up individual.” Five was likely the number he was comfortable saying out loud rather than the real, higher number. Hegseth cheated on his second wife with Fox producer Jennifer Rauchet, who later became his third wife.

Hegseth has faced accusations of sexual harassment and even assault, though he denies them. These allegations stand in stark contrast to the Christian values of respect and integrity he claims to uphold.

On Fox News, Hegseth built his brand around Christian family values, patriotism, and faith. Critics argue his personal scandals — adultery, drinking, and misconduct — undermine the credibility of that persona.

Pete Hegseth has faced multiple allegations and documented incidents of alcohol abuse, including drinking on the job at Fox News, being forced out of veterans’ advocacy groups due to intoxicated behavior, and involvement in a sexual assault investigation where witnesses described him as visibly drunk.

Reports highlight at least five separate instances over three years where Hegseth appeared with alcohol on the job at Fox News, sometimes visibly drinking during segments. When undergoing Senate confirmation, Hegseth made the unusual promise that he wouldn’t drink if given the job of Defense Secretary.

Once given the job, Hegseth quickly discovered what most already knew: he was unqualified for it. Pete Hegseth’s early tenure as Secretary of Defense in 2025 has been marked by several high‑profile missteps, ranging from operational blunders to political controversies. These incidents have fueled criticism that he was unprepared for the role.

In March 2025, Hegseth mistakenly sent classified military details via Signal chat, raising alarms about his judgment and operational security. Even Trump allies began questioning his competence. Hegseth followed his boss's example and lied his way through. He claimed the information wasn’t classified, even though it contained details of a military operation yet to take place. Hegseth constantly has to prove to others he belongs, all the while knowing he’s acting.

 

Pete's never been qualified for anything.  He's shamed his own family and then had to beg Mommy to defend him so he could be named Secretary of Defense.  That is his title and the Dept's title is the Defense Dept.  But he's a little kid who play acts and so he calls himself  "Secretary of War."  And, sadly, some indulge the spoiled rotten child ensuring that he will never learn.  Poor Pete.  He thought things were bad on Wednesday when SOUTHPARK mocked him.




Poor Pete.  Back then, people were just laughing at him.  Now he's being looked at as a potential War Criminal.  Mike Bedigan (INDEPENDENT) reports:


Senators from both sides of the political aisle will join forces to investigate allegations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered there to be no survivors in U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug-running boats.

GOP Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Democratic Senator Jack Reed announced the decision in a joint statement Saturday.

"The Committee is aware of recent news reports and the Department of Defense’s initial response — regarding alleged follow-on strikes on suspected narcotics vessels in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility,” the statement read.

“The Committee has directed inquiries to the Department, and we will be conducting vigorous oversight to determine the facts related to these circumstances.”

It comes following a report from The Washington Post, which alleged that Hegseth had ordered military personnel to “kill everybody” on board a vessel in the Caribbean, suspected of carrying drugs, on September 2.


Raquel Coronell Uribe (NBC NEWS) adds:


Hegseth posted on X Friday evening that the strikes were intended to be “lethal, kinetic strikes.”

“The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people. Every trafficker we kill is affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization,” Hegseth wrote.

“Our current operations in the Caribbean are lawful under both U.S. and international law, with all actions in compliance with the law of armed conflict—and approved by the best military and civilian lawyers, up and down the chain of command,” he added.

The committees’ statements come amid President Donald Trump’s administration mounting pressure on Venezuela, as Trump weighs military action against the country following nearly two dozen known strikes on vessels in the region, which have killed at least 82 people. Trump on Saturday morning said Venezuela’s airspace should be considered “closed.”


He posted an admission -- which can be used against him -- on social media.  SOUTHPARK really got his social media addicting right.    José Olivares (GUARDIAN) notes, "Internally, Department of Defense officials have been quietly raising concern about the boat strikes. A senior military lawyer disagreed with the Trump administration that the strikes are lawful and was later sidelined by other officials, NBC reported. And Adm Alvin Holsey, the commander overseeing the attacks against boat strikes, stepped down in October. Although the reason behind Holsey’s departure is unknown, the New York Times reported he had raised internal concerns about the attacks on the boats."  This is a bad time for Pete.  Even THE NATIONAL REVIEW isn't defending him.  Today, the conservative publication posted a column by Jeffrey Blehar on the topic:


I’m no military expert, but this affair strikes me as an outright violation of all accepted norms of warfare. The mission had been accomplished: Whatever cargo that boat happened to be smuggling was no longer in any danger of reaching America. The survivors, clinging to a broken boat in the ocean, are a classic case of hors de combat — they’re out of the game, which means they have protected status under the Geneva Conventions. Even if you consider them “terrorists,” or so-called “unlawful combatants,” you are still forbidden from wantonly killing them once they’ve been incapacitated. (“Kill them all or they’ll just try again later” is a barbaric moral logic recognized nowhere in the civilized world except, seemingly, on Twitter.)

Beyond that, the sheer viciousness of it — a command to offer no quarter — shames the name and reputation of the U.S. Armed Services. You know what this reminds me most of? The Japanese Navy machine-gunning American boys as they floated in the waters of the Pacific during World War II. If you can explain the moral difference to me without reverting to the repulsive logic of immoral regimes, then please try.

But again, I am not an expert on the rules of military engagement. I will leave that to others who are, such as Jack Goldsmith, who points out that Section 5.4.7 of the Department of Defense’s own Law of War Manual, states rather clearly a “Prohibition Against Declaring That No Quarter Be Given”:

It is forbidden to declare that no quarter will be given. This means that it is prohibited to order that legitimate offers of surrender will be refused or that detainees, such as unprivileged belligerents, will be summarily executed. Moreover, it is also prohibited to conduct hostilities on the basis that there shall be no survivors, or to threaten the adversary with the denial of quarter. This rule is based on both humanitarian and military considerations. This rule also applies during non-international armed conflict.

I would get more upset about this if I weren’t so despairingly convinced that nothing will come of it, and Pete Hegseth will not be made to answer for this. As for the political fallout? I assume Trump will take a hit among what remaining Independents still cleave to his administration — Gallup just put him at a 36 percent job approval recently, about which much more on Tuesday — but his partisans are truly dug in. I have already seen Trump’s most dedicated fanatics not only wave this off but cheer it, and actively sneer at those of us who raise deep concern about the judgment of the man running the Pentagon. Even worse, they begin to make degraded moral arguments, the true sign of how the Trump era has rotted humane political sensibility: “Who cares about some drug smugglers? Are you on the side of the monsters ruining Appalachia with fentanyl?” Well no, as it turns out I am not, nor do I think we should be rocketing boats out of the water on the farcical pretext that they are “terrorists” the same way al-Qaeda and Hamas are.

 


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