Tag: Pete Hegseth
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Pete Hegseth’s “Get-Out-of-Jail Free” Card May Be Vanishing
This article argues that Pete Hegseth may have misjudged his legal and political protection after allegedly directing unlawful military strikes. It explores questions of accountability, limits of presidential immunity, shifting Republican reactions, and the broader dangers of secrecy, impunity, and disregarding the laws of war.
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Trump Moves to Undo Biden Pardons, Threatening His Own Allies
Trump’s move to invalidate Biden’s autopen-signed documents isn’t just another power grab—it threatens his own supporters. By attacking the legitimacy of Biden’s pardons, he risks setting a precedent that could undo his own, including those granted to January 6 rioters and loyalists who may soon rely on presidential clemency themselves.
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Why Is Venezuela Suddenly Public Enemy Number One?
Venezuela isn’t the drug kingpin Trump portrays. The current excuse that they are being targeted and threatened because of their role in the drug trade holds no water. With escalation apparently imminent, the media needs to work overtime to demand transparency from the Pentagon. This discussion needs to happen NOW, not once the bombs are falling.
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Pete Hegseth continues his policy of murder at sea
Lost in the morass of the government shutdown were yet more killings on the high seas – murders misleadingly called “military strikes” ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Here We Go… More Blood Will Be Spilled for Oil, Again
The attacks against boats in the Caribbean continue, and the death toll has risen to 43. Donald Trump is attempting to rile up his base to support his hyper-aggressive “war on drugs,” without any of proof that targets of his military strikes were involved in the drug trade. Naval forces are now being repositioned in…
