History Listory

2024

2024-11-25 Pete Hegseth wrote in his book that the U.S. should ignore Geneva Convention limits and abide by our ‘own rules’.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/7-things-to-know-about-pete-hegseth-trumps-defense-secretary-pick

https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-01-14/maine-sen-angus-king-probes-dod-nominees-critiques-of-geneva-conventions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_on_Warriors.

2025 February

2025-02-27 The Trump administration targeted legal oversight of military lawyers, stating their enforcement of law were potential “roadblocks” to Trump’s orders.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/15/politics/pentagon-lawyers-sidelined-jags

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/are-military-lawyers-being-sidelined

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5162069-pentagon-officers-fired/

https://www.execfunctions.org/p/the-decaying-legal-culture-in-the

https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-hegseth-firing-chairman-lawyers-6bead3346b1210e45e77648e6cbc3599

https://www.newsweek.com/how-pete-hegseths-cull-of-military-lawyers-could-hurt-us-soldiers-10819597

2025-02-28 Pete Hegseth dismantled civilian casualty mitigation programs ahead of the Iran war by dismantling the Civilian Mitigation and Response Action Plan. On the first day of the war in Iran, the US launched a Tomahawk missile into an all-girls school and killed nearly 200 children. The US denied allegations of launching the missile, and Trump even claimed Iran might have bombed themselves during a Mar-a-Lago press conference on March 9th.

https://www.reuters.com/world/iran-crisis-live-explosions-tehran-israel-announces-strike-2026-02-28/

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/why-trump-war-iran-benefits

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/28/middleeast/maps-iran-tehran-attack-vis-intl

https://www.cfr.org/articles/gauging-the-impact-of-massive-u-s-israeli-strikes-on-iran

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/02/28/special_report_us_israel_launch_unprovoked

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/03/us-civilian-casualties-iran/686292/

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defense-department-iran-hegseth-civilian-casualties

https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/25/2003064740/-1/-1/1/CIVILIAN-HARM-MITIGATION-AND-RESPONSE-ACTION-PLAN.PDF

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2026/03/hegseth-cites-irans-reluctance-sign-new-nuclear-deal-impetus-war/411871/

https://outsidethebeltway.com/pentagon-killed-civilian-protection-program-leading-to-killing-civilians/

https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/482187/us-strike-girls-school-minab-iran-investigation-findings

https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/van-hollen-warren-kaine-press-hegseth-on-high-civilian-casualties-in-yemen-strikes-and-trump-administrations-dismantling-of-safeguards-against-civilian-harm

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/politics/hegseth-pentagon-civilian-harm.html

2025 March

2025-03-11 Hegseth improperly discussed Yemen strike plans on Signal with unauthorized participants.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-goldberg-the-atlantic-trump-officials-group-chat-signal/

https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/signalgate-group-chat-revealed-precise-attack-timeline-surveillance-target

https://www.wired.com/story/heres-what-happened-to-those-signalgate-messages/

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2025/05/01/as-mike-waltz-steps-down-heres-a-signalgate-timeline/83387938007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseths-signal-chat-pentagon-inspector-general-report/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/hegseths-signal-chat-put-u-s-personnel-at-risk-pentagon-watchdog-finds

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ig-hegseth-broke-pentagon-rules-using-signal-share-strike-details-though-no-classified-info-released

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-ig-concluded-hegseth-risked-exposing-classified-info/story?id=128079227

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/politics/unclassified-ig-report-hegseth-signal

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2ej74pxdro

2026 February

2026-02-17 Kristi Noem allegedly diverted Coast Guard resources from a rescue mission to immigration enforcement.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/noems-use-coast-guard-resources-strains-relationship-military-branch-s-rcna258904

2026 March

2026-03-01 After the US bombed Iran, the US State Department had made no plans on how to evacuate American citizens from the region. They told them to find their own way out.

https://www.usnews.com/news/u-s-news-decision-points/articles/2026-03-05/u-s-tells-citizens-in-the-middle-east-to-leave-but-how

https://www.kvue.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/americans-stuck-in-the-middle-east-recount-finding-their-way-home-with-little-government-help/616-87d51366-6651-4d87-b34a-9cb39e2a0169

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/evacuation-middle-east-iran-war-00812898

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-trying-to-evacuate-middle-east-frustrated-with-government-response/

2026-03-02 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said there would be no “stupid” rules of engagement governing military operations against Iran.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/hegseth-insists-the-iran-conflict-is-not-iraq-and-is-not-endless

https://www.military.com/feature/2026/03/05/hegseths-stupid-rules-of-engagement-line-and-what-roe-actually-do.html

2026-03-06 Trump minimized dangers in the Strait of Hormuz to Brian Kilmeade on Fox news, “There’s nothing to be afraid of” and quipped that the oil tanker crews should “show some guts”. Afterwards, six tankers were struck.

https://thehill.com/business/5774913-donald-trump-oil-tankers-strait-hormuz/

https://www.newsweek.com/hormuz-strait-attacks-follow-trump-saying-crews-should-show-some-guts-11660339

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70726144/trump-pep-talk-straits-of-hormuz/

https://www.reuters.com/world/cargo-ship-hit-by-projectile-strait-hormuz-crew-evacuates-2026-03-11/

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/cargo-ship-struck-strait-of-hormuz-uk-iran-war.html

2026 April

2026-04-04 Hegseth ordered base commanders to allow troops to carry personal firearms. This was originally banned by George Bush in the 90’s to prevent accidents and suicides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5u7wrYxLUg&list=WL&index=5

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/02/pentagon-expands-firearm-access-for-off-duty-military-members-on-base/

https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/04/02/new-order-lets-troops-carry-personal-guns-base.html

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/hegseth-says-he-will-allow-troops-to-take-personal-weapons-onto-military-bases

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-troops-personal-firearms-military-bases/

2026 July

2026-07-12 Survivors of the Iranian attack that killed 6 US troops in Kuwait confirmed that the Pentagon ignored intelligence.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-strike-us-troops-kuwait-investigation-findings-families/

https://newrepublic.com/post/212283/soldiers-hegseth-downplaying-iran-war-injuries-kuwait

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/survivors-of-deadly-iranian-attack-on-u-s-military-outpost-reject-hegseths-claims

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-war-soldiers-injuries-kuwait-pentagon-b3002907.html