Pete Hegseth pledges US support for Manila against China

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 16:37 UTC

The US defence secretary's visit to the Philippines came as Democrats called on him to resign over a national security scandal.

US, Philippines must stand ‘shoulder to shoulder’ on China, Hegseth says

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 06:07 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

US defence secretary meets Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos amid controversy over leaking of Yemen strike plans.

Pete Hegseth, dogged by scandal at home, pledges US support for Manila against China

found 2025 › Mar › 28 (Fri) @ 06:07 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Defence secretary’s Philippines visit, aimed at bolstering ties in Asia-Pacific, comes amid rising tensions with Beijing and calls for his resignation

The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met w…

Pete Hegseth’s Arabic tattoo stirs controversy: ‘clear symbol of Islamophobia’

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 21:24 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Critics say US defense secretary’s tattoo of the word kafir, meaning ‘infidel’ or ‘non-believer’ could offend Muslims

The US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth has a tattoo that appears to read “infide…

Pete Hegseth unwittingly reveals controversial new tattoo

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 21:24 UTC

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Eagle-eyed observers of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tapestry of tattoos noticed a never-seen-before Arabic script underneath his arm.

Pete Hegseth says Signal chat had no ‘war plans’. He’s wrong, say experts

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Signal app messages revealed Yemen bombing timelines, prompting debate about their classification and implications.

Let's put it in language the Signal leakers will understand: what a bunch of pathetic sleazebags | Emma Brockes

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The leaking of top-level military secrets was bad enough, but I’m obsessed with Maga’s fratboy lexicon

The Maga-fication of American political discourse, which started, arguably, with Donald Trump moc…

The Trump team group chat news is obscuring an essential question | Mohamad Bazzi

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 16:23 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Amid outrage over sharing military details, we’re forgetting to scrutinize why the US is bombing Yemen in the first place

The revelation that top members of Donald Trump’s administration disclosed top…

Trump changes his tune on Signalgate: ‘I always thought it was Mike’

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

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Some military and government officials have expressed concern about the contents of Hegseth’s messages saying he leaked sensitive attack details that were “reckless and dangerous.”

The Atlantic publishes full Signal thread with Hegseth, Waltz after Trump says texts not classified

found 2025 › Mar › 26 (Wed) @ 17:46 UTC

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The Signal thread included President Donald Trump's national security advisor Michael Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and others.