Hegseth, War Department Have Lots of Explaining to Do

Andreas Kluth: Hegseth and his War Department have lots of explaining to do

He “could count by twos and tie his shoes.” That’s the opening line in episodes of "Franklin," a children’s TV series about an eponymous turtle who goes on to do a lot of learning. The same thing, minus the learning,…

Comment: Hegseth facing fussilade of questions over boat strike

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The demand for answers is coming from both parties in House and Senate, where few back the ‘War’ chief. Comment: Hegseth facing fussilade of questions over boat strike Wire Service

Right-wing media continue to praise Trump's legally questionable boat strikes in the Caribbean

Right-wing media have continued to defend and even praise the Trump administration’s military actions in the Caribbean as questions linger over the legality of the recent boat strikes, including after The Washington Post reported that a second strike was launched to kill survivors during an attack in September, prompting congressional inquiries. Despite these new allegations and continued warnings from experts that these strikes could be “extraj…

Hegseth Drafts ‘Franklin the Turtle,’ Turning Caribbean Boat Strikes Debate Into a Farce

A parody of the children’s book character ignites a firestorm online, muddying a serious debate over the military strikes.

COLUMNIST: Hegseth and his War Department have lots of explaining to do

He "could count by twos and tie his shoes." That's the opening line in episodes of "Franklin," a children's TV series about an eponymous turtle that goes on to do a lot of learning. The same thing, minus the learning, could be said about Pete Hegseth, who has now adopted Franklin as an improbably martial alter ego in his evolving fantasies about "lethality," a mental trajectory that could end his career and even culminate in accusations, against…

Commentary: Hegseth and his War Department have lots of explaining to do

Andreas Kluth He “could count by twos and tie his shoes.” That’s the opening line in episodes of “Franklin,” a children’s TV series about an eponymous turtle that goes on to do a lot of learning. The same thing, minus the learning, could be said about Pete Hegseth, who has now adopted Franklin as an […]