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Pentagon Whistleblower Criticizes "Bloodthirst" of Iran War, Says Hegseth Is Enabling War Crimes

2026-03-25 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt As the United States mobilizes thousands more troops for deployment to the Middle East, we speak with retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Wes Bryant, who criticizes the "bloodthirst" of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Bryant led the Pentagon office for civilian harm assessment from 2024 to 2025, before the unit was dissolved under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The "wholly illegal war" has been "carried out recklessly from the start and with little regard for the innocent," Bryant tells Democracy Now! "Pete Hegseth has already directed the committing of war crimes. And unfortunately, our senior military leadership is bending the knee and carrying out whatever he tells them to do." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@Slimmers1891-h1x 2026-03-25

Hegseth = prison for life, no parole.

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@ZangariRC 2026-03-25

Western colonialism was wrong back then and it's still wrong today..

656 31 replies
@A.Draper 2026-03-25

This is Illegal in Every Way. Total DISCONNECTION & DISREGARD to Humanity!

486 14 replies
@karengrice2303 2026-03-25

They have also bombed lots of residential housing, hospitals and emergency services which are all war crimes. They need to be held accountable!

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@Bay-z4o 2026-03-25

Hegseth is committing war crimes AND bragging about it with psychopathic joy. He is sick.

247 10 replies
@hofnaerrchen 2026-03-25

The whole war is a crime.

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@BabyBaoKnows 2026-03-25

Children dying left and right in Gaza, Yemen, Iran... It makes me sick. They should be convicted of war crimes.

111 3 replies
@jodyjensen4335 2026-03-25

Wes Bryant is very articulate. Thank you for having him on.

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@jodifox2283 2026-03-26

The girls school was bombed twice by tomahawk missiles. This is a WAR crime.

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@teresas8173 2026-03-25

Military should not be following these illegal orders. They risk losing their lives in a war that few will regard as necessary or honorable. Fighting for a criminally disturbed and extremely corrupt draft- dodging commander and chief who possesses little to zero respect for them and for a cause no one is certain about? Hell no! Their lives are too valuable for that. They and their families deserve better, much better.

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