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Hegseth CHANGES HIS STORY About Ordering War Crimes!

2025-12-03 News & Politics
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Investigating Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Alleged "Kill Them All" Order in Venezuela Boat Strike

Discover the core allegations surrounding Secretary Hegseth’s alleged double-tap order, why bipartisan committees are investigating, and the legal implications experts assign to targeting shipwrecked survivors.

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  • Congressional committees are actively investigating reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered lethal force against survivors of an initial strike on a Venezuelan boat.
  • Legal experts universally deem the alleged order—which violated established laws of war prohibiting targeting incapacitated persons—as potential murder or a war crime.
  • Whistleblowers point to Hegseth systematically firing top military legal advisers (JAGs) just before this aggressive campaign launched.
  • The discussion suggests the operation is part of a broader, unacknowledged regime-change effort against Venezuela, evidenced by the suspicious repatriation of subsequent survivors.

This segment analyzes explosive reports detailing a September 2nd strike where survivors were allegedly targeted on Defense Secretary Hegseth's order. Jimmy and Kurt challenge the Pentagon’s shifting denials, focusing on the legal consensus that these actions constitute severe violations of war conventions, especially since Hegseth allegedly removed legal oversight beforehand.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been scrambling to defend himself against allegations — first exposed in a Washington Post story — he ordered a “kill them all” double-tap strike on a Venezuelan boat, resulting in the deaths of survivors who posed no immediate threat. As bipartisan committees investigate, whistleblowers, JAG officers, and former commanders warn the operation likely constitutes murder or war crimes—and note Hegseth fired top military legal advisers before launching the campaign. Jimmy and Americans’ Comedian Kurt Metzger discuss contradictions in the Pentagon’s shifting explanations, the suspicious repatriation of surviving boat crews, and the broader pattern of U.S. operations in the Caribbean resembling regime-change groundwork against Venezuela. The segment ends by questioning why such officials were appointed in the first place and tying their loyalty to foreign interests and opaque intelligence networks. Kurt Metzger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtmetzger Kurt’s website: http://www.KurtMetzgerComedy.com Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership Go to a Live Show: https://www.jimmydore.com/tour Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams LIVESTREAM & LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS: Email: https://mailchi.mp/jimmydorecomedy/ytlivestreams Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmy_dore Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimmyDoreShow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejimmydoreshow WATCH / LISTEN FREE: Videos: https://www.jimmydore.com Podcasts: https://www.jimmydore.com (Also available on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast player.) ACCESS TO FULL REPLAYABLE LIVESTREAMS: Become a Premium Member: https://www.jimmydore.com/premium-membership SUPPORT THE JIMMY DORE SHOW: Make a Donation: https://www.jimmydore.com/ Buy Official Merch (Tees, Sweatshirts, Hats, Bags): https://thejimmydoreshow.dashery.com/ https://dobynsfamilycreations.com/collections/the-jimmy-dore-show-store DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jimmy-dore/id839294547 Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jimmydore.jimmydore Jimmy Dore on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Dore Stef Zamorano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/miserablelib About The Jimmy Dore Show: #TheJimmyDoreShow is a hilarious and irreverent take on news, politics and culture featuring Jimmy Dore, a professional stand up comedian, author and podcaster. The show is also broadcast on Pacifica Radio Network stations throughout the country.

Top Comments (10)

@sadnesskant7604 2025-12-03

Really tip of the ice berg of USA military war crimes.

225 13 replies
@Davey_Cakes 2025-12-03

Things will only get worse if the psychopaths in our government are never held accountable.

159 11 replies
@oldandletdown7464 2025-12-03

When will anyone be punished for war crimes….😤😤

111 9 replies
@Exile-from-the-future 2025-12-03

Maduro has committed no war crimes, but Hegseth has.

99 15 replies
@Anonymous71902 2025-12-03

But don’t worry folks the pharmaceutical companies, the sacklers, etc don’t have anything to worry about after openly lying on studies on opioid addiction and flooding the country with addictive pain pills.

96 5 replies
@guyinthesky6696 2025-12-03

They behave like it's war when none is declared is heinous murder

70 1 replies
@johnhenrymcmahon6878 2025-12-03

Hegseth is a preening fool. Frightening that he is in that position.

52 7 replies
@Rapture1469 2025-12-03

Those boats cannot make it 2000 miles to the US. They would need to refuel multiple times.

47 9 replies
@JohnPerkinson-k8e 2025-12-03

Pete could be in hot water. But i doubt it. This country knows no shame

43 2 replies
@jons4170 2025-12-04

There is zero patriotism or pride in these killings... Nothing more than pure unadulterated murder .

32 2 replies

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