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Pete Hegseth faces intense congressional scrutiny and war crime allegations following a Caribbean "double-tap" strike in September that reportedly killed survivors of an initial attack.The controversy intensified with demands for video footage from figures like Rand Paul and Chuck Schumer, while new reports detail Hegseth's alleged orders to "kill everybody" during maritime operations involving Venezuelans and his mishandling of classified plans to bomb Yemen.Appointed as Donald Trump's secretary of war, Hegseth promotes a "warrior culture" ideology within the US military, leading to questions about his ability to survive the mounting political fallout from these accusations.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is under scrutiny after a Department of Defense report found he mishandled classified military information regarding operations against Houthi forces in Yemen. The report detailed...

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