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orangecrush

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:35 PM Sep 2025

Re Hegseth calling secret meeting of Generals from around world [View all]

Last edited Thu Sep 25, 2025, 05:49 PM - Edit history (4)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is causing headaches after demanding that top U.S. military officials descend on Virginia from around the world for a meeting.

Hegseth, who wants to go by his preferred moniker “secretary of war,” has called for hundreds of generals and admirals to attend, even though he has not specified the meeting’s purpose and scheduled it at extremely short notice, according to The Washington Post.

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“People are very concerned. They have no idea what it means,” one person familiar with the matter told the Post.

“You don’t call GOFOs [General Officers/Flag Officers] leading their people and the global force into an auditorium outside D.C. and not tell them why/what the topic or agenda is,” another unnamed source added.





"The Post suggested that the meeting, which comes just ahead of a looming government shutdown, could touch on plans to shift homeland defense to the nation’s top priority, replacing a years-long suggestions that China poses the greatest national security risk to the U.S."


https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth-ignites-new-pentagon-chaos-with-secret-meeting-order/

Perhaps we should be concerned?












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purge rampartd Sep 2025 #1
Serious shit going down everywhere IA8IT Sep 2025 #2
Saddam taped his purge of the Baath party underpants Sep 2025 #5
i've been expecting krasnov to liquidate the dem senators and congresscritters rampartd Sep 2025 #11
I remember seeing a clip of that. Absolutely chilling. tanyev Sep 2025 #21
+1 dalton99a Sep 2025 #32
Providing the administration's current interpretation of the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. Agree or resign. n/t CincyDem Sep 2025 #3
[ptential military leaders of a rebellion will not be allowed to resign. rampartd Sep 2025 #8
To answer your Q, we should be concerned. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #4
Drunk.................... Lovie777 Sep 2025 #6
People will be angry at losing their jobs bc of govt. shutdown - f45 has top brass corralled in VA so that when f45 in2herbs Sep 2025 #7
The enemy within wants to defend from his enemies within. usonian Sep 2025 #9
coup d'tat? spanone Sep 2025 #10
beat me to it UTUSN Sep 2025 #12
Pre-announced? Totally Tunsie Sep 2025 #14
Insurrection act orangecrush Sep 2025 #24
It will be like Sadam Hussein's big meeting LastDemocratInSC Sep 2025 #13
Loyalty Oath time? Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #15
Is the DOD TommyT139 Sep 2025 #23
Yes good points. Lie detecter test, loyalty, and purges. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #25
I recall firings from the first term TommyT139 Sep 2025 #38
I recall one military officer had her base housing confiscated? Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #40
We should be very, very concerned. johnnyfins Sep 2025 #16
It's a swear fealty or be fired immediately meeting is my guess Alpeduez21 Sep 2025 #17
This is a high risk move orangecrush Sep 2025 #19
Nothing good Alpeduez21 Sep 2025 #30
That might be the point of it. Hegseth is one of the Putin-puppets, isn't he? lostnfound Sep 2025 #37
That's my guess. All either loyal or replaced by toadies. Liberal In Texas Sep 2025 #42
Venezuela invasion? moondust Sep 2025 #18
Insurrection act orangecrush Sep 2025 #20
I dont think it has to do with Venezuela. drray23 Sep 2025 #26
Something is in the air, and it's the corrupt stench of this administration MerryBlooms Sep 2025 #22
can you even imagine Skittles Sep 2025 #27
PLEASE remember your oath to PuraVidaDreamin Sep 2025 #28
The Boys Are Back in Town MrWowWow Sep 2025 #29
This should be a bigger story SamuelTheThird Sep 2025 #31
My fantasy... BigmanPigman Sep 2025 #33
Its preperation for the Insurection Act and Martial Law. Trump has been telegraphing his doc03 Sep 2025 #34
Decapitation of Command and Control Bmoboy Sep 2025 #35
Can't he just do it on Signal? Swede Sep 2025 #36
Chump better pull out his Sharpie and get ready to do some rerouting for next week. Totally Tunsie Sep 2025 #39
A lot of possibilities. None of them good Takket Sep 2025 #41
I think its something domestic. milestogo Sep 2025 #45
Loyalty Oath and/or reduction in flag positions. haele Sep 2025 #46
It would be a good chance for all of them to leverage their military oath to arrest him as a demoestic enemy Hotler Sep 2025 #43
Don't see that happening orangecrush Sep 2025 #44
Congressional Republicans will never challenge anything this administration does. Ever. Arazi Sep 2025 #47
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