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orangecrush

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:35 PM Thursday

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