It appears Hegseth is really afraid that he’s going to caught out for giving at least one manifestly illegal order, in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the usual criminal law forbidding murder.

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It appears Hegseth is really afraid that he’s going to caught out for giving at least one manifestly illegal order, in violation of the Geneva Conventions and the usual criminal law forbidding murder. And now the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a ranking Democratic member have announced a preliminary investigation of Hegseth’s “kill” order. https://www.thedailybeast.com/powerful-republican-turns-on-pentagon-petes-kill-orders/

See also https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/29/pete-hegseth-denies-ordering-deaths-narco-boat