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Hegseth Demands Iran Hand Over Uranium Or US Will Seize It

April 9, 2026 Sharon Zhang, Truthout. , , , ,
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have issued a new demand that Iran forfeit its uranium stockpile, or else face renewed attacks or a ground operation by the U.S. and Israel — a threat levied just hours after the start of a fragile temporary ceasefire on Tuesday. When asked if the U.S. has plans to force Iran to hand over its enriched uranium, Hegseth said in a press conference on Wednesday that “it’s always been non-negotiable that they won’t have nuclear capabilities.” “They’ll give it to us voluntarily, we’ll get it.

Chris Hedges Report: Will There Be A Ground Invasion Of Iran?

April 4, 2026 Chris Hedges Report. , , , ,
More than one month into the American-Israeli war on Iran, the US military has expended a significant amount of its arsenal and many billions of dollars without making any progress in meeting its illusory and often-changing objectives. As the White House and Pentagon, and the markets, panic, the United States has begun deploying troops and resources to the region in preparation for a possible ground assault. This raises significant questions about what type of campaign the US is capable of waging and whether, as analysts are saying, fighting the Iranian military on its own terrain would be a bloodbath for US troops.

Hegseth Dismisses US Army Chief Of Staff Amid Plans For Ground Invasion

April 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George, US military officials announced on 3 April. War Department spokesperson Sean Parnell issued a statement on X stating that George would be “retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.” “The Department of War is grateful for General George's decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement,” Parnell added. George, the army's top official, was appointed to the post by former US president Joe Biden in September 2023.

Pentagon Officials ‘Cover Up’ Mounting Casualties Of Troops

April 2, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Nearly 750 US soldiers have been injured or killed since October 2023, The Intercept revealed in a new investigation released on 1 April – citing a defense official as saying that Washington is engaged in a “casualty coverup.” At least 15 soldiers were injured last week in an Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi Arabia, two officials confirmed to the outlet, adding that “Hundreds of US personnel have been killed or injured in the region since the US launched a war on Iran just over a month ago.” The report adds that CENTCOM’s updates have been outdated.

ICE Wants Unpaid Volunteers; The US Military Is At A Breaking Point

March 31, 2026 Lee Camp, Scheer Post. , , ,
In a shocking revelation straight out of a dystopian satire, the Pentagon has quietly begun asking civilian employees to volunteer for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Framed as a “critical support” opportunity, these emails treat immigration enforcement like firefighting—inviting ordinary citizens to sign up for unpaid weekend shifts to assist with ICE operations. Lee Camp’s latest episode of Unredacted Tonight exposes the disturbing reality: this is not harmless civic engagement—it’s a blueprint for “volunteer fascism.”

Judge Slaps Down Pentagon’s Anti-Press Policy

March 22, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , , ,
A United States judge ruled that the Pentagon’s restrictions imposed on reporters are unconstitutional and “vacated” the “challenged provisions” of the policy. He defended the right of members of news media to solicit information from sources and upheld the public’s right to know information about their government.  “[I]n light of the country’s recent incursion into Venezuela and its ongoing war with Iran, it is more important than ever that the public have access to information from a variety of perspectives about what its government is doing,” Judge Paul Friedman declared.

US To Embed Palantir AI Across Entire Military: Report

March 22, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The Pentagon has designated Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system as an official program of record, in a move that will lock in the weapons-targeting technology long term across ‌the US military, Reuters reported on 21 March. The move was announced in a letter from Deputy Secretary of War Steve ​Feinberg issued to senior Pentagon leaders and US military commanders on 9 March. Feinberg wrote that embedding Palantir's Maven Smart System would provide the military "with the latest tools necessary to detect, deter, and dominate our adversaries in all domains."

US Commanders Tell Troops Iran War ‘God’s Divine Plan’

March 3, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , , ,
Independent journalist Jonathan Larsen reported on 2 March that numerous US service members have lodged dozens of complaints saying senior officers are calling the war on Iran part of “God’s divine plan,” with claims that US President Donald Trump was “anointed by Jesus” to spark Armageddon. “President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,” one combat-unit commander allegedly told troops during a readiness briefing, according to a complaint submitted to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF).

Pentagon Sets Deadline For Anthropic To Lift AI Restrictions

February 25, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , ,
The US Department of War has issued a deadline to AI company Anthropic to allow broader military use of its Claude models or face possible action under the Defense Production Act.  The company could face losing its Pentagon contract, and has been threatened with a government blacklist, US media reports said. The Pentagon has a $200-million contract with Anthropic. The company has placed guardrails on the Claude AI, preventing its use for fully autonomous weaponry and mass domestic surveillance, triggering a standoff with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. 

It Was A Bad Year For The United States Military

January 2, 2026 Mark Hertling, The Bulwark. , , ,
Every administration leaves it mark on the U.S. military. Some do so quietly, through budgetary or force-structure transformations. Others do so through the conduct of wars, or the conclusion of wars, or personnel reforms. But this past year will be remembered for something different: an erosion of the professional, legal, and ethical guardrails that have guided, protected, and enhanced America’s armed forces for generations. None of this should come as a surprise. Before this administration took office, I wrote that the job of secretary of defense is among the most demanding in government.

Pentagon Fails Eighth Consecutive Audit

December 24, 2025 Jake Johnson, Common Dreams. , , , ,
Two days after the US Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to authorize just over $900 billion in military spending for the coming fiscal year, the chief recipient of that taxpayer money—the Department of Defense—announced it failed an audit of its books for the eighth consecutive year. The now-predictable audit result was announced Friday by the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General (OIG) after an examination of the agency's roughly $4.6 trillion in assets. The OIG said it identified 26 "material weaknesses"—major flaws in internal controls over financial reports—in the Pentagon's accounting.

New York Times Sues Over Pentagon Policy

December 5, 2025 Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams. , , , ,
Press freedom advocates on Thursday welcomed the New York Times’ lawsuit over the US Department of Defense’s “flatly unconstitutional” press policy, filed on the heels of the first briefing for what critics call the “Pentagon Propaganda Corps.” The newspaper and Times reporter Julian E. Barnes, one of several journalists who refused to sign the policy earlier this year, are suing the DOD—which President Donald Trump has dubbed the Department of War—as well as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon’s chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, in the US District Court in Washington, D.C.

Media Refuse To Sign Up As Propagandists For Trump’s Pentagon

October 15, 2025 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , ,
Nearly all media organizations refused to sign a censorship policy at the Pentagon that imposes greater control over credentialed reporters and the information that they publish. The policy, championed by Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, was first proposed in mid-September. It resulted in an immediate backlash because the policy required reporters to pledge not to share any military information, including unclassified information, unless that information is officially approved for release. On October 6, the Pentagon revised the policy [PDF]. It changed to “military members” must seek approval from an “appropriate authorizing official” before releasing information to the press.

Quantico: A Challenge To The US Working Class

October 9, 2025 John Catalinotto, Workers' World. , , , ,
Some 800 U.S. generals, admirals and their closest staff were summoned from their assignments all over the world to the military base in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept. 30. There, following their orders, they sat silently as they heard “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth insult them — then stayed silent as their commander in chief Donald Trump ranted for over an hour and advised them to use assaults on U.S. cities to train their troops. The most important takeaway is that Trump declared war on the working class and all oppressed sectors of U.S. society in his usual racist and misogynist style.

Mask Off US Empire: War Secretary Tells Military To Commit War Crimes

October 4, 2025 Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. , , , , , , ,
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth gathered top generals and encouraged the military to commit war crimes and ignore international law. “You kill people and break things for a living”, Hegseth proudly told the military commanders, calling for “maximum lethality”. “We also don’t fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters, to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country”, he added. Meanwhile, Donald Trump ordered the Department of War to use US cities as “training grounds”, to fight the “enemy within”. He bragged about deploying the National Guard to cities like Washington, DC and Los Angeles, California, and said his next targets are Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois.
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