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Pete Hegseth has reportedly fired the head of the Defense intel agency following a leak claiming the US did not destroy Iran’s nuclear program.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired three senior officials at the Pentagon, including the head of its intelligence agency, several media outlets reported on Friday.

The exact reason for the dismissals has not been clarified, but they followed leaks suggesting that US strikes on the Iranian nuclear program did not destroy it completely, contrary to claims by US President Donald Trump.

According to three US officials cited by Reuters, Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who led the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), as well as two senior Navy commanders. CNN sources identified them as Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, chief of the Navy Reserve, and Rear Adm. Milton Sands, a Navy SEAL officer overseeing Naval Special Warfare Command.

A Washington Post source indicated that Kruse’s removal stemmed from a “loss of confidence” following reports claiming that an internal DIA assessment of US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June had only delayed Tehran’s program by only a few months.

Trump blasted the leaks as “fake news” while he and Hegseth insisted that Iran’s nuclear program had been “obliterated.”

In recent months, the Trump administration embarked on a campaign to reshape the Pentagon’s leadership, removing Gen. C.Q. Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while Gen. David Allvin announced early retirement as Air Force chief of staff this month. Both moves were seen as driven by disagreements with the administration over strategy. Trump earlier also vowed to eradicate “woke” ideologies from the military.

Earlier this week, the administration also revoked security clearances for dozens of current and former officials, with Tulsi Gabbard, US Director of National Intelligence, accusing them of “politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards”.

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  1. ‘The Pentagram (Pentagon) Purge’ was well overdue, so now the Woke Weenies who were doing these things, ie leaking intel, being obstructive, and interfering with due-processes are now being shown the gate!
    HOWEVER-
    WHAT’S NEEDED IS TO IDENTIFY THE ZIONISTS / J3W$ / FREEMASONS IN THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, AND INSIDE THE INTEL AGENCIES, THEN PROCEED TO ROOT OUT THOSE WHO ARE SYMPATHETIC TO ISRAEL,
    BTW- Iran’s nuclear equipment was NOT destroyed. The Iranians simply moved the equipment to another location deep underground in new DUMB’s where the ‘Bunker Busters’ can’t reach.
    Besides, Iran probably already has several nukes stashed away that were supplied by other nations (ie glorious Mother Russia, ethical Pakistan, along with Hindu India which is proper and just!
    Noteworthy is that Tulsi Gabbard is a Hindu, so she has a great understanding of what drives India as well.
    The good people were purged-out during the reign of Bush ll, mostly DoD Personnel who served during Vietnam. Bush l allowed the Vietnam Veterans who were still serving in the early 1990’s free reign, and they finished Gulf War One’s ”Operation Desert Storm’ in 96 hours.
    Gulf War Two was a fiasco of 20 years, and this is when the Vietnam-Era Veterans were pushed out of the Armed Forces as many were speaking up and criticising U.S. Foreign Policies at the time.
    Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria became another Vietnam…as Bush ll wanted to steal all of the resources from those nations.
    Bush ll deserted from the Texas Air National Guard when it was called to Vietnam…
    Some if not a good majority of Vietnam Veterans went into self-imposed isolation when they returned home…including those in the SEATO Nations.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSP2wtcBRjU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9PGxEuNg2Y
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXHyQMmv9_c

  2. The Vietnam War bankrupted America which is when it went off the gold standard
    Being immersed in senseless wars of attrition on foreign soils
    Now Uncle Sam has been left behind and caught with his pants down again
    By being deficient in not having sufficient electricity infrastructure in place to effectively power AI
    Even with the projected input of future atomic energy plants being years away
    China is way ahead of the game
    As the US is eclipsed and hamstrung and the sun sets on the empire
    Just like it did on the British where the sun never set
    Population reduction may gain some traction and ground to maneuver
    Standby for predictable futile acts from a dying decadent regime

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