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21.04.202501:51
John Ullyot, a former senior official at the Department of Defense and close associate of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who departed last week from his position as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs after being sidelined for the role of Chief Pentagon Spokesman by Sean Parnell, has written an op-ed released tonight in Politico, claiming a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the Pentagon which will likely soon lead to the removal of Hegseth.
Ullyot, who describes himself a longtime backer and friend of Pete Hegseth, paints a month of “total chaos” at the Pentagon, culminating in the firing of three of Hegseth’s most loyal senior staffers last week, Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, with rumors of additional firings to come. “In the aftermath, Defense Department officials working for Hegseth tried to smear the aides anonymously to reporters, claiming they were fired for leaking sensitive information as part of an investigation ordered earlier this month. Yet none of this is true. While the department said that it would conduct polygraph tests as part of the probe, not one of the three has been given a lie detector test. In fact, at least one of them has told former colleagues that investigators advised him he was about to be cleared officially of any wrongdoing. Unfortunately, Hegseth’s team has developed a habit of spreading flat-out, easily debunked falsehoods anonymously about their colleagues on their way out the door,” Ullyot added.
After discussing last week’s wave of firings, Ullyot proceeds to at least partially confirm and describe several of the recent scandals at the Pentagon since March, including Signalgate, Hegseth’s confusing and continued denial of any wrongdoing afterwards, Hegseth’s decision to bring his wife Jennifer to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, a top-secret briefing at the Pentagon for Elon Musk detailing war plans against China which was eventually canceled by the White House, last week’s purges, and finally tonight’s story about another Signal chat created by Hegseth with his wife and brother in which additional information about the strikes against Yemen were discussed.
Ullyot then ends his op-ed by stating, “In the first three months of his second term, Trump has continued that great record on national security, in particular refocusing the Defense Department on its core mission of preparing to fight and win wars. Unfortunately, after a terrible month, the Pentagon focus is no longer on warfighting, but on endless drama. The president deserves better than the current mishegoss at the Pentagon. Given his record of holding prior Cabinet leaders accountable, many in the secretary’s own inner circle will applaud quietly if Trump chooses to do the same in short order at the top of the Defense Department.”
Ullyot, who describes himself a longtime backer and friend of Pete Hegseth, paints a month of “total chaos” at the Pentagon, culminating in the firing of three of Hegseth’s most loyal senior staffers last week, Dan Caldwell, Darin Selnick and Colin Carroll, with rumors of additional firings to come. “In the aftermath, Defense Department officials working for Hegseth tried to smear the aides anonymously to reporters, claiming they were fired for leaking sensitive information as part of an investigation ordered earlier this month. Yet none of this is true. While the department said that it would conduct polygraph tests as part of the probe, not one of the three has been given a lie detector test. In fact, at least one of them has told former colleagues that investigators advised him he was about to be cleared officially of any wrongdoing. Unfortunately, Hegseth’s team has developed a habit of spreading flat-out, easily debunked falsehoods anonymously about their colleagues on their way out the door,” Ullyot added.
After discussing last week’s wave of firings, Ullyot proceeds to at least partially confirm and describe several of the recent scandals at the Pentagon since March, including Signalgate, Hegseth’s confusing and continued denial of any wrongdoing afterwards, Hegseth’s decision to bring his wife Jennifer to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed, a top-secret briefing at the Pentagon for Elon Musk detailing war plans against China which was eventually canceled by the White House, last week’s purges, and finally tonight’s story about another Signal chat created by Hegseth with his wife and brother in which additional information about the strikes against Yemen were discussed.
Ullyot then ends his op-ed by stating, “In the first three months of his second term, Trump has continued that great record on national security, in particular refocusing the Defense Department on its core mission of preparing to fight and win wars. Unfortunately, after a terrible month, the Pentagon focus is no longer on warfighting, but on endless drama. The president deserves better than the current mishegoss at the Pentagon. Given his record of holding prior Cabinet leaders accountable, many in the secretary’s own inner circle will applaud quietly if Trump chooses to do the same in short order at the top of the Defense Department.”
20.04.202522:20
In addition to the “Houthi PC Small Group” chat on Signal in which Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, was inadvertently added to last month, which included senior officials in the Trump Administration, including U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth who used it to discuss and reveal what appears to have been classified material related to the now ongoing strike campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The New York Times is now reporting that Secretary Hegseth also shared details about the strikes against the Houthis, including flight schedules for F/A-18 “Super Hornets” as well as some of the same details shared in the PC Small Group, in another Signal group chat titled “Defense | Team Huddle” that included his wife Jennifer, a former producer with Fox News who does not work with the Department of Defense but has accompanied Hegseth overseas and in several sensitive meetings with foreign officials, alongside his brother Phil and his personal lawyer Tim Parlatore, both of which work in controversial roles at the Pentagon.
Unlike the other Signal chat created by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in early March, this chat was created by Hegseth in January before being confirmed as Secretary of Defense and included roughly a dozen personal and professional contacts who he was close to; with it being initial used as a forum for discussing routine administrative or scheduling information. Hegseth is said to have used his personal phone for his chat, not typically using it to discuss sensitive military operations and that it did not include other cabinet-level officials, but did include both Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, senior advisors and confidants of Hegseth who were placed on administrative leave and fired last week from the Pentagon, after being accused of “leaking unauthorized information” pending an ongoing investigation by the DoD, yet have since proclaimed their innocence in a public statement on X.
The New York Times is now reporting that Secretary Hegseth also shared details about the strikes against the Houthis, including flight schedules for F/A-18 “Super Hornets” as well as some of the same details shared in the PC Small Group, in another Signal group chat titled “Defense | Team Huddle” that included his wife Jennifer, a former producer with Fox News who does not work with the Department of Defense but has accompanied Hegseth overseas and in several sensitive meetings with foreign officials, alongside his brother Phil and his personal lawyer Tim Parlatore, both of which work in controversial roles at the Pentagon.
Unlike the other Signal chat created by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in early March, this chat was created by Hegseth in January before being confirmed as Secretary of Defense and included roughly a dozen personal and professional contacts who he was close to; with it being initial used as a forum for discussing routine administrative or scheduling information. Hegseth is said to have used his personal phone for his chat, not typically using it to discuss sensitive military operations and that it did not include other cabinet-level officials, but did include both Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick, senior advisors and confidants of Hegseth who were placed on administrative leave and fired last week from the Pentagon, after being accused of “leaking unauthorized information” pending an ongoing investigation by the DoD, yet have since proclaimed their innocence in a public statement on X.
19.04.202515:21
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced this morning from the Kremlin, seemingly out of nowhere, a 30-hour temporary ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine over Easter, lasting from 18:00 April 19 till 00:00 April 21, adding that he expects the Ukrainian side to also abide by the ceasefire citing “humanitarian considerations.” Despite this sudden announcement by Putin, as the ceasefire was set to go into effect, air-raid sirens were sounding in cities across Ukraine. This appears to be just another “Christmas Ceasefire” from 2023, in which Russia declares a ceasefire while continuing to attack Ukraine, before then accusing Ukraine of violating the ceasefire.
08.04.202507:25
According to officials familiar with planning for the negotiations, the Iranian delegation for Saturday’s indirect talks with the United States in Oman, is expected to be led by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; while the American delegation will be led by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. Discussions will happen in separate rooms with a mediator, who will pass notes between the delegations.
11.04.202500:52
The U.S. Supreme Court tonight in a unanimous 9-0 vote, ruled that the Trump Administration must return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadorian residing in Maryland on a “special immigration status” who was arrested without warrant and wrongfully deported last month to the notorious CECOT maximum-security mega-prison in El Salvador, alongside roughly 100 other illegal migrants who immigration officials claimed were violent criminals and/or members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang operating in North, Central and South America.
06.04.202508:54
According to an Iranian official who spoke to Reuters, Iran has issued notices to Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey and Bahrain that any support for a U.S. strike against Iran, including the use of their national airspace, territory or bases by the U.S. military during an attack, would be considered an act of hostility.
04.04.202522:10
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has just released drone footage showing one of the recent airstrikes by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Western Yemen, targeting a large congregation of Houthi terrorists, with the caption reading, “These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack. Oops, there will be no attack by these Houthis! They will never sink our ships again!” Over 70 terrorists can be seen gathered in the footage, with all of them likely to have been killed in the strike.
12.04.202504:58
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has just arrived in Muscat, the capital of Oman, for today’s nuclear talks with the U.S. delegation led by White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. Talks are expected to begin in the coming hours and will be mediated by the Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi.
29.03.202502:50
U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced tonight that he would be appointing conservative journalist and Fox News contributor Sara A. Carter to Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), unofficially known as the “Drug Czar” who oversees both international and domestic anti-drug efforts by the White House. President Trump added in his announcement, “Sara is an Award Winning Journalist, who has been on the front lines of this International Fight for decades — as our next Drug Czar, Sara will lead the charge to protect our Nation, and save our children from the scourge of drugs.”
08.04.202504:35
The Afghan online news service, Khaama Press, reports that the United States has reassumed control of Bagram Air Base in eastern Afghanistan, to the north of Kabul, at the request of the Taliban Government; with several C-17s arriving last week at the base, carrying military vehicles, equipment and senior intelligence officials, including the Deputy Director of the CIA, Michael Ellis.
The redeployment of American servicemembers to Afghanistan following their withdrawal in 2021 has yet to be confirmed by U.S. or Taliban officials, though flight trackers did manage to confirm the arrival of several U.S. Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft last week at Bagram. Though this move likely makes no sense to some, Bagram Air Base and Afghanistan as a whole remains an extremely strategic location for staging future military operations in a war against both Iran and China. According to some reports, an official announcement of the U.S. military reassuming control of Bagram is expected to come in April, possibly as early as this week.
The redeployment of American servicemembers to Afghanistan following their withdrawal in 2021 has yet to be confirmed by U.S. or Taliban officials, though flight trackers did manage to confirm the arrival of several U.S. Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft last week at Bagram. Though this move likely makes no sense to some, Bagram Air Base and Afghanistan as a whole remains an extremely strategic location for staging future military operations in a war against both Iran and China. According to some reports, an official announcement of the U.S. military reassuming control of Bagram is expected to come in April, possibly as early as this week.
15.04.202515:34
White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has now walked back his comments last night on Fox News that described a conceptual Iran proposal eerily reminiscent of the failed Obama-era JCPOA (Iran Deal) framework. About an hour ago, Ambassador Witkoff returned to the Trump administration’s previous sentiments on the process, saying that “Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.”
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