Has Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Did Mr. Hegseth commit a genuine violation of the US code regarding military actions? At the center of the controversy is a Washington Post story about a September 2 attack staged by US forces on a boat believed by officials to be ferrying drugs. The article reports that Mr. Hegseth gave a spoken directive: “The order was to kill everybody,” according to a person with direct knowledge of the operation. There is much more to this unfolding story, but media reports are overlooking an aspect that transcends the political, legal, and military issues making headlines these days.
About Denison Forum and The Daily Article
Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Lent is almost here, and it invites each of us to slow down and walk more closely with Jesus. |
| 0:08.3 | To help you prepare your heart for this season, we created a new devotional called Walking in |
| 0:14.3 | His Commands, a Lenton journey with Jesus. It takes you through 46 of Jesus' teachings, |
| 0:20.7 | showing how obedience leads to joy, peace, and deeper |
| 0:25.0 | intimacy with God. |
| 0:26.5 | When you make a donation, we'll send you this devotional as our thank you for supporting |
| 0:31.4 | Denison Forum. |
| 0:33.0 | Get your copy when you give today by visiting supportdf.org and begin your linton journey with Jesus. |
| 0:41.1 | Find the link to give in today's podcast episode notes. |
| 0:49.9 | Good morning and welcome to Denison Forum's daily article podcast. |
| 0:57.0 | It's Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm Josh Miller, the chief of staff here at Denison Forum, filling in for Chris Elkins |
| 1:05.0 | in narrating today's daily article written by our CEO and co-founder, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 1:15.0 | The Oxford 2025 word of the year is rage bait, defined as online content deliberately designed |
| 1:23.9 | to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive. Could this be |
| 1:31.8 | what we are seeing with regard to growing war crimes claims against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth? |
| 1:38.2 | Or did Mr. Hegseth commit a genuine violation of the U.S. Code regarding military actions. At the center of the |
| 1:46.8 | controversy is a Washington Post story about a September 2nd attack staged by U.S. forces on a boat |
| 1:53.9 | believed by officials to be ferrying drugs. The article reports that Mr. Hegeseth gave a spoken directive. The order was to kill |
| 2:03.3 | everybody, according to a person with direct knowledge of the operation. A U.S. missile then struck |
| 2:10.2 | the vessel, igniting it in a blaze from bow to stern. When the smoke cleared, a live drone feed |
| 2:17.0 | showed two survivors clinging to the |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Denison Forum, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Denison Forum and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.