We’ve maybe reached FAFO time for the sleeping American public. Our idiotic asshole officials and oligarchs and genocidal child-predator overlords have done did it this time.

The U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth spoke about the sinking of an unarmed Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean. Here’s what he said:

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: Last night we sunk their prize ship, the Solamani.

Looks like POTUS got him twice.

Their Navy not a factor.

Pick your adjective. It is no more.

In fact, yesterday in the Indian Ocean, and we’ll play it on the screen there, an American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters. Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo. Quiet death.

The first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II like in that war back when we were still the War Department. We are fighting to win.

Alex Christoforou calls him out:

Alex Christoforou: He talked about death and destruction. He was talking like a maniac. Pete Hegseth. A very unfortunate press conference from the Secretary of War, a top official of the United States of America.

A very, very unfortunate press conference.

Just tell the American people what’s going on with the war in a professional manner.

There’s no need to to talk about death, destruction, hitting them while they’re down.
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He took a victory lap for sinking a an Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean.

And this Iranian ship was not a combat ship. It was not in combat. It had no ammunition because it was invited to India along with 200 crew members to take part in a ceremony.

It was a guest of the the Indian government, a non-combat ship which was sunk by a US submarine.

So the whole thing was was premeditated. The the US knew exactly what this ship was doing in India. They knew it was not a combat ship. They knew it had no ammunition. They knew it was taking part in a ceremony invited by the Indian government and they went to the Indian Ocean.

The submarine made its way to the Indian Ocean and decided to sink this ship. And my understanding is that all 200 crew members died.

That’s my understanding of it. I’m not sure if there were any survivors.
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We’re starting to get statements from from India, from various people in India who are who are very, very angry at this incident pointing out that that this is embarrassing, a humiliation, completely wrong for for India to invite Iran to this ceremony and then for the United States to know that this ship is there and then to sink this ship.

And the worst part is that Pete Hegseth was actually proud of this. What are you proud of? What are you freaking proud of? He thought this was some sort of of act of strength.

He was talking about this is about how this is the first time uh a submarine has sank a ship since World War II or something like that.

What are you talking about, psycho? It was there to attend a ceremony (thousands of) freaking miles away without any any weapons on on board.

I couldn’t believe what I was watching. The Secretary of War taking a victory lap for for sinking an unarmed, no ammo ship that was participating in a peaceful event invited by by India.

Hegseth and Trump and those commanding them are so ignorant of the concept of honor they can’t even pretend to have any.

Ryan Grim elaborated:

And the cherry on top of the sundae of evil, the U.S. did not render aid in violation of every law of war and conduct:

Tuomas Malinen, a Finnish investment analyst put it succinctly:

This one requires that I excerpt the full quote:

Tuomas Malinen: So, let me get this straight, @SecWar
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You just sank an Iranian frigate, which was returning from an international naval exercise in India, near Sri Lanka. In other words, you attacked an unsuspecting “enemy ship” in international waters, thousands of nautical miles from the combat zone in the Middle East.

You know, who conducted such cowardly attacks on unsuspecting naval targets before you? Nazi Germany.

And his follow up:

Most of you do not get this, so let me explain, with one sentence.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed by Iranians and the U.S. navy dares only attack an unaware Iranian ship 3000 miles from this chokepoint of the global economy.

Modern U.S. navy is a bloody fucking joke.

Even gung ho pro US merchant marine and shipping expert John Konrad is baffled as to why Hegseth would do something so stupid and chickenshit.

I’m a bit too panicked to be blogging much more at the moment. Time to stock up on canned foods, etc because these idiots have triggered the biggest oil supply shock in recorded history.

And starvation is just the appetizer:

These idiots might be suicidal and/or stupid enough to trigger a nuclear war which will immediately escalate out of control just like the rest of this insane and reckless operation.

This is unconfirmed but seems entirely likely

For those looking for hopeful signs, Trump is losing the support of his base, like legendary Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Matt “The Immortal” Brown:

And at least one former high ranking NATO official says “there is no special relationship between the U.S. and the U.K. The former does what it wants and it’s time for Britain to act in our own interest.”