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"Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, who has the crusader motto
“deus vult” tattooed on his arm, has put bigoted anti-Muslim rhetoric at the
center of several of his published books, according to a
Guardian review of
the materials.
Hegseth, especially in 2020’s
American Crusade, depicts Islam as a natural,
historic enemy of the west; presents distorted versions of Muslim doctrine in
“great replacement”-style racist conspiracy theories; treats leftists and
Muslims as bound together in their efforts to subvert the US; and idolises
medieval crusaders.
Experts say that Hegseth’s view of Islam is riven with falsehoods,
misconceptions and far-right conspiracy theories. Yet Hegseth, if his
nomination is successful, will head the world’s largest military force at a
time of conflict and instability in the Middle East.
The
Guardian emailed Hegseth and the Trump transition team for comment and
received no response.
The
Guardian has previously reported that in his 2020 book Hegseth calls for
an “American Crusade”, targeting both “internal” or “domestic enemies” and the
enemies of Israel. Hegseth also connected the two, writing: “We have domestic
enemies, and we have international allies … it’s time to reach out to people
who value the same principles, relearn lessons from them, and form stronger
bonds.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
