<![CDATA[Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman for Stars and Stripes newspaper, "the one person charged by Congress with protecting Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence."]]>Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fired Jacqueline Smith, the ombudsman for Stars and Stripes newspaper, "the one person charged by Congress with protecting Stars and Stripes’ editorial independence." It looks like Hegseth preferred censorship and propaganda instead of honest reporting of the news:
https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2026-04-23/stripes-former-ombudsman-pentagon-trying-to-silence-21465037.html
copy: @renewedresistance

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1d028d56-5478-4753-88c0-216b0e8cf9d7/secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-fired-jacqueline-smith-the-ombudsman-for-stars-and-stripes-newspaper-the-one-person-charged-by-congress-with-protecting-stars-and-stripes-editorial-independence.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:15:42 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 12:32:13 GMT60