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First Lieutenant Pete Hegseth served :Note: Civil Military Operations "includes missions such as providing humanitarian assistance to communities when needed, or conducting an infantry platoon leader and civil-military operations officer in economic assessment of a district [[Iraqsuch as]] with the 101st Airborne Divisionin Baghdad."<ref>Pete Hegseth, [http://opinionjournalwww.comglobalsecurity.org/extrawmd/?id=110009034 library/news/iraq/2005/08/iraq-050818-arnews01.htm "More Troops, Please. 'Not losing' isn't the same as winningIraqi Army battle staff trains on Civil Military Operations,"] ''WSJ OpinionJournal''GlobalSecurity.org, October 3August 18, 20062005.</ref>
SW: added link to Princeton Tory
'''Pete Hegseth''' replaced [[Wade Zirkle]] as Executive Director of the pro-[[war in Iraq]] [[Vets for Freedom]] in May 2007<ref>[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/017704.php "More time, please,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, May 21, 2007. Includes Hegseth quote from Minneapolis ''Star-Tribune''.</ref><ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/24/AR2007062401379.html "Reality Check for the Antiwar Crowd,"] ''Washington Post'', June 25, 2007.</ref> and became its full-time Executive Director on July 9, 2007.<ref>[http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2007/07/vets-for-freedom-win-war.html "Vets for Freedom... Win the War?"], ''SWAC Girl'' Blog, July 12, 2007.</ref>
Hegseth is a Policy Specialist<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/mi_staff.htm Staff], Manhattan Institute, accessed July 5, 2007.</ref> at the Center for the American University<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cau.htm Manhattan Institute] website].</ref> at the [[conservative]] [[Manhattan Institute]] [[think tank]]. According to his July 2007 speaker's profile for the New York Young Republican Club, Inc., Hegseth "plans to will pursue a Masters in Public Policy" at the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]]at Princeton University<ref>[http://www.wws.princeton.edu/ Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs], Princeton University, website.</ref> at Princeton University in fall 2008,<ref>Glen Strandberg, Sports Editor, [http://www.forestlaketimes.com/2007/November/20PeteHeg11207.html "Hegseth takes center stage in war on terror,"] ''Forest Lake Times'', November 20, 2007.</ref> deferred a year from his previously announced plan to begin in 2007.<ref>[http://www.nycyr.org/meetings.php Scheduled Speakers], July 12, 2007 Speakers Forum, NYYRC website.</ref>
Hegseth served "served two overseas tours with the U.S. Army, serving as an infantry platoon leader in [[Iraq]] and [[Cuba]]. In between tours, Mr. Hegseth worked as an analyst" at [[Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.mindingthecampus.com/about.html About Us], ''Minding the Campus'', Manhattan Institute, accessed July 16, 2007.</ref> Hegseth was a [[Family Research Council]] Witherspoon Fellow at Princeton University.<ref name="FRC">Tony Perkins, [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU07H09&f=RF07B06 "It's Now or Never,"] Family Research Council, August 16, 2007.</ref>
On May 9, 2007, Hegseth, described as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. National Guard, appeared on [[Chris Matthews]]' MSNBC show [[Hardball]] as a spokesman for [[Republican Party]] [[front group]] Vets for Freedom.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18592814/ Transcript: ''Hardball'' with Chris Matthews], MSNBC, May 9, 2007.</ref> At the time, Hegseth's name did not appear on the VFF website.<ref>Verified May 9, 2007.</ref>
==False claims?==
On August 17, 2007, [[Tony Perkins]] of the Family Research Council wrote:<ref name="FRC"/>
:"Last year, Pete formed an organization called Vets for Freedom, whose growing influence is the feature of a lengthy article in today's Washington Times. Pete says he started the group because he felt the 'pro-mission vets' voice,' was not being heard in the debate."
In a July 17, 2007, article published by Military.com, Christian Lowe wrote that, in 2006, Pete Hegseth "was leading Soldiers in combat, tamping down the flames of the sectarian bloodletting that erupted after a massive explosion demolished the so-called 'Golden Mosque' on his home turf of Samarra, Iraq ... Despite the danger, he saw value in his mission of stabilizing Iraq and fighting terrorism. ... But his fight didn't stop upon his return to high-intensity civilian life in New York City - just the tools he'd use to wage it."<ref>Christian Lowe, [http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,142577,00.html "Vet Group Plans Pro-War Blitz,"] Military.com, July 17, 2007.</ref>
:"So Hegseth teamed with former Marine infantry leader [[Wade Zirkle]] and other Iraq and [[Afghanistan]] war vets to muster troops to their cause. They started Vets for Freedom in 2006 hoping to energize like-minded vets of recent combat deployments into a fifth column will help influence the war debate."
Although both accounts make a nice news story, story it may well be, since Hegseth's name was not associated with Vets for Freedom before May 9, 2007, when Hegseth, described as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. National Guard, appeared on [[Chris Matthews]]' MSNBC show [[Hardball]] as a VFF spokesman.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18592814/ Transcript: ''Hardball'' with Chris Matthews], MSNBC, May 9, 2007.</ref> At the time, Hegseth's name did not appear on the VFF website.<ref>Verified May 9, 2007.</ref>
In a May 21, 2007, posting on ''Power Line'' Blog, Hegseth announced that he had became VFF's Executive Director<ref>[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/017704.php "More time, please,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, May 21, 2007. Includes Hegseth quote from Minneapolis ''Star-Tribune''.</ref>, replacing VFF co-founder Wade Zirkle.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060712151720/www.vetsforfreedom.org/about/ About], Vets for Freedom, archived page from July 2006.</ref>
Hegseth grew up in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and graduated from high school there. "Hegseth attended Princeton University on an ROTC scholarship<ref>[http://www.goarmy.com/rotc/your_commitment.jsp Army ROTC. Your Commitment], GoArmy.com, accessed July 20, 2007. ROTC scholarship winners have a four-year military service commitment after graduation.</ref> and graduated in 2003."<ref>Katherine Kersten, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050629002653/http://www.startribune.com/stories/191/5477220.html "A Guardsman's view of Guantanamo,"] ''Minneapolis Star Tribune'' (archived), June 27, 2005.</ref><ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~armyrotc/comm2003.htm "Congratulations Army Lieutenants of the Class of 2003,"] Princeton University Army ROTC.</ref>
At Princeton, Hegseth was a Witherspoon Fellow<ref> [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=EV06K01 "Iraq: A Warrior's Perspective,"] Family Research Council, November 9, 2006.</ref>, played guard on the Princeton Tigers men's college basketball team<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/college/men/players/2079/ "Men College Basketball: Princeton Tigers: Pete Hegseth-G,"] ''Sports Illustrated''/CNN, April 8, 2003.</ref>, and was Publisher Editor-in-Chief of the [[conservative]] ''The Princeton Tory''<ref>Max Blumenthal, [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060313/blumenthal/4 "Princeton Tilts Right,"] ''The Nation'', February 23, 2006 (March 13, 2006 issue).</ref><ref>[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:bYuKK4jieSoJ:merln.ndu.edu/merln/pfiraq/archive/dod/2002DodReview2.pdf+%22Pete+Hegseth%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=58&gl=us "ROTC Makes a Comeback on Campus,"] ''2002 Year in Review'', [[U.S. Department of Defense]], December 31, 2002: "Cadet Pete Hegseth, a Princeton senior, will serve four years in the Army after graduating with a degree in political science. 'What drew me was basically a deep sense inside myself that there was a duty to fulfill,' says Hegseth."</ref> ===Military service===
Hegseth served in Guantanamo Bay "on a security mission with his National Guard unit and, upon his return from Cuba, he volunteered to join the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division for their deployment to Iraq from 2005-2006. Serving as an infantry Platoon Leader and an assistant Civil-Military Operations officer in Baghdad as well as Samarra, Lt. Hegseth earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge and Bronze Star Medal for his time in Iraq."<ref> [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=EV06K01 "Iraq: A Warrior's Perspective,"] Family Research Council, November 9, 2006.</ref>
On July 11, 2007, Hegseth, who was interviewed on Jim Vicevich's WTIC News/talk radio show in Connecticut "re: Keeping Soldiers Fighting in the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan",<ref>[http://www.wtic.com/pages/5450.php "Jim Vicevich,"] WTIC.com, July 11, 2007.</ref> was described as a "First Lieutenant for the 1-69 Infantry (New York Army National Guard)." ==Articles and news releases by Pete Hegseth==
*[http://prince-web1.princeton.edu/archives/2002/04/17/opinion/4942.shtml "Not your average publication,"] ''The Daily Princetonian'', April 17, 2002.
*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/26/opinion/main2980809.shtml?source=search_story "What Would Lincoln Do? Civil War Woes Emblematic Of Those Faced In Iraq,"] ''The Weekly Standard'', June 26, 2007.
*[http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110009034 "More Troops, Please. 'Not losing' isn't the same as winning,"] ''WSJ OpinionJournal'', October 3, 2006; Read into the record by Rep. [[John Shadegg]], [http://johnshadegg.house.gov/news/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=58441 Iraq Debate: Floor Speech #3, February 14, 2007.]
*[http://www.princeton.edu/~paw/web_exclusives/plus/plus_110806iraq.html "The 'bare-minimum approach' to Iraq isn't working,"] ''Princeton Alumni Weekly'', November 8, 2006.
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/24/AR2007062401379.html "Reality Check for the Antiwar Crowd,"] ''Washington Post'', June 25, 2007.
*[http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YTA2MWY5ZTY5ZjcwZTFiNTg0M2IwNWQxYmI0OTk1ZDE= "President Bush & Vietnam,"] ''The Tank''/''National Review Online'', August 23, 2007.
*[http://www.israelated.com/node/23200 "Vets for Freedom: WEEK 9: Momentum Gathers for Sept. 17 & 18,"] Vets for Freedom (posted by Spree at ''Israelated'' Blog), September 4, 2007; [http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=1305209 posted on Family Security Matters website,] September 6, 2007.
*[http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=315 News release: "Vets for Freedom Launches Ads in Four States, Fights Back Against MoveOn.org,"] Vets for Freedom, August 8, 2007.
*[http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=319 News release: "Vets for Freedom fights back against MoveOn.org,"] Vets for Freedom, August 11, 2007.
*[http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/014/091rhesh.asp "MoveOn.org Calls Petraeus a Traitor. Do Democrats in Congress agree?"] ''The Weekly Standard'', September 9, 2007. re [[MoveOn.org]]
:*See Jeffrey Feldman, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/how-rightwing-lie-about-_b_63888.html "How Right-Wing Lie About MoveOn Ad Became The Story,"] ''The Huffington Post'', September 11, 2007.
*[http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1339102 "The Petraeus Report and 'Vets on the Hill',"] Family Security Matters, September 15, 2007.
*[http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDI1NDBhYmFiNWFmMDA3NWFhMTNiM2QwY2E4YzhiNWU= "This Week at War: Vindicating Generals, Ignoring Heroes,"] ''The Tank''/''National Review Online'', October 15, 2007.
*[http://www.nypost.com/seven/10232007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/no_nightmare.htm Op-Ed: "No 'Nightmare'. Why 'Surge' is Working,"] ''New York Post'', October 23, 2007.
==Resources and articles==
===Related SourceWatch articles===
*[[Operation Iraqi Freedom: Year Five]]
===External articles===
====Undated====
*[http://www.donorstrust.org/veritas/index.html Contact: Pete Hegseth], VERITAS Fund, DonorsTrust.org.
====2002====
*Caroline Bone '03, [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2002/04/17/opinion/4944.shtml Letters to the Editor: "No 'gratuitous diversity' at this University,"] ''The Daily Princetonian'', April 17, 2002.
*Sallie Langston '03, [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2002/04/17/opinion/4943.shtml "The worthy goal of diversity,"] ''The Daily Princetonian'', April 17, 2002.
*[http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ssf3ztGAJNQJ:www.princetontory.com/Archive%2520Files/May%25202002.pdf+%22Pete+Hegseth%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=15&gl=us ''The Princeton Tory''], May 2002.
====2003====
*Ben Goldstein, [http://media.www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2003/03/10/Sports/Mens-Basketball.Makes.History.With.Its.First.Winless.Ivy.Season-2037319.shtml "Men's Basketball Makes History With Its First Winless Ivy Season,"] ''Columbia Daily Spectator'', March 10, 2003.
*[http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/news.asp?id=121 "Why We Care,"] Ivy League Sports, March 11, 2003. Scroll down to fourth paragraph on Hegseth.
*[http://www.princeton.edu/~armyrotc/comm2003.htm Photo Album, "Congratulations Army Lieutenants of the Class of 2003,"] Princeton University, June 17, 2003.
====2005====*[[John HinderrakerHinderaker]], [http://powerlineblog.com/archives/010806.php "Let's Hear From Someone Who's Served There,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, June 21, 2005.
*John Hinderaker, [http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/010812.php "A Guantanamo Vet Speaks,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, June 22, 2005.
*Katherine Kersten, [http://web.archive.org/web/20050629002653/http://www.startribune.com/stories/191/5477220.html "A Guardsman's view of Guantanamo,"] ''Star Tribune'', June 27, 2005.
*Joe Drennan, [http://www.forestlaketimes.com/2005/september/14Hegseth914.html "1999 FLHS grad ships off to Iraq this week,"] ''Forest Lake Times'', September 14, 2005.
====2006====
*[http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/014340.php "A word from Lt. Hegseth, take 2,"] ''Power Line'' Blog, June 8, 2006.
*Jonathan Zebrowski, [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2006/09/13/news/15724.shtml "In their shared pain, some find a new sense of purpose. The military represented a higher calling for some, but for others, the cost of serving wasn't worth it,"] ''The Daily Princetonian'', September 13, 2006.
*[http://kxmb.com/t/gods-child/67604.asp "Young Evangelicals Urge Efforts to Stop Global Warming,"] Associated Press (KXMB.com), November 17, 2006.
*John Shadegg, [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/column.aspx?UrlTitle=we_can_run_but_we_cant_hide&Comments=true&ns=JohnShadegg&dt=12/06/2006&page=full&comments=true "We can run but we can't hide,"] ''[[Townhall.com]], December 6, 2006.
====2007====
*Robert Morrison, [http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WL06C116 "Steps Toward Freedom. One of FRC's Own Witherspoon Alumni: In His Own Words From Iraq,"] Family Research Council, archived March 27, 2007.
*Combat Infantry Bunny, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/10/75215/1455 "Pete Hegseth Blinked While Iraqi’s Died,"] ''The Daily Kos'', July 10, 2007.
*Katherine Kersten, [http://www.startribune.com/191/v-print/story/1311296.html "Minnesota warrior takes his fight from Iraq to Washington,"] ''Star Tribune'', July 18, 2007.* Stephen Spruiell, [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OGIyZDIzNDcyMGIzMDI2M2FhNDg3ZTM5ZmViZDIzMDA= "First Lt. Hegseth Takes the Hill Fighting for freedom — in Iraq, in Washington,"], ''National Review Online'', July 18, 2007.
*[http://thecuckingstool.blogspot.com/2007/07/katie-wants-you-to-meet-peter.html "Katie wants you to meet Peter,"] ''the cucking stool'' Blogspot, July 19, 2007.
*mcjoan, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/7/25/03242/9840 "VoteVets Debate Petraeus Plan,"] ''The Daily Kos'', July 25, 2007.
*Mitch Dworkin, [http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/12786 "DEBATE ON IRAQ: Jon Soltz of VoteVets.org vs. Pete Hegseth of Vets for Freedom,"] Securing America's Future/WesPAC, July 26, 2007. Scroll down through article for links to related articles and transcripts. See Hegseth and [[VoteVets.org]] on [[Chris Matthews]]' [[Hardball]]: [http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/multimedia/details.aspx?ID=34 Part 1] and [http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/multimedia/details.aspx?ID=33 Part 2.]
*Anne Flaherty, [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=3476412 "In the Debate Over Iraq, It's Vet Vs Vet. Politically Savvy Combat Veterans Try to Sway Iraq Debate, Become Powerful PR Tools,"] Associated Press (ABC News), August 14, 2007.
*Susan Duclos, [http://washingtontimes.com/article/20070816/CULTURE/108160073/1015 "A veteran with a voice,"] ''Washington Times'', August 16, 2007.
*David Schraub, [http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2007/08/guantanamera.html "Guantanamera!"] ''The Debate Link'' Blogspot, August 17, 2007.
*[[Deroy Murdock]], [http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/26636 "Surge helps U.S. win Iraq's hearts and minds,"] Scripps Howard News Service, September 6, 2007; [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZGNhYjI0MjA1MjFjZjE4OWJiZDlhNzQxN2UyOTg5OTI= "A Surge of Public Works. The president’s strategy bears much fruit,"] ''National Review Online'', September 7, 2007.
*B Merryfield, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/7/83846/04487 "Pete Hegseth - leader in the Right’s surge to 'victory',"] ''The Daily Kos'', September 7, 2007.
*Jon Soltz, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/on-what-the-troops-want_b_65142.html "On What the Troops Want,"] ''The Huffington Post'', September 20, 2007.
*B Merryfield, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/20/132652/344 "Hegseth: loyal Bushie gets a 'flag grade' smack down,"] ''The Daily Kos'', September 20, 2007.
*[http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/243291.aspx "Limbaugh in Deep for 'Phony Soldiers' Remark,"] [[Christian Broadcasting Network]], October 3, 2007.
*[http://radamisto.blogspot.com/2007/10/robertsons-cbn-news-lies-for-limbaugh.html "Robertson's CBN News lies for Limbaugh,"] ''Radamisto'' Blogspot, October 4, 2007. re [[Rush Limbaugh]]
*dlawbailey, [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/6/122812/847 "Phonied-Up Republican Soldier - Yes, Phonied-Up,"] ''The Daily Kos'', October 6, 2007.
===External resources===
====Profiles====
*Sgt. Waine D. Haley, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, [http://www.defendamerica.mil/profiles/mar2006/pr032306wm1.html "U.S. Army. 1st Lt. Peter Hegseth. New York Banker Helps Rebuild Iraq Infrastructure,"] DefendAmerica.mil, March 23, 2006.
*[http://www.princeton.edu/~tory/issues/ Archived issues of the Princeton Tory].
====Interviews====
*[[Hugh Hewitt]], [http://www.townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5&ContentGuid=ea249b07-00c5-413f-b4c1-9f818c6697b0 "Pete Hegseth,"] ''Radio Blogger''/''Townhall.com'', July 16, 2007.
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1gvZ0eC4y4 "Hardball: Rallying for Bush's Iraq War Plan,"] Hegseth and Ron Reagan on ''Hardball'', July 17, 2007. (''YouTube'').
*Hugh Hewitt, [http://radioblogger.townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5&ContentGuid=e80551e7-56a2-41f4-acbc-2162c6dff6a0 "Pete Hegseth, Jack Kelly,"] ''Radio Blogger''/''Townhall.com'', July 31, 2007.
*Jerry Newberry, [http://www.townhall.com/TalkRadio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=14&ContentGuid=a71f9b5e-d207-404d-ab12-bcda3b72bf67 "Pete Hegseth talks about Vets for Freedom,"] ''The National Defense''/''Townhall.com'', August 10, 2007.
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