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:Note: "In between tours" to Iraq, Hegseth "worked as an analyst" at the "leading global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm"<ref>[http://www.bearstearns.com/sitewide/our_firm/index.htm Our Firm], BearStearns.com.</ref> [[Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.]].<ref>[http://www.mindingthecampus.com/about.html About Us], ''Minding the Campus'', Manhattan Institute, accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
Additionally, in January 2006, when VFF was founded, Hegseth's name is not found among or associated with [[Vets for Freedom Leadership|VFF's founding members]]. Nor is it found on any official VFF (or [[Vets for Freedom Action Fund|VFF-AF]]) documents<ref>[http://forms.irs.gov/politicalOrgsSearch/search/Print.action?formId=22747&formType=E71 IRS Form 8871] for Vets for Freedom Action Fund, July 25, 2006.</ref>, [[Vets for Freedom/News Releases|news releases]], or appearances by VFF members prior to May 2007.
As of July 9, 2007, Hegseth was "working full-time" as VFF's executive director.<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>
SW: →False claims?: This whole section is a smear job and isn't even neutral. I vote it be removed.
Hegseth is an alumnus of Princeton University's James Madison Program.<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cau.htm Manhattan Institute] website.</ref>
==False claims?Criticism==
On August 17, 2007, [[Tony Perkins]] of the Family Research Council wrote:<ref name="FRC"/>
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>
Lowe then wrote:<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>
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>
==On abuse of detainees at Gitmo==
