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In surprise move, head of US military for Latin America to step down (www.reuters.com)

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The U.S. admiral who leads U.S. military forces in Latin America will step down at the end of this year, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday, in a surprise move that comes amid escalating tensions with Venezuela.

Alvin Holsey only took over the U.S. military's Southern Command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years. A source told Reuters that there had been tension between him and Hegseth and questions about whether he would be fired in the days leading up to the announcement.

Social media has a rumor he refused orders to do military action against Venezuela

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[–] dhork@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

The guy is black

Not surprising to me at all

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 9 points 1 month ago

Social media has a rumor he refused orders to do military action against Venezuela

God, I hope that's true. I hope the military in general has the guts to say 'No' when they're asked to do abhorrent shit under this regime. If they just blindly follow orders no matter what, we're basically fucked.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

I could see someone in his shoes be worried about war crimes or crimes against humanity at this point with the boats they've been blowing up