Humanitarian Orgs Demand Answers on Yemen War After Hegseth Impeachment Fails
A dozen groups are urging congressional oversight of civilian harm in Trump and Hegseth’s “forgotten war” on Yemen.
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A dozen humanitarian groups, including Airwars, Amnesty International USA, and the Center for Civilians in Conflict, sent a letter urging Congress to investigate civilian harm from Operation Rough Rider, the 52-day US campaign against Yemen's Houthis in 2025. The Pentagon acknowledged almost 400 civilian casualties (153 deaths, 243 injuries) from three strikes, while the Yemen Data Project estimated at least 238 civilians killed and 467 injured. The groups also noted that the civilian harm staff at CENTCOM was cut from ten to one and asked Congress to restore the program and release a lessons-learned study.
The article frames Hegseth and the Yemen operation with charged wording like "unauthorized war," "forever war," and a quoted "war criminal," and relies almost entirely on critics and advocacy groups. It gives little space to the Pentagon's side beyond a brief mention of Hegseth's "cried uncle" claim.
- Quotes a former official: "He is conducting state terrorism. He is 100 percent a war criminal."
- Uses loaded phrases such as "forever war" and "gutting" without competing viewpoints.
- Sources are mostly advocacy groups, Democrats, and anonymous officials; the Pentagon's response is thin.
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