{"id":279765,"date":"2024-01-10T09:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T09:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=279765"},"modified":"2024-01-12T08:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:01:53","slug":"days-of-secrecy-around-defense-secretary-austins-hospital-stay-raise-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=279765","title":{"rendered":"Days of secrecy around Defense Secretary Austin\u2019s hospital stay raise questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lolita C. Baldor \u2013 Associated Press Jan 6, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin<\/p><\/div>\n

Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that\u00a0Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin\u00a0had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon did not inform the White House National Security Council or top adviser Jake Sullivan of Austin\u2019s hospitalization at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, until Thursday, according to two administration officials. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon\u2019s failure to disclose Austin\u2019s hospitalization for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released. Such secrecy, at a time when the United States is juggling myriad national security crises, runs counter to normal practice with the president and other senior U.S. officials and Cabinet members.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued Saturday evening, Austin took responsibility for the delays in notification.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,\u201d said Austin, acknowledging the concerns about transparency. \u201cBut this is important to say: this was my medical procedure, and I take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austin, 70, remained hospitalized due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, as it became increasingly clear how closely the Pentagon held information about his stay at Walter Reed. In his statement, Austin said he is on the mend and is looking forward to returning to the Pentagon soon, but he provided no other details about his ailment.<\/p>\n

Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The following is unconfirmed and would probably be dismissed by the Biden administration as a \u2018rumour\u2019. Nonetheless, it is entirely plausible and makes pefect sense. Ed.<\/p>\n

Rumors: U.S. Sec Def Austin Was In The Kiev Command Bunker Hit By Russia on January 3rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Godlike Productions.com \u2013 Jan 8, 2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lots of RumInt flying around that Austin was secretly in Kiev on Jan 3, to go over details of a new drone offensive against Russia with Zaluzhny when the Russians hit the Command Bunker.<\/p>\n

It would explain why the #2 was suddenly and quietly put in charge on Jan 2. If he was travelling East.<\/p>\n

The cover story that he is in the hospital for \u201cSecret\u201d surgery and didn’t tell the WH for several days (violation of the law) is EXTREMELY suspicious, with no proof of life yet.<\/p>\n

He has done secret trips like this before to Ukraine, only announcing them when he was safely back in Poland.<\/p>\n

Politically, Austin getting wounded or even killed in Ukraine would have HUGE implications and blowback for Biden and the Obamunists if this turns out to be true.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8Update: Did US War Chief Lloyd Austin get killed in Ukraine, and the West is trying to make it look like he passed away at home? Several Russian air strikes across Ukraine have targeted NATO command centers in Western Ukraine!! Rumors are flying now! pic.twitter.com\/VFJJy8KqRP<\/a><\/p>\n

— US Civil Defense News (@CaptCoronado) January 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n