Words matter. So does the courage to speak them.
Wes J. Bryant - Former Pentagon Chief | War Analyst
@wesjbryant.bsky.social
Former Pentagon Chief of Civilian Harm Assessments | Defense and National Security Analyst | Strike and Joint Targeting Expert | Special Operations Veteran | Author | Human Rights & Antifascism
This has been going on for years. Far before Trump became president. There is no “strategy” but treason. The aims of a fascist and authoritarian who seeks friendship and adoration from those dictators he aspires to be, and self-enrichment above all else.
My profile on Straight Arrow News in the wake of Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar’s interview on Face the Nation in which he disputed recent reporting that the Minab school strike was the primary fault of AI targeting.
No amount of shameless grandstanding, adolescent chest-beating, or performative patriotism by Hegseth will cover up the crimes and atrocities committed by him and this regime. To use his own words, we’ll continue to confront him and this criminal administration “all. day. long.”
Glad to contribute to this well-balanced and detailed reporting by Task & Purpose. The U.S. operations against so-called “narcoterrorism” present a complex legal and moral dilemma for the troops being ordered to carry them out.
Who, exactly, are the terrorists at this point? This is still not normal. None of it.
My friend and colleague, esteemed human rights lawyer Noura Erakat, was aggressively detained and arrested by Palm Beach police while speaking and protesting at what was supposed to be an open public commentary. This fight for our nation extends to our cities, towns, and neighborhoods.
A highlight of my interview with Al Jazeera on the U.S. strike that hit a wedding party in Iran—killing two women and two children. I directly take on J.D. Vance’s rationalization that “the U.S. does not target civilians.”
It is not just the school in Minab, not just the wedding party in Kuhestak—it is a pattern of devolution in the U.S. military’s adherence to international law and protection of the innocent that defines this administration and the Hegseth regime.
As more information unfolds, another example of the recklessness and atrocity being committed under the Hegseth regime—facilitated by generals and admirals who know far better. The question is whether there will be any accountability. The answer is no.
"We are conducting ourselves no better than Putin's Russia." A highlight of my interview with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim where I discussed recent escalations in the Iran war and a likely U.S. strike that hit a wedding party in the coastal city of Sirik—
“May Trump be destroyed. May he drown in the blood of these children…” A highlight of my recent interview with BBC Newshour in the wake of their latest ground reporting from Iran on the US strike against an elementary school during the opening hours of the war.
A highlight of my recent interview with the BBC in the wake of their latest ground reporting from Iran on the US strike against an elementary school during the opening hours of the war. The strike killed nearly two hundred civilians—most of them young children.
“Precision” can mean a lot of things. In Israel’s wars, it most often means — quite simply — more precise targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure.
"It’s imperative… to speak out and become a voice for the voiceless.” I joined the Electronic Intifada podcast with friend and colleague Dr. Mimi Syed for an in-depth talk on our new report exposing Israel’s use of sniper-equipped quadcopters to shoot and kill children in Gaza.
I provided insight to @theintercept.com on their most recent reporting detailing the systemic disregard for civilian lives under the Trump-Hegseth regime and the very reasons we are seeing such horrific incidents unfold as the Minab school strike. Full article: theintercept.com/2026/07/20/h...
In a powerful new documentary, I speak to the truth behind the Minab school bombing. I assisted @news.sky.com in their months long on-the-ground investigation into the U.S. bombing of a primary school on the first day of the Iran War…
My latest commentary for @theguardian.com in their investigation into Israel’s reckless use of AI surveillance systems in Gaza and Lebanon—turning swathes of the civilian population into “targets.” Full article: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
In June, three experts published a research report on Israel's precise and lethal use of quadcopter drones mounted with sniper rifles to fire on Palestinian children, documenting a disturbing pattern—multiple cases of well-targeted, single-round shots against children fired from Israeli quadcopters.
Mimi Syed, @wesjbryant.bsky.social, and Charles Blaha explain their report with @costsofwar.bsky.social on Israel's precise, lethal quadcopter use in Gaza, documenting multiple targeted, single-round shots against children, many from quadcopters. Report: costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/Quadco...
“In two decades of ground and air warfare by the United States and its allies in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan, Reuters could find no examples of damage to cultural heritage sites listed at the time by UNESCO.”
“He said strikes in Iran that had killed thousands of civilians were a sign of the rising ‘aggregate harm’ that the US was willing to accept.” My interview to @theguardian.com on the Iran war, the dangerous shift of the use and purpose of the U.S. military under Trump and Hegseth…
“… a pattern of highly precise and troubling applications of lethal force utilizing small tactical ‘sniper’ drones against children.”
The Israeli military's use of small tactical drones in Gaza has not reduced civilian harm but has intensified it, according to our latest research, with recommendations for the U.S. as a leader in global drone technologies. costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/Quadco...
“Within minutes of a strike on a school full of children… Pentagon officials knew that the U.S. military was responsible.” I spoke to @nytimes.com on the recklessness of the U.S. strike against an elementary school in Iran during the opening hours of the war—
The most recent wave of U.S. strikes against Iran destroyed a remote water facility and key reservoir for 20,000 Iranian civilians in the midst of a severe drought and water crisis.
“And I’d say right now, for America—there is something truly wrong with America’s soul.” I joined @news.sky.com for a special on the Iran War to discuss the tragic U.S. strike against an elementary school in Minab…
As the despots who have seized our nation continue to refuse accountability and propagate lies in their ceaseless thirst for domination and power—those of us who do not fear them will continue to speak the truth. Especially when the lives of the innocent are at stake.
