美国国防部长赫格塞思解职参联会J5主任西尔维亚中将：被指泄露机密、三次测谎未过，案件移交司法部
据路透社10月29日报道，美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞思（Pete Hegseth）已解职陆军中将布雷特·西尔维亚（Brett Sylvia），官员称解职原因是他被指控向公众泄露机密信息。这是赫格塞思在五角大楼大规模追查泄密者行动中，迄今波及层级最高的后果之一。
西尔维亚在参谋长联席会议联合参谋部担任战略、计划与政策局（军内通称J5）主任，这一关键职位负责为美军最高将领、参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩（Dan Caine）上将提供参谋建议。他此前曾任陆军第101空降师师长，在军中服役32年。解职消息最先由《大西洋月刊》报道。
一名要求匿名的五角大楼高级官员指控西尔维亚在关于是否泄露机密信息的测谎中三次未过。该官员称：「他的泄密程度已经严重到赫格塞思部长必须立即采取行动、将其解职以保护国家安全的地步，紧急行动刻不容缓，一秒钟都不能等。」
五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔（Sean Parnell）表示，这一决定是在空军特别调查办公室开展广泛调查后作出的。他说：「此事连同其他事项，已移交司法部，以便可能采取进一步法律行动。」帕内尔还说：「我们的承诺不是空话，我们发过誓会找到你，我们说到做到。」
总统特朗普同日对记者谈及此事时误将西尔维亚认作女性，特朗普说：「我们正在大力追查泄密者，她会有大麻烦了，会有长期的麻烦。」截至发稿，西尔维亚本人尚未回应置评请求。联合参谋部发言人表示，已撤回一份最初感谢西尔维亚32年服役的声明，称该声明「没有恰当反映全部情况」，并以尊重当事人和人事程序进行中为由不再进一步评论。
这次解职发生在赫格塞思主导的一场广泛「查泄密」行动之中：五角大楼已设立专门工作组追查泄密源头，并对高级官员大规模使用测谎仪。去年，赫格塞思推出的一项媒体政策曾引发新闻机构的法律担忧，拒绝签署的记者被吊销了五角大楼记者证。
背景方面，美国对伊朗的战争已进入第九个月，五角大楼对战争规划和弹药消耗等方面的泄密尤为恼火。路透社10月28日报道称，一份美军内部分析估计，仅补充迄今对伊朗作战已耗用的弹药就需花费逾290亿美元；这场战争的行动总支出已超过470亿美元。美军内部同时也在为可能恢复对伊朗的密集轰炸做规划，特朗普将这一设想称为「另一场小规模的『史诗怒火』」。
Defense Secretary Hegseth Fires Joint Staff J5 Director Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia Over Alleged Classified Leaks; Case Referred to Justice Department
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, over accusations that he leaked classified information to the public, officials said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The firing is one of the highest-profile consequences to date of Hegseth's sweeping hunt for officials suspected of leaking information to the news media.
Sylvia led the Directorate for Strategy, Plans, and Policy at the Joint Staff, known inside the military as the J5, a key position that helps advise the top U.S. military official, General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He previously led the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division and had served for 32 years. His dismissal was first reported by The Atlantic magazine.
A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, accused Sylvia of failing three polygraphs questioning him about leaking classified information. "The extent of his leaking became so critical that Secretary Hegseth took immediate action and fired Sylvia in order to protect national security. Urgent action was needed and could not wait another second," the official said.
Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesperson, said the decision followed an extensive investigation by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. "This matter, along with others, have been referred to the Justice Department for potential further legal action," Parnell said, without identifying other officials who may also be targeted. He added: "Our commitment was not an empty promise. We vowed to find you, and we meant it."
President Donald Trump, who misidentified Sylvia as a woman, told reporters the senior general has "got problems." "We're very much looking for leakers, and she's going to have big problems, long-term problems," Trump said. Sylvia could not be immediately reached for comment. A spokesperson for the Joint Staff said an initial statement expressing gratitude for Sylvia's 32 years of service had been withdrawn because it "did not appropriately reflect the full circumstances," and declined to comment further out of respect for the service member and the ongoing personnel process.
The dismissal comes as part of a broader leak hunt led by Hegseth: the Pentagon has set up a task force to identify the source of leaks and has made widespread use of polygraph exams on senior officials. Last year, Hegseth introduced a media policy that raised legal concerns among press organizations, and revoked the press credentials of journalists who refused to sign it.
The firing also comes as the unpopular Iran war enters its ninth month and the Pentagon has fumed about leaks concerning its planning and the expenditure of munitions. Reuters reported on Wednesday that an internal U.S. military analysis estimates it would cost more than $29 billion in munitions alone to restock weapons used against Iran so far, the bulk of the more than $47 billion spent on operations in the war. The U.S. military is planning for a potential resumption of intensive bombings in Iran, something Trump has called "another little Epic Fury."
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