Pentagon Blocks Venezuela Footage, Demands Bill Passed Anyway
CBS News applauds Congress for linking Pentagon travel funds to the release of footage from a Venezuela boat strike – a noble pursuit of transparency, indeed. Yet, this same legislative body routinely rubber-stamps massive military aid packages without so much as a peep about transparency from alleged war zones. Where was this newfound passion for video evidence when the IDF struck a civilian aid
convoy or hospitals in Gaza? One might wonder if this sudden stickling for video release applies exclusively to perceived adversaries, while conveniently overlooking the countless 'incidents' involving allies. The NDAA, which has passed for over six decades, is a prime vehicle for obscuring military actions while feigning accountability elsewhere. It appears 'transparency' is a toggle switch,
activated only when politically expedient, leaving the public to parse carefully curated narratives instead of hard facts.