Pentagon Criticizes Itself for 'Spoon-Feeding' — It's Called Propaganda
According to The Hill, retired Gen. Jack Keane expressed concerns that the Pentagon's tighter press rules are an attempt to 'spoon-feed information' to journalists. Apparently, the General is just now realizing that press operations for massive military organizations don't exactly prioritize unfettered transparency. The military-industrial complex (a term our establishment media generally avoids)
has a long, storied history of managing narratives, from the Gulf of Tonkin incident that launched Vietnam to more recent 'embed' programs that essentially turned reporters into public relations extensions. This isn't a new 'crackdown'; it's the consistent implementation of strategic communications. To frame this as a deviation from the norm implies there was ever a period where the Pentagon
wasn't acutely aware of its public messaging. It simply means the curtain has slipped slightly, revealing the puppet strings that have always been there. One might wonder if the General is more concerned with the success of the propaganda effort than its existence.