Pentagon 'Faults' Official for Signal Use, Not Civilian Deaths
Mainstream media reports the Pentagon 'faulted' an official for using Signal to discuss Yemen strikes. The outrage isn't over the alleged civilian casualties resulting from those strikes, which have been ongoing since January 2024, ostensibly to 'deter' Houthi attacks on shipping. No, the scandal is that sensitive information was passed through an *unapproved platform*, because god forbid the
public get a glimpse of how these decisions are really made. It appears 'accountability' means ensuring all war logs are kept pristine for future sanitization. Forget that the Houthis, who are actually being bombed, are protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza, a conflict the US staunchly supports—even as it provides the bombs and diplomatic cover. The priority, it seems, remains proprietary
communication channels, not the proprietary channels of human rights. One might wonder if the Pentagon's primary mission isn't 'defense,' but merely effective gatekeeping of its own narrative.