Pentagon Hides 'Double-Tap' Video, Call It Transparency
The Independent reports Peter Hegseth stating the Pentagon will only allow Congress to review the unedited video of a ‘double-tap’ boat strike, shielding the footage from the general public. This latest move by the Department of Defense is a classic playbook entry, offering 'transparency' to a select few while keeping the messy reality of US military actions — and potential war crimes — hidden
from the very people paying for them. It’s a familiar tactic: remember the 'collateral damage' videos from Afghanistan or Iraq that took years, and whistleblowers, to emerge? The military's narrative control is always robust, especially when defending actions committed in opaque, 'national security' operations. One might wonder if the concern is truly about classified information, or about the
American public seeing what 'precision strikes' actually look like on the receiving end. How many more 'incidents' must be locked away before we understand that what's good for the public to know isn't always convenient for the Pentagon to show?