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Eric Schmidt highlights a significant reduction in Pentagon transparency since early May, with no news conferences. This contrasts with earlier phases when announcements included fatalities and a running tally of injuries.
The Pentagon cited "operational security" for not disclosing three prior Iranian attacks on the Jordan base that wounded U.S. troops before the deadly Friday strike. Eric Schmidt argues this reveals a tension between protecting information and informing the public.
Eric Schmidt warns that withholding war details from the public, especially during escalation, carries the risk of obscuring the true dimensions of the conflict. He notes the Pentagon disclosed 100 injuries since July 7th only after New York Times reporting.
Saagar reports four US service members were killed within a 24-hour period: three at a base in Jordan and one in Iraq from an unexploded Iranian drone. Krystal adds the Pentagon withheld information on dozens of US military injuries across the region.
Waters references General Wesley Clark's story of a Pentagon plan to destroy seven countries in five years after 9/11, noting five have been destroyed leaving Lebanon and Iran.
Horthy credits the Department of Defense's 2018 DevSecOps factory essay for modernizing pre-AI software factories with automation stacks to accelerate government development cycles.