Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Are The US Navy SEALS Being Politicized



Pentagon Pursues Political Agenda With Navy SEALS, Critics Say -- Washington Times

The Navy’s special warfare command granted permission for two SEALs to advise filmmakers for an upcoming movie about a doomed commando mission in Afghanistan.

The Hollywood job came at about the same time the Navy punished several SEAL Team Six members for sharing purported classified information as consultants for the development of a video game.

To some in the military community, the Pentagon’s split personality is sending mixed signals to the troops.

Special operations commanders and some members of the Obama administration are courting the media with details on secret missions, such as the 2011 SEAL raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to fit a political or public relations agenda, critics say.

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My Comment: The military has always been used by politicians to serve their own purposes. As for Hollywood and special forces .... that a relationship that goes back decades.

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