Tag: Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood

Call of Duty is a Government Psyop: These Documents Prove It

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has been available for less than three weeks, but it is already making waves. Breaking records, within ten days, the first-person military shooter video game earned more than $1 billion in revenue. Yet it has also been shrouded in controversy, not least because missions include assassinating an Iranian general clearly based on Qassem Soleimani, a statesman and military leader slain by the Trump administration in 2020, and a level where players must shoot “drug traffickers” attempting to cross the U.S./Mexico border.

Call of Duty is a Government Psyop: These Documents Prove It

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Just some notes, for myself:

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How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle

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Files on “Top Gun: Maverick” detail the influence the Pentagon had over the sequel to Top Gun, how that affected the storyline and character arcs, and which “key talking points” became part of the script.

How Pentagon Turned ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Into Recruitment And PR Vehicle

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Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like ‘Top Gun’?

Documents on Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military’s best wingman

Talk about grooming children (re: Transformers and Marvel)! 🙄