White House Propaganda Videos Splice Horrific Iran War Footage With Video Games

"For several days in a row, the White House has posted videos on X of the U.S.'s strikes on Iran spliced with footage taken from video games and action movies, in a dystopic form of propaganda that treats the war like a game or like social media content to be mined."

"A U.S. submarine sank Dena in a strike off the coast of Sri Lanka this week. The ship was sailing back from a naval exercise hosted by India when U.S. forces struck it. The U.S. military then left the crew of roughly 180 people to die; Sri Lankan officials recovered 87 bodies and 32 survivors."

"The incident has garnered attention as a flashpoint of the U.S.'s actions during the war, which experts have condemned as a potential war crime and potentially unprecedented manner of conduct. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who has pushed for 'no stupid rules of engagement' in the war, described the sinking of the Dena as a 'quiet death' as the White House bragged about it on social media."

The White House shared multiple videos on X over several days showing U.S. military strikes on Iran edited with Grand Theft Auto video game footage and memes. One video featured the popular 'Ah shit, here we go again' meme followed by footage of U.S. strikes labeled with the game's 'wasted' death indicator. The videos included the sinking of Iran's IRIS Dena warship by a U.S. submarine off Sri Lanka's coast. The Dena was returning from a naval exercise when struck, leaving approximately 180 crew members to die. Sri Lankan officials recovered 87 bodies and 32 survivors. Experts have condemned the incident as a potential war crime and criticized the White House's social media promotion of the strike as unprecedented propaganda.

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