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Pentagon Whistleblower Criticizes "Bloodthirst" of Iran War, Says Hegseth Is Enabling War Crimes
A former Pentagon targeting specialist and whistleblower accuses US military leadership, specifically Pete Hegseth, of directing war crimes and dismantling civilian protection protocols in the ongoing US-Israeli war in Iran.
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Speeding Up the “Kill Chain”: Pentagon Bombs Thousands of Targets in Iran Using Palantir AI
The US and Israel are leveraging AI systems like Palantir's Project Maven, incorporating Anthropic's Claude, to accelerate military targeting, raising critical ethical and legal questions about civilian casualties and the erosion of oversight.
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