Pentagon: Journalists And Protesters Are “Adversaries”

Politico reports:

A new mandatory Pentagon training course aimed at preventing leaks refers to protesters and journalists as “adversaries” in a fictional scenario designed to teach Defense Department personnel how to better protect sensitive information.

The new course was recently launched as part of Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s effort to improve “operational security,” or OPSEC, and clamp down on leaks.

The training materials are public and include a video message from Esper, as well as a July 20 memo outlining his concerns about operational security and directing all DoD personnel — military, civilian and on-site contractors — to take the course within the next 60 days.

This is just great:
After 3 yrs of Trump calling us the ‘Enemy of the People,’ the Pentagon has produced actual training docs that refer to the press as ‘adversaries.’ https://t.co/aX4akTjPZH

— Greg Miller (@gregpmiller) July 29, 2020

Holy crap: “A new mandatory Pentagon training course aimed at preventing leaks refers to protesters and journalists as “adversaries” in a fictional scenario designed to teach Defense Department personnel how to better protect sensitive information.” https://t.co/adhfLUMve0

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) July 29, 2020