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@RonFilipkowski 1).
„The Pentagon deleted and reposted a video boasting about how @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's administration will increase its use of drone warfare. The first version featured the @Metallica song »Enter Sandman« in the background. The second has no music.

@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @Metallica 2).
A @Metallica representative confirmed to @RollingStone that the use of »Enter Sandman« in the original video was unauthorized.

@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @Metallica @RollingStone 3).
The Pentagon said in a statement Friday that X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, asked the department to remove the video due to a copyright issue.

The U.S. military has used Metallica’s heavy metal music for dark purposes in the past.

@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @Metallica @RollingStone 4).
During the Iraq War, the military reportedly used Metallica music to torture detainees. In 2013, the Navy SEAL who killed Osama Bin Laden told Esquire that the band asked the military to stop using the song for such purposes.

@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @Metallica @RollingStone 5).
– »When we first started the war in Iraq, we were using Metallica music to soften people up before we interrogated them« – he said. – »Metallica got wind of this and they said: "Hey, please don’t use our music because we don’t want to promote violence"«.”

July 12, 2025

@RonFilipkowski @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @Metallica @RollingStone 6).
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