What’s in a name?

A lot, when the administration of President Donald Trump decides the Department of Defense should become the Department of War, and at the same time is demanding that the media conform to new restrictions in the name of national security.

Early in the classic 1970 movie “Patton,” about famed World War II Gen. George S. Patton Jr., actor George C. Scott, portraying Patton, appears before a gigantic American flag to address an audience of his troops. He delivers an inspiring, at times ominous, speech about upcoming combat with Nazi Germany’s powerful forces.

In a duplication, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Sept. 30, before a gigantic American flag, delivered a lecture emphasizing war-fighting capabilities. On Oct. 15, forces were ordered to review the speech and a

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