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Username2000 discovered 15 months ago- From the page: "The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say."
- Bewillerd rated 10 months ago
- From the page: "The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say."
- Kheph777 rated 15 months ago
- Remember that Tyranny depends on obscurity. Tyrants can't operate in the light of day: Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say.
- Sneakeasy rated 15 months ago
FROM THE ARTICLE: *** The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say. Military officials have been wrestling for years with how to handle troops who publish blogs. Officers have weighed the need for wartime discretion against the opportunities for the public to personally connect with some of the most effective advocates for the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the troops themselves. The secret-keepers have generally won the argument, and the once-permissive atmosphere has slowly grown more tightly regulated. Soldier-bloggers have dropped offline as a result. *** This is extremely disturbing because the Military is shooting itself in the foot by being too restrictive of the MilBloggers in its midst. This Community is the best POSITIVE VOICE it could have reaching out to the world about the cause we are involved in.
- LiesAmongFlowers rated 15 months ago
- From the page: "The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say. Military officials have been wrestling for years with how to handle troops who publish blogs. Officers have weighed the need for wartime discretion against the opportunities for the public to personally connect with some of the most effective advocates for the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the troops themselves. The secret-keepers have generally won the argument, and the once-permissive atmosphere has slowly grown more tightly regulated. Soldier-bloggers have dropped offline as a result."
- JD001 rated 15 months ago
- Interesting.
- j0-j0 rated 15 months ago
- From the page: "The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer" ...*Music* Gooood Bleessss AAAAmericaaaaa!
- simplyimagineit rated 15 months ago
- Another reason to really read the Patriot Act! From the page: "Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death Noah Shachtman Email 05.02.07 | 2:00 AM The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say. Military officials have been wrestling for years with how to handle troops who publish blogs. Officers have weighed the need for wartime discretion against the opportunities for the public to personally connect with some of the most effective advocates for the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the troops themselves. The secret-keepers have generally won the argument, and the once-permissive atmosphere has slowly grown more tightly regulated. Soldier-bloggers have dropped offline as a result. The new rules (.pdf) obtained by Wired News require a commander be consulted before every blog update. "This is the final nail in the coffin for combat blogging," said retired paratrooper Matthew Burden, editor of The Blog of War anthology. "No more military bloggers writing about their experiences in the combat zone. This is the best PR the military has -- it's most honest voice out of the war zone. And it's being silenced." Army Regulation 530--1: Operations Security (OPSEC) (.pdf) restricts more than just blogs, however. Previous editions of the rules asked Army personnel to "consult with their immediate supervisor" before posting a document "that might contain sensitive and/or critical information in a public forum." The new version, in contrast, requires "an OPSEC review prior to publishing" anything -- from "web log (blog) postings" to comments on internet message boards, from resumes to letters home. Failure to do so, the document adds, could result in a court-martial, or "administrative, disciplinary, contractual, or criminal action.""Wired Magazine
- Benjmn rated 15 months ago
- The military decides the lost PR is worth getting rid of the possible security risk and puts heavy restrictions on the troops online communication. It was bound to happen, I suppose.
- JSm1th rated 15 months ago
- No free speech when your putting your life on the line. This alone screams volumes on the current practice of info suppression. They can't handle the truth and hell will freeze over before they let us find out what is really happening on the ground. These fucking liars need to be sent to the pike, yesterday!
- Stinktime rated 15 months ago
- From the page: "Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death Noah Shachtman Email 05.02.07 | 2:00 AM The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war. And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say. Military officials have been wrestling for years with how to handle troops who publish blogs. Officers have weighed the need for wartime discretion against the opportunities for the public to personally connect with some of the most effective advocates for the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq -- the troops themselves. The secret-keepers have generally won the argument, and the once-permissive atmosphere has slowly grown more tightly regulated. Soldier-bloggers have dropped offline as a result. The new rules (.pdf) obtained by Wired News require a commander be consulted before every blog update." Stupid decisions like this one are part of the reason that it is perceived that we are losing in Iraq. It is stupid to limit totally what the soldiers are allowed to blog. The DOD has bungled the way this war has been handled from a publicity standpoint.
