US Military bans "The Intercept." (Greenwald, Poitras)

[woo me with science]

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/20/u-s-military-bans-the-intercept/

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According to multiple military sources, a notice has been circulated to units within the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps warning staff that they are prohibited from reading stories published by The Intercept on the grounds that they may contain classified information. The ban appears to apply to all employees—including those with top-secret security clearance—and is aimed at preventing classified information from being viewed on unclassified computer networks, even if it is freely available on the internet. Similar military-wide bans have been directed against news outlets in the past after leaks of classified information.

A directive issued to military staff at one location last week, obtained by The Intercept, threatens that any employees caught viewing classified material in the public domain will face “long term security issues.” It suggests that the call to prohibit employees from viewing the website was made by senior officials over concerns about a “potential new leaker" of secret documents.
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A military insider subject to the ban said that several employees expressed concerns after being told by commanders that it was “illegal and a violation of national security” to read publicly available news reports on The Intercept.

“Even though I have a top secret security clearance, I am still forbidden to read anything on the website,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. “I find this very disturbing that they are threatening us and telling us what websites and news publishers we are allowed to read or not.”

[marmar]

1. K/R

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. "..land of the free and home of the brave.." LOL

[woo me with science]

7. +1

[Autumn]

3. Boy they sure are afraid.

[MineralMan]

4. Let's see a copy of that "notice"

referred to by "multiple (unnamed) military sources."

On edit: I see that the document is in the article. Never mind. On the other hand, since the information about who sent it and to whom it was sent was redacted out. Could be some local thing.

[MohRokTah]

6. Good point. eom

[elias49]

10. I doubt it was a 'local thing'...

too many people in too many places seem to be distancing themselves from the essential thrust.
The Intercept - bad.
The Intercept - a threat.
'...staff within the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps separately confirmed that they could not access The Intercept from work computers...."

[MohRokTah]

5. They all signed the NDAs.

What's the big deal? They agreed to this when they signed up.

[Octafish]

8. Control what they see.

Control what they think.

[grasswire]

9. but there's no limit to the propaganda they can absorb!

Aren't the soldiers fighting for our "freedoms"?

[Octafish]

11. They can still tune in to Rushbo, Beckler, and Hannity Inc.

So, they do hear what a great job they're doing through their service (to their bottom line, which gets omitted).

[WillyT]

12. HUGE K & R !!!