US Army Thinks American Reporters Are A Threat To National Security

[kpete]

United States Army thinks that American reporters are a threat to national security.

To the Army's 1st Information Operations Command, the "media" is just another threat -- along with "al Qaeda," "hackers," and "drug cartels." Military bloggers are even lower than that: just poor saps looking for a "therapeutic" way to get out their feelings. No wonder the Army has put out new rules that could very well kill the sites off.




http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/05/army_milbloggin.html

Under the new rules, all Army personnel and DoD contractors are told to keep an eye on reporters and anyone seen speaking to the press, and that they should "consider handling attempts by unauthorized personnel to solicit critical information or sensitive information as a Subversion and Espionage Directed Against the U.S. Army (SAEDA) incident."

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Under these guidelines, reporters digging for information about military projects, funding requests, new acquisition strategies, or other military-related stories could be blown in by an antsy DoD worker or soldier who doesn't like the tone of questioning. That's a pretty dangerous road to begin to travel for any country, and for the U.S. it's simply unacceptable. We have no problem with the Army, or the Pentagon, keeping various things secret. In fact, we expect them to. But a reporter's job is to dig for truth, and when the military begins throwing up roadblocks like these, everyone loses.

more at:
http://www.cjrdaily.org/politics/is_this_what_the_army_thinks_o.php

[liberal N proud]

1. The next step in the PNAC move to a fascist state - Full media control

They have used them to take may freedoms now it will be their turn

[Hubert Flottz]

2. Sounds like Rummy's boys are still calling ALL the shots.