arstechnica.com— Despite using YouTube as a recruiting and propaganda tool, the Defense Department has just banned access to the service from its overseas computers.
May 14, 2007View in Crawl 4
All that 'candid' video of soldiers with weed crops and stuff are intentionally released and distributed for propaghanda and underhanded PR things. Look at all the video on live leak they must have set up some sort of deal with the military media people.
It just further separates families and the public from the war. Myspace has became an important communication device, this is like telling soldiers they can no longer use phones. If we are fighting a war, we shouldn't just ship the soldiers off and let them fight while we are completely detached, as much as I would hate to be drafted and have a gut reaction against it at least it keeps us connected to the reality of what is happening. By not letting soldiers post or see videos and by cutting off the lines of communication between friends and family and those in Iraq, we are only pushing the war and its effects farther away from us. We should have videos of soldiers feelings and experiences to ground us to what is happening, to keep us aware of what we are endorsing. By separating our soldiers from our population we only further the process of allowing the military to separate itself from the American psyche. War is a big deal, and if we arn't allowed to see the coffins, arn't allowed to see any action, and now are not even allowed to hear experiences from our soldiers, we don't get to see what a big deal it is.
I am not quite sure why having access to MySpace or YouTube is required for someone to do their JOB. They aren't banning soldiers from using the internet on their private time...just not while they are at work. I believe that MANY companies and agencies block access to websites that are only good for wasting time and have nothing to do with work. Buried.
"Despite using YouTube as a recruiting and propaganda tool, the Defense Department has just banned access to the service from its overseas computers."Stop complaining about soldiers not being able to use YouTube on military computers. They can use their own computers for that. I'm all for email, but if getting rid of YouTube speeds up our military's bandwidth, I have no problem with it.
Enabler of what? Just because I think soldiers in Iraq have bigger problems than whether or not they can visit youtube.com, I voted for Bush? People like you give the left wing a bad name.
"By not letting soldiers post or see videos and by cutting off the lines of communication between friends and family and those in Iraq, we are only pushing the war and its effects farther away from us."Thats exactly why the DoD is doing this. It's not about bandwidth as some have suggested, it is about controlling the flow of information, to insulate the American public from the reality of on-the-ground Iraq.
Okay, beyond the whole idea that people in the military are held to a higher standard, bandwidth costs money. The more bandwidth you use, the more money you pay. Youtube and Myspace are huge bandwidth hogs with little beneficial use. Why not block it? By having them unblocked, the government has to pay a more expensive bill. This is the very definition of FWA (Fraud, Waste, and Abuse).
Wow, it's official. DIgg is full of morons...The DoD blocks access to many sites from work computers (I spent 8 years in, and work on base still as a contractor). It has nothing to do with them wanting it only 'their way'. It's called "The internet is a huge waste of time and makes them unproductive". Not to mention the overseas aspect of bandwidth... When you only have a 256kb/s link powering an entire camp, the last thing you want is some schmoe cruising the web for mentos/coke videos.Article buried as lame, inaccurate, inflammatory... you name it...
scarycloudsMay 14, 2007
Sounds like somebody needs to call the wwwwambulence.
danaramaMay 15, 2007
All that 'candid' video of soldiers with weed crops and stuff are intentionally released and distributed for propaghanda and underhanded PR things. Look at all the video on live leak they must have set up some sort of deal with the military media people.
utopiancomplexMay 15, 2007
It just further separates families and the public from the war. Myspace has became an important communication device, this is like telling soldiers they can no longer use phones. If we are fighting a war, we shouldn't just ship the soldiers off and let them fight while we are completely detached, as much as I would hate to be drafted and have a gut reaction against it at least it keeps us connected to the reality of what is happening. By not letting soldiers post or see videos and by cutting off the lines of communication between friends and family and those in Iraq, we are only pushing the war and its effects farther away from us. We should have videos of soldiers feelings and experiences to ground us to what is happening, to keep us aware of what we are endorsing. By separating our soldiers from our population we only further the process of allowing the military to separate itself from the American psyche. War is a big deal, and if we arn't allowed to see the coffins, arn't allowed to see any action, and now are not even allowed to hear experiences from our soldiers, we don't get to see what a big deal it is.
slezeMay 15, 2007
I am not quite sure why having access to MySpace or YouTube is required for someone to do their JOB. They aren't banning soldiers from using the internet on their private time...just not while they are at work. I believe that MANY companies and agencies block access to websites that are only good for wasting time and have nothing to do with work. Buried.
hellogoodbyeMay 15, 2007
"Despite using YouTube as a recruiting and propaganda tool, the Defense Department has just banned access to the service from its overseas computers."Stop complaining about soldiers not being able to use YouTube on military computers. They can use their own computers for that. I'm all for email, but if getting rid of YouTube speeds up our military's bandwidth, I have no problem with it.
Closed AccountMay 15, 2007
Yeah, but it's reality and liberals are dead-set against that.
swrostmoreMay 15, 2007
Enabler of what? Just because I think soldiers in Iraq have bigger problems than whether or not they can visit youtube.com, I voted for Bush? People like you give the left wing a bad name.
swrostmoreMay 15, 2007
"By not letting soldiers post or see videos and by cutting off the lines of communication between friends and family and those in Iraq, we are only pushing the war and its effects farther away from us."Thats exactly why the DoD is doing this. It's not about bandwidth as some have suggested, it is about controlling the flow of information, to insulate the American public from the reality of on-the-ground Iraq.
justinpmMay 15, 2007
Okay, beyond the whole idea that people in the military are held to a higher standard, bandwidth costs money. The more bandwidth you use, the more money you pay. Youtube and Myspace are huge bandwidth hogs with little beneficial use. Why not block it? By having them unblocked, the government has to pay a more expensive bill. This is the very definition of FWA (Fraud, Waste, and Abuse).
vwgtiturboMay 15, 2007
Wow, it's official. DIgg is full of morons...The DoD blocks access to many sites from work computers (I spent 8 years in, and work on base still as a contractor). It has nothing to do with them wanting it only 'their way'. It's called "The internet is a huge waste of time and makes them unproductive". Not to mention the overseas aspect of bandwidth... When you only have a 256kb/s link powering an entire camp, the last thing you want is some schmoe cruising the web for mentos/coke videos.Article buried as lame, inaccurate, inflammatory... you name it...
Closed AccountMay 24, 2007
Yet another example of US-soldiers displaying extremely poor judgment (see video-link below)This kind of s**t only helps to fuel a loss of respect for the US in the world. Very sad.<a class="user" href="http://www.dumpalink.com/videos/Fighting_for_freedom-3e1b.html">http://www.dumpalink.com/videos/Fighting_for_freedom-3e1b.html</a>