news.bbc.co.uk— The Pentagon is keeping a close eye on what its troops post online, with special attention being paid to videos that show the aftermath of comba
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Because we really should be spending money to pay people to watch YouTube, rather than either recruiting more troops to relieve the ones there, or on working on getting out of Iraq sooner or later.
@vbsurfer -> The government has put these restrictions for citizens protection. Thank you - that's exactly what the government wants everyone to believe. "We have to watch YOU to protect YOU from terrorists. Makes a lot of sense.-> Not everyone knows how to use them and to be responsible enough. There are certain restrictions in place to help sustain law.Use what? What restrictions are you talking about, and what laws are being sustained? The only thing I've seen are endless attempts to get *around* the law by the current administration- the way Bush abuses signing statements, for example, makes the existence of the legislative branch little more than a formality.
@vbsurferPart of the problem is calling the suppression of certain kinds of speech "freedom." Of course libel and doing things like yelling "fire" in the middle of a crowded theater when there is no fire are against the law, and rightly so, but the pentagon looking at Youtube junk? That's straight out of Orwell.
[quote]Good. And we should be able to see the consequences of our decisions -- that is what freedom is all about[/quote]More importantly, we should be able to see if war crimes are being committed.And from what we've seen, they are.This is what the Pentagon is afraid of, not because they think Americans will become squeemish from seeing the true nature of the horrors of war.But forget Youtube. YouTube is nothing compared to Ogrish.com If you think you are ready to see the truth, then visit that site. You'll never look the same at a Hollywood movie or the mainstream media again.
you may want to examine a video posted by a soldier who worked with CNN. CNN made a fake news story about troops firing off rounds for target practice and said it was fighting insurgents. that's felony. I am not surprised the Pentagon would examine this. however, the actions of soldiers is inalienably protected by their 1st and 4th amendments.
interiotJul 29, 2006
Because we really should be spending money to pay people to watch YouTube, rather than either recruiting more troops to relieve the ones there, or on working on getting out of Iraq sooner or later.
jer2eydevil88Jul 29, 2006
@scrubadubThank you for posting those. I lost a couple friends in the 2003 invasion and this picture speaks to me.<a class="user" href="http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/casket09.jpg">http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/coffin_photos/dover/casket09.jpg</a>
tsujigiriJul 29, 2006
Interesting comments and date on that clip.The spin stops here!
5blocksfreeJul 30, 2006
@vbsurfer -> The government has put these restrictions for citizens protection. Thank you - that's exactly what the government wants everyone to believe. "We have to watch YOU to protect YOU from terrorists. Makes a lot of sense.-> Not everyone knows how to use them and to be responsible enough. There are certain restrictions in place to help sustain law.Use what? What restrictions are you talking about, and what laws are being sustained? The only thing I've seen are endless attempts to get *around* the law by the current administration- the way Bush abuses signing statements, for example, makes the existence of the legislative branch little more than a formality.
daviddiggJul 30, 2006
@vbsurferPart of the problem is calling the suppression of certain kinds of speech "freedom." Of course libel and doing things like yelling "fire" in the middle of a crowded theater when there is no fire are against the law, and rightly so, but the pentagon looking at Youtube junk? That's straight out of Orwell.
obkenobiJul 30, 2006
[quote]Good. And we should be able to see the consequences of our decisions -- that is what freedom is all about[/quote]More importantly, we should be able to see if war crimes are being committed.And from what we've seen, they are.This is what the Pentagon is afraid of, not because they think Americans will become squeemish from seeing the true nature of the horrors of war.But forget Youtube. YouTube is nothing compared to Ogrish.com If you think you are ready to see the truth, then visit that site. You'll never look the same at a Hollywood movie or the mainstream media again.
macewanJul 30, 2006
nice use of our tax money
burritovisionJul 31, 2006
you may want to examine a video posted by a soldier who worked with CNN. CNN made a fake news story about troops firing off rounds for target practice and said it was fighting insurgents. that's felony. I am not surprised the Pentagon would examine this. however, the actions of soldiers is inalienably protected by their 1st and 4th amendments.