Army threatens critic of blog policy.
By on May 9th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Army threatens critic of blog policy.
The Army has threatened Steven Aftergood, who runs the website Secrecy News, demanding he “remove” an Army policy document he had posted online “or further action will be taken,” even though “unclassified government documents generally are not restricted in their use under law and are considered publicly owned.”
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Why does the army hate our troops?
May 9th, 2007 at 2:35 pmBig Brother says this is double plus ungood.
May 9th, 2007 at 2:36 pmYeah? You and what Army?
May 9th, 2007 at 2:36 pmWhat’s the Army gonna do, send him to Nam? Fort Dix? The Green Zone??
May 9th, 2007 at 2:37 pmHey Army, let’s see how that works out for you…
May 9th, 2007 at 2:38 pmThe brown shirts have spoken!
May 9th, 2007 at 2:38 pmDon’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Blog
May 9th, 2007 at 2:46 pmWhy does the army hate our troops?
Comment by Crump’s Brother — May 9, 2007 @ 2:35 pm
hello McFly, the army is made up of troops. Everyone in the armed forces is part of our troops. So are you saying that the troops hate themselves?
wow!
May 9th, 2007 at 2:54 pmThe brown shirts have spoken!
Comment by Republicans are the Fear and Smear Party — May 9, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
this is how much Liberal wackos respect our troops, by comparing them to Nazis.
left wingers, you may talk about how much you support our troops, but through your actions and a lot of your talk, it is obvious that the hate you have for our troops is as big as it was back during Vietnam.
disgusting, quite, disgusting.
May 9th, 2007 at 2:55 pmOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY is right at the top of the cover page of AR 530 page.
What does FOUO stand for?
So the Army is right. This document should not have been posted on the site in question without a FOIA request.
May 9th, 2007 at 3:15 pmIraqi Union Set to Strike over Oil Law
Yes expect oil to go up in price
Iraq’s largest oil workers’ trade union will strike tomorrow, in protest at the controversial oil law currently being considered by the Iraqi parliament. The move threatens to stop all oil exports from Iraq.
The oil law proposes giving multinational companies the primary role in developing Iraq’s huge untapped oilfields, under contracts lasting up to 30 years. Oil production in Iraq, like in most of the Middle East, has been in the public sector since the 1970s. Continue reading ‘Iraqi Union Set to Strike over Oil Law’
http://priceofoil.org
May 9th, 2007 at 3:20 pmwired still has a pdf of the document freely available…i’m from canada, i just downloaded it… should i be afraid? :)
http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/news/2007/05/army_bloggers
Distribution Restriction Statement.
May 9th, 2007 at 3:42 pmThis publication contains technical or
operational information that is for official
Government use only. Distribution is limited
to U.S. Government agencies and their
contractors. Requests from outside U.S.
Government agencies for release of this
publication under the Freedom of Information
Act or the Foreign Military Sales Program
must be made to HQDA G–3/5/7 (DAMO–ODI),
3200 ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC
20310.
Do we have anyone left stateside to arrest him?
May 9th, 2007 at 3:55 pmFurther proof that the neocons wouldn’t know humor if it slapped them in the face.
VTH just got slapped down, then got up and said something stupid. Imagine that.
May 9th, 2007 at 4:02 pmAny thing Valiant Douche Bag says = crap
Shove it deep, shove it real deep Valiant Douche Bag low life trailer living scum sucking subhuman bottom feeder, you are just as stupid and ignorant on this thread as you are on every thread.
Go outside and mow your lawn so your neighbors can see those fine cars parked there.
Hating that ignorant Valiant Douche Bag daily
May 9th, 2007 at 4:02 pmWow, I didn’t know somebody could fit both of their feet in their mouth. Good job.
You do realize that the military leaders are not the troops right?
You would know that if you had any military experience.
May 9th, 2007 at 4:04 pmhacker bob
FOUO = For Official Use Only
May 9th, 2007 at 4:07 pmDoes anyone know what the documents were about?
May 9th, 2007 at 11:12 pm