Thinkprogress.org is banned at the US Military internet network in Baghdad

ThinkProgress is now banned from the U.S. military network in Baghdad.

Recently, an avid ThinkProgress reader — a U.S. soldier serving his second tour in Iraq — wrote to us and said that he can no longer access ThinkProgress.org. The error message he received:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/31/military-censors/

 

There are some sites that I can agree with the military for banning; such as myspace and youtube... As they can consume a lot of bandwidth, so it's not fair to the other users...

But as for banning a website because they take a liberal stance on issues, that's not fair to our troops... I hope that if this an initiative to ban all blogs or politically natured sites, then the right-wing ones get banned as well...

 

Aaah i didn't know US had a great firewall of china.

What a shame about freedom of expression. [/sarcastic boombastic]

 

how disgusting that those fighting for our "freedom" don't have the freedom to look at whatever website they want

 

Well said mate, i totally agree, however the morale of the US troops is more important than a website. I think they should ban sites which affect morale as it will affect the war, and turn it into a "new vietnam".

Rob

 

freedom

 

Obviously, this word doesn't exist if it affects your job.

Rob

 

It's about morale and avoiding lies. Not censoring.

 

Interesting point of view

Next time when some "other" country censors some domain or website with proven lies or with some US made propaganda this argument will come handy I guess

 

I'm just hoping that DigitalPoint will not be added to the censor because pretty soon down the line when either the Fuhrer Bush or Fuhrer Clinton and the rest of the insane crazy neocons overstretch an already overstretched military by unwisely attacking Iran because I am expecting up-to-the-minute reports from some of our DP Chickenhawks when they hopefully get drafted.

 

If we get drafted, your ass is gonna be right there with us
You better hope I'm not in your crew, I may accidentally trip and shoot you in the ass

 

I'm British and have already done my service in the Army.

I'll be laughing my ass off if people like you and the other Chickenhawks get drafted.

The way your insane Administration is ruining the Middle East don't get too comfortable sat home there in the USA with your carpet slippers on!

All the turkeys that have been killed over there are only numbers to these corrupt idiotic neocon fools, they are not people.

 

I am glad to see the ignorance on this site has yet to die.

Good for you......back censorship as long as it is pushing your agenda (propaganda).....because that would be detrimental to moral (propaganda) of our troops fighting for (propaganda) freedumbs........

Now carry out the plan of the day soldier.......

 

Whats the bets the P&R section of DP is censored too? Or at least AGS posts, ha!

 

With AGS's ability to badly damage a person's intellect, i wouldn't be surprised

 

are all liberal web-sites banned?

Or just one rediculous one? They should see if any right-wing web-sites are banned.

 

according to the error message, all websites of this manner are banned...big deal, everyplace I have worked at (and even some schools) ban all sorts of websites all the time...how is this any different?

 

I think the answer to that one is very simple, they are trying to keep unbiased news away from all the turkeys over there.

If all the troops started waking up to the BS "War" they are fighting then they might start to realise that they are dying in vain for these crazy neocons and their agenda.

 

Not to mention fragging officers.
Brother in Law's job lasy year was to watch the officers tents against his own squaddies

 

They are the US military and its on their network and he is a soldier - they own him.