US blocks soldiers from websites

[BoondockSaint]

The US military is to block troops from using YouTube and MySpace and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages.

 

The decision could stop thousands of soldiers from communicating with friends and loved ones.

 

For many US soldiers serving overseas YouTube and other similar websites are a popular way of keeping in touch.

 

But according to US reports, the Pentagon has decided to block access to such sites for technical reasons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6655153.stm

 

Technical reasons...

[Pancake]

They can still e-mail and send pictures that way.

[iPapi]

The US military is to block troops from using YouTube and MySpace and 11 other popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages.

 

The decision could stop thousands of soldiers from communicating with friends and loved ones.

 

For many US soldiers serving overseas YouTube and other similar websites are a popular way of keeping in touch.

 

But according to US reports, the Pentagon has decided to block access to such sites for technical reasons.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6655153.stm

 

Technical reasons...

 

Easier to brainwash with limited access to the outside world.

[Hasbeen]

Easier to brainwash with limited access to the outside world.

 

Are you referring to our troops as brainwashed?

[iPapi]

Are you referring to our troops as brainwashed?

 

 

Yes, not all of them, of course, but many are.

[98NCCalum]

I can't get to those websites at my job either, I don't see the issue.

[UKPat02]

Has anyone seen the "Lazy Ramadi" video?

[Hasbeen]

Yes, not all of them, of course, but many are.

 

Which ones?

[HOMELESS CAMEL]

Best to let them know that the government is behind them 100 percent and supports them in Iraq.

 

Goodness forbid they should find out what they are doing is to line the pockets of corporate businessmen who don't have enough yachts.

 

Frustrating, frustrating.

[Run To State]

Best to let them know that the government is behind them 100 percent and supports them in Iraq.

 

Goodness forbid they should find out what they are doing is to line the pockets of corporate businessmen who don't have enough yachts.

 

Frustrating, frustrating.

:sleep:

[HHSDad]

Funny that you left this part out of the article:

 

The spokesman for US Strategic Command and Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations said: "As these sites have become more and more popular, they've had an impact on bandwidth resources and network availability and we're having to restrict use of some of them."

 

He denied that the military was unhappy with the nature of content being posted.

 

"We're not stopping anybody looking at anything. It's not the nature of the stuff being posted."

[Run To State]

Easier to brainwash with limited access to the outside world.

 

 

Yes, not all of them, of course, but many are..

Lovely sentiment, I'm sure our fine service men and women thank you from the bottom of their hearts for the support. :thumb:

[Run To State]

Funny that you left this part out of the article:

 

The spokesman for US Strategic Command and Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations said: "As these sites have become more and more popular, they've had an impact on bandwidth resources and network availability and we're having to restrict use of some of them."

 

He denied that the military was unhappy with the nature of content being posted.

 

"We're not stopping anybody looking at anything. It's not the nature of the stuff being posted."

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Amazing, isn't it.

[BoondockSaint]

Funny that you left this part out of the article:

 

The spokesman for US Strategic Command and Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations said: "As these sites have become more and more popular, they've had an impact on bandwidth resources and network availability and we're having to restrict use of some of them."

 

He denied that the military was unhappy with the nature of content being posted.

 

"We're not stopping anybody looking at anything. It's not the nature of the stuff being posted."

I post every article the same way, I wasn't trying to manipulate anything to my advantage. And they can blame it on all of the technicalities all they want to, I will always feel there is an ulterior motive behind this.

[BoondockSaint]

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: Amazing, isn't it.

Look at every article I've ever posted before.