Comments on: Army Imposes Marshal Law on Bloggers http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers The Web’s Leading Military Blog Since 2004 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Access Denied: US Military bans YouTube, MySpace « The Moderate Observer http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34357 Access Denied: US Military bans YouTube, MySpace « The Moderate Observer Sat, 19 May 2007 16:27:25 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34357 [...] The new regulation “does not distinguish between on-duty, off-duty, deployed, non-deployed, military computers, personal computers, etc.,” writes one solider. [...] [...] The new regulation “does not distinguish between on-duty, off-duty, deployed, non-deployed, military computers, personal computers, etc.,” writes one solider. [...]

]]> By: The Buzz Bin » Blog Archive » Army Sitting on Blogging Sword http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34082 The Buzz Bin » Blog Archive » Army Sitting on Blogging Sword Fri, 04 May 2007 14:03:12 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34082 [...] A Soldier’s Perspective agrees with my opinions. Here’s what he had to say, “Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has.” And, “If this means that I need to get out of the military of maintain my civil rights, I guess that’s what I need to do. I don’t believe that a person should have to choose between their civil rights and military service.” [...] [...] A Soldier’s Perspective agrees with my opinions. Here’s what he had to say, “Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has.” And, “If this means that I need to get out of the military of maintain my civil rights, I guess that’s what I need to do. I don’t believe that a person should have to choose between their civil rights and military service.” [...]

]]> By: Patriot http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34074 Patriot Thu, 03 May 2007 20:03:22 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34074 CommanderMom, there is a way. Unfortunately, it means that more of us will end up blogging under unassuming names (like Patriot). The main downside is that troops will be less likely to meet their readers or attend public functions to maintain their anonymity. CommanderMom, there is a way. Unfortunately, it means that more of us will end up blogging under unassuming names (like Patriot). The main downside is that troops will be less likely to meet their readers or attend public functions to maintain their anonymity.

]]> By: TroopTalkRadioBlog - » And There You Have It http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34073 TroopTalkRadioBlog - » And There You Have It Thu, 03 May 2007 19:57:44 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34073 [...] is Patriot, over at Soldiers Perspective who had this to say: Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has. While [...] [...] is Patriot, over at Soldiers Perspective who had this to say: Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has. While [...]

]]> By: CommanderMom http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34072 CommanderMom Thu, 03 May 2007 19:51:47 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34072 There's got to be a way to keep getting the good and true stories out there! There’s got to be a way to keep getting the good and true stories out there!

]]> By: No End But Victory » And There You Have It http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34071 No End But Victory » And There You Have It Thu, 03 May 2007 13:57:24 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34071 [...] is Patriot, over at Soldiers Perspective who had this to say: Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has. While [...] [...] is Patriot, over at Soldiers Perspective who had this to say: Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has. While [...]

]]> By: CommanderMom http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34069 CommanderMom Thu, 03 May 2007 05:52:53 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34069 Yes good news stories, coming out, there is just a fine line, here, that one has to be very careful not to cross. (common sense) Photos, etc. Yes good news stories, coming out, there is just a fine line, here, that one has to be very careful not to cross. (common sense) Photos, etc.

]]> By: Flag Gazer http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34068 Flag Gazer Thu, 03 May 2007 05:47:12 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34068 The only good news that the military has is coming out of bloggers from the war zone. They are cutting themselves off by doing this at this late stage of the game. The only good news that the military has is coming out of bloggers from the war zone. They are cutting themselves off by doing this at this late stage of the game.

]]> By: wordsmith http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34067 wordsmith Thu, 03 May 2007 05:46:08 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34067 <i>Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has.</i> I believe this to be true. Nothing gives me more of a morale booster than reading milblogs. I found this insightful from <a href="http://www.townhall.com/blog/g/d8e76973-afc4-4a15-b1e3-a0ecfcf4aba8" rel="nofollow">Hugh Hewitt</a>: <i>Compare the Army's fear of information flows with the jihadists deep investment in them by reading Lawrence Wright's "The Terror Web." "The Internet provides confused young Muslims in Europe with a virtual community," Wright wrote. "Those who cannot adapt to their new homes discover on the Internet a responsive and compassionate forum. 'The Internet stands in for the idea of the ummah, the mythologized Muslim community,' Marc Sageman, the psychiatrist and former C.I.A. officer, said. 'The Internet makes this ideal community concrete, because one can interact with it.' He compares this virtual ummah to romantic conceptions of nationhood, which inspire people not only to love their country but to die for it." The internet has also fostered many virtual communities of individuals who believe in freedom, religious tolerance, and victory in the war against the jihaidsts. Many of the participants in those communities are milbloggers, and much crucial information on and perspective about the war has come from the milbloggers. The Army has now concluded that those flows do more harm than good, but I cannot fathom how any serious student of the blogosphere could reach such a conclusion. </i> Military blogs are the best form of public relations that the Army has.

I believe this to be true. Nothing gives me more of a morale booster than reading milblogs.

I found this insightful from Hugh Hewitt:

Compare the Army’s fear of information flows with the jihadists deep investment in them by reading Lawrence Wright’s “The Terror Web.”

“The Internet provides confused young Muslims in Europe with a virtual community,” Wright wrote. “Those who cannot adapt to their new homes discover on the Internet a responsive and compassionate forum. ‘The Internet stands in for the idea of the ummah, the mythologized Muslim community,’ Marc Sageman, the psychiatrist and former C.I.A. officer, said. ‘The Internet makes this ideal community concrete, because one can interact with it.’ He compares this virtual ummah to romantic conceptions of nationhood, which inspire people not only to love their country but to die for it.”

The internet has also fostered many virtual communities of individuals who believe in freedom, religious tolerance, and victory in the war against the jihaidsts. Many of the participants in those communities are milbloggers, and much crucial information on and perspective about the war has come from the milbloggers. The Army has now concluded that those flows do more harm than good, but I cannot fathom how any serious student of the blogosphere could reach such a conclusion.

]]> By: CommanderMom http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34066 CommanderMom Thu, 03 May 2007 05:42:26 +0000 http://militarygear.com/asp/2007/05/02/army-imposes-marshal-law-on-bloggers/#comment-34066 Ok, gotta admit, think I'm with Anthony on this one. Requires a little more research. Some rights may be violated, but it may just be a way to help control and enforce good common sense, and if it is for soldiers safety, then... well guys...then it's ok, by me. ("loose lips, sink ships") Additionally, I have not personally seen any milblogs yet, that have breached OPSEC. Pelosi, Reid, MSM, etc., maybe, but not Milblogs. :) Ok, gotta admit, think I’m with Anthony on this one. Requires a little more research. Some rights may be violated, but it may just be a way to help control and enforce good common sense, and if it is for soldiers safety, then… well guys…then it’s ok, by me. (“loose lips, sink ships”) Additionally, I have not personally seen any milblogs yet, that have breached OPSEC. Pelosi, Reid, MSM, etc., maybe, but not Milblogs. :)

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