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Air Force Blocks NY Times, WaPo, Other Media

Posted by kdawson on from the horses-and-barns dept.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Air Force, not content with blocking WikiLeaks and its mirrors, has begun blocking media sites carrying WL documents. "Air Force users who try to view the websites of the New York Times, Britain's Guardian, Spain's El Pais, France's Le Monde or German magazine Der Spiegel instead get a page that says, 'ACCESS DENIED. Internet Usage is Logged & Monitored'... The Air Force says it has blocked more than 25 websites that contain WikiLeaks documents, in order to keep classified material off unclassified computer systems. ... The move was ordered by the 24th Air Force... The Army, Navy, and Marines aren't blocking the sites, and the Defense Department hasn't told the services to do so, according to spokespeople for the services and the Pentagon."

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  1. Quick, Close the Barn Door!!! by Machupo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    We don't want the stable-hands still inside to see that the horses are gone.

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    1. Re:Quick, Close the Barn Door!!! by mr100percent · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Ah, so when the Taliban do read them and the US forces don't, it will put the Americans at an advantage?

    2. Re:Quick, Close the Barn Door!!! by dcollins · · Score: 5, Insightful

      "...viewing leaked classified documents, even though it is on the public domain, on an unclassified DoD computer results in a security violation."

      No, the policy makes no sense on its face and is worthy of laughter and ridicule.

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  2. Blind obedience to authority without morals... by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...caused a lot of the ugly chapters of history. Being part of an organisation makes you responsible for it's actions.

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