Although I understand the curtailment of speech for military personnel. But I fail to understand how the Army can enforce this directive. Blogs are one thing buuutt.

Personnal email? Whoa, I can name four CENTAF directives that that policy would violate alone.

The Army is now attempting to push playdough into the leaking dikes because its a public relations nightmare for them and they are now running scared. I can also smell the dirty underware of politics in on this one also. The war is now being fought both in theatre and by the congress against the President. Blogs are more than likely considered to be “loose” cannons by the powers to be.

But if this would be reported properly.. then its also skirting a issue that even the Army can not fight.

Amendment I of the US Consitution. Which is covered by the oath of enlistment and oath of commission of every serving military person.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. ”

If the Army wishes to tell a Soldier that he can not do personal email without permission of a superior officer and that gets out in the way I read the Wired article. Whooooo talk about public relations nightmare and the loss of morale.

Thank god I am going on Terminal Leave in June.. I don’t think I can take the rest of this fiasco while the troops are on the ground.