Threadwatch goes political - again
I’ve been following a story over at Threadwatch about the US authorities banning troops from using websites like YouTube and MySpace in what appears to be an attempt to censor videos etc depicting real life on the ground.
This quote from the article caught my eye - “The U.S. Army’s not going to pay the bill for you to get on MySpace and YouTube,” said Maj. Bruce Mumford, of Chester, Neb., who is serving as the brigade communications officer for the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, in Iraq.
Meaning, we expect you to lay down your life for this (unjust) cause but you cannot do anything that would compromise our propaganda?
Aaron, the main man over there also adds this quote from the BBC News website:
“The US military has taken the war in Iraq into cyberspace, with the launch of its own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube.
Its 25 brief clips include footage of US soldiers firing at unseen snipers in Baghdad, handing out footballs to Iraqi children and rescuing an Iraqi family injured by an explosive device. ”
Shortly after reading all this I saw on the Guardian website the news item that Prince Harry will not be going. Remembering the street interviews by Michael Moore in his Fahrenheit 911 documentary asking American politicians about their kids going to fight, I was struck once again with the overwhelming hypocrisy of the current American right.
A victory by the head of the British Army General Sir Richard Dannatt for common sense! Now, let’s make the final leap of faith and bring the troops home now.
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Threadwatch story here
Original article here
BBC news article here
Guardian article here
