Comments on: Pentagon Bans YouTube, MySpace

Access Cut From Troops' Computers Because Of Bandwidth, Information Sharing Concerns

[gunownerdan]

American citizens have rights, not the government. The government and the military are the servants of the American people and the only reason the they exist is to protect the Constitution.

[lars008-2009]

NOW CAN WE KILL THEM???

if it is ok for fascist nazi islamic muslims to kill all non muslims everywhere.... is it ok for the non muslims to kill all fascist nazi islamic muslims???

Wouldn't killing 5.1 BILLION people (the number of non muslims in the world) be the very definition of barbarism???
Or is it fascist nazi islam%u2019s way of solving global warming???

Switching Sides: Inside The Enemy Camp

But then in 2000, well before his arrest, something happened which would make Abas question everything he believed in: a fatwa, a religious edict, was issued by Osama bin Laden.

"It should be understood that killing Americans and Jews anywhere found are the highest act of worship and the highest form of good deeds in the eyes of Allah," Simon quotes bin Laden.

Abas and his fellow commanders were ordered to read the fatwa to their men and make sure they carried it out. The others obeyed, but Abas refused. It was his moment of truth. He firmly believed that jihad was to be fought only on the battlefield in defense of Islam; he had always been taught that the killing of civilians had nothing to do with holy war and that it was forbidden.

The fatwa justified killing non-Muslim civilians everywhere.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/04/60minutes/main2761108.shtml?source=RSSattr=60Minutes_2761108

[missyx21]

A friend of mine is in the Marines. I also have a brother-in-law who's in the Navy. We go weeks, sometimes even months without hearing from them.(depends on their mission) The only way we can understand what they're going through is by reading their blogs. Sometimes it's just a few sentences. Sometimes is a whole page long. They also get to see what's going on at home. We make sure to post pictures of family, friends, pets, so that they don't miss a moment. If we take this away from them, what else do they have left?

[vanman345]

Stealing bandwidth? Are you kidding? More likely the Pentagon (and the White House) are afraid the troops (and their families) will learn the truth about this illegal war. Hmm, so much for Constitutional Rights! Oh silly me - the U.S. Constitution was deleted 6 years ago along with all hope. Thanks, George! :-(
Posted by metaustin at 03:06 PM : May 14, 2007

Man, I love to hear you liberals go nuts over this, do you people not read? Since when is it your constitutional right to access the sites banned by the pentagon for access on military computers? Just to refresh your memory these are the following sites that are banned:

Video-sharing sites YouTube, Metacafe, IFilm, StupidVideos and FileCabi;
Social networking sites MySpace, BlackPlanet and Hi5;
Music sites Pandora, MTV, 1.fm and live365; and
Photo-sharing site Photobucket.

Now those are some serious news sources that you say will prevent the troops and their families from "will learn the truth about this illegal war." If those are the sites you get your news from it certainly explains a lot about the nutcase rantings posted here on a daily basis by you self rightous left wing nutjobs.

[michellem99-2009]

I do support our troops. Yet I do feel the military computers be used for military use. I meant computers for their own use. I was 9 when JFK was killed.I was born legally blind and taught to thank our vets who served, my Dad served.I could not. I remember an America who were free. WE were safe in home,school,work place,church and on the street.Yes. We never were allowed to tell others to rudely shut up. It was not done.The young could learn from us older folk.
Manners were taught,children learnt right from wrong. The social graces as well. It was a vet who served that helped me have the means to talk by means of computer. I care about others before me even tho I have specal needs.

[missyx21]

A friend of mine is in the Marines. I also have a brother-in-law who's in the Navy. We go weeks, sometimes even months without hearing from them.(depends on their mission) The only way we can understand what they're going through is by reading their blogs. Sometimes it's just a few sentences. Sometimes is a whole page long. They also get to see what's going on at home. We make sure to post pictures of family, friends, pets, so that they don't miss a moment. If we take this away from them, what else do they have left?

[missyx21]

A friend of mine is in the Marines. I also have a brother-in-law who's in the Navy. We go weeks, sometimes even months without hearing from them.(depends on their mission) The only way we can understand what they're going through is by reading their blogs. Sometimes it's just a few sentences. Sometimes is a whole page long. They also get to see what's going on at home. We make sure to post pictures of family, friends, pets, so that they don't miss a moment. If we take this away from them, what else do they have left?

[shoganca]

Now I know why I didn't get a MySpace message from my son on Mothers Day. How sad what a disapointment this was the only way I could communicate with my son and share family events that he is not able to be apart of or know that he was ok. Why are we making it so difficult for those serving far away from home to keep in touch with family and friends. Why are we sensoring our military. What are they going to do next sensor their mail?

Mr.gclark429 - Have you been on a military base they have places for service memebers to play games access the internet, etc. Not every soldier and Marine can afford a laptop. There is a big difference in using a computer at work and using a computer set up for the military service memeber to use on off time. The computer access is not free they do charge the service member a small fee.

Military Mom, Wife and Former WM.

[shoganca]

Now I know why I didn't get a MySpace message from my son on Mothers Day. How sad what a disapointment this was the only way I could communicate with my son and share family events that he is not able to be apart of or know that he was ok. Why are we making it so difficult for those serving far away from home to keep in touch with family and friends. Why are we sensoring our military. What are they going to do next sensor their mail?

Military Mom, Wife and Former WM.

[silhouett]

Some of the people here repost the same thing over and over... That doesnt make it true....
The facts are not about rights, if the Goverment has the right or Soldiers have the rights.
Thats how we feel... The facts are Its a question of do we take care of our soldiers
by giving them what they want within the bounderies of needed security?
I think what they want and need should be first
since they are of course fighting for us?