"No matter how cynical I get, I can’t keep up.” — Lily Tomlin
You really never leave
Paul Begala, co-host of CNN’s Crossfire, back in February 2004: Well, Howie Kurtz is the man, of course, who keeps a[n] eye on the media for CNN’s “RELIABLE SOURCES” and “The Washington Post.” He reports that the Bush administration is engaged in a rather novel new form of censorship. Articles that are critical of the […]
My, what will they block next? Go here to find out how to get around the Pentagon’s block on the website that helps overseas US military voters cast absentee ballots. Thanks to Boing Boing for the tip!
Doing my wee bit to expose military censorship – specifically the military’s efforts to prevent its personnel from viewing certain internet sites – is becoming a hobbyhorse of mine. I’ve blogged about such censorship before, here, here, and here. And now, thanks to Eric Umansky, I learn of another category of web sites being blocked or filtered […]
What, you’re not going to InterHash? We were going, but a year ago we realized that unless we went straight to Cardiff and then straight home, it would be far too expensive a trip. To do the things we wanted to do, which included a tour of Scotland and a visit to Donna’s family in […]
From the Washington Monthly: THE BAND PLAYS ON….Among the 5,000 reservists called up for duty last week are two trumpeters, one trombonist, four clarinetists, three saxophone players, an electric bass player and a euphonium player: “Is there not a way to do without the euphonium player?” [Representative Vic] Snyder asked Gen. Richard A. Cody, the […]
We support freedom of speech . . . as long as you don’t listen! On the job I access the internet through a military network (I’m a civilian contractor on a U.S. Air Force base). The military has always used filters to deny access to web sites containing pornography, hate speech, or games, but lately […]
One of the perks of a military career is being buried in Arlington National Cemetery, or at the very least having a military funeral with an honor guard and a bugler playing Taps. And now this. Damn, at this rate, by the time I die, burial in Arlington will be some sort of revolving-door ceremony. […]
Earlier, I blogged about a US military ban on camera cell phones and a rumor that the defense department was trying to stop our troops in Iraq from contacting the outside world. According to Boing Boing, it looks like I’m on to something. Take away their e-mail and internet access. Take away their digital cameras […]