US censors websites
Found on The Inquirer on Wednesday, 01 March 2006
US marines stationed in Iraq are complaining that the US government is restricting access their access to websites too much.
Along with porn sites, on the Army's list of banned sites include mail sites such as Yahoo, AT&T, Hotmail. The censors are also blocking blogs and sites that do not agree with the current administration.
One marine wrote to a site called Wonkette to tell them that it was on the banned list. He said he didn't mind The Army blocking access to porn sites, because it was a government network but he and the troops were getting miffed that access to email and possibly-not-toeing-the-government-line websites was a bit much.
Why did the US invade Iraq? Oh yes, to fight for freedom. The army always wanted the perfect soldier, who just follows orders and does not question them. But let's be honest: censorship is everywhere. It's not just China (there it's just taken to an extreme level). The US blocks marines from accessing unwanted sites, Google blocks US citizens from watching explosions; not to mention it also removes search results depending on your location.