Soldier-bloggers have provided journalists, families, and the public firsthand, uncensored accounts of what’s happening in Iraq—until now. A new policy, handed down by U.S. commanders in April but only recently reported, requires service members in Iraq who blog to notify their chain of command, or face punishment. Under the policy, commanders must read subordinates’ blogs. Some soldiers are going offline, rather than reveal their identity to higher-ups. Others say they’ll break the rule. “I’m taking a risk,” says one soldier, “but I [can’t] be objective if the Army knows who I am.”
I wonder what they are afraid of? The truth perhaps?
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