DSA in the news - Page 2

Railgun · 05-22-2007, 10:54 PM

Censorship in the military isn't anything new. During WW2 all mail to and from the troops was censored to ensure that troop movement and any other data was protected from coming out of the battle areas.

Even in the video in that news story if you think about it the location and appearance of those buildings could be used by the enemy to gain an idea of which town and what buildings the troops are billeted in and as targeting info for a bomb or rocket attack. Doesn't the allied side use the same sort of info for the same thing?

So yeah, I can see why they would limit access. It's not that anyone plans on disclosing info that may become harmful but who knows what sort of outdoor filming could provide info for an effective attack?

It's short sighten to cut them off though. Perhaps some sort of submission for review and then posting could be put in place. After all, it's a lifeline for the families that is with us and won't go away.

To any of the troops reading take care and come back safe. And for the record I totally agree with the need to stop the terrorism and any regimes that support terrorism. There are other, proper ways to deal with us "infidels" that do not involve bloodshed.

Azzy · 05-22-2007, 11:45 PM

All that news story and no face time.. thats what you get for using a helmet cam dude!

You got some good vids up, I enjoy kicking back and browing through. i hope you can keep putting some of them up.

(you know, there is always MCB TV...

angelpena · 05-23-2007, 01:54 AM

DSA, if you aren't the ugliest MF to ever put on a uniform, I don't know who is.

If you don't personally thanks every service member you meet, for me and my family. AND get yer arse back safe, I will NOT buy you a beer when you get back!

Titus · 05-24-2007, 08:52 PM

My brother was in Afganistan for over a year. He told me that the army tried that once already and failed. The networking skills those boys have can easily out do any road blocks the military puts into place.

Hotmail at times for months was blocked too.

P3sWench · 05-28-2007, 04:36 PM

I think the story that was reported on your behalf was a good one. It was well done - I hope that you don't end up in trouble since they used your name...

I see good and bad, the videos humanize the war without skewing it like the press can tend to do. It just shows it from the soldier's point of view. It brings the point home that when every soldier has a camera the truth is what we will all see.

But that old phrase "loose lips sink ships" comes to mind.

I love watching the "video diary" on the military channel. There's some great stuff on there that is submitted and approved by the military.

05-22-2007, 10:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
Railgun Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2006	Censorship in the military isn't anything new. During WW2 all mail to and from the troops was censored to ensure that troop movement and any other data was protected from coming out of the battle areas. Even in the video in that news story if you think about it the location and appearance of those buildings could be used by the enemy to gain an idea of which town and what buildings the troops are billeted in and as targeting info for a bomb or rocket attack. Doesn't the allied side use the same sort of info for the same thing? So yeah, I can see why they would limit access. It's not that anyone plans on disclosing info that may become harmful but who knows what sort of outdoor filming could provide info for an effective attack? It's short sighten to cut them off though. Perhaps some sort of submission for review and then posting could be put in place. After all, it's a lifeline for the families that is with us and won't go away. To any of the troops reading take care and come back safe. And for the record I totally agree with the need to stop the terrorism and any regimes that support terrorism. There are other, proper ways to deal with us "infidels" that do not involve bloodshed. __________________ Model airplanes are cool too!

05-22-2007, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	All that news story and no face time.. thats what you get for using a helmet cam dude! You got some good vids up, I enjoy kicking back and browing through. i hope you can keep putting some of them up. (you know, there is always MCB TV... __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

05-23-2007, 01:54 AM	#13 (permalink)
angelpena Fair Weather Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: ABQ, NM	DSA, if you aren't the ugliest MF to ever put on a uniform, I don't know who is. If you don't personally thanks every service member you meet, for me and my family. AND get yer arse back safe, I will NOT buy you a beer when you get back! __________________ Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit gun whorring...

05-28-2007, 04:36 PM	#15 (permalink)
P3sWench all bleeding stops... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK	I think the story that was reported on your behalf was a good one. It was well done - I hope that you don't end up in trouble since they used your name... I see good and bad, the videos humanize the war without skewing it like the press can tend to do. It just shows it from the soldier's point of view. It brings the point home that when every soldier has a camera the truth is what we will all see. But that old phrase "loose lips sink ships" comes to mind. I love watching the "video diary" on the military channel. There's some great stuff on there that is submitted and approved by the military. __________________ ...eventually. "The two most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity" - Harlan Ellison "The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed." - CS Lewis

05-24-2007, 08:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
Titus Sunstar Paramedics Slave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Group W Bench	My brother was in Afganistan for over a year. He told me that the army tried that once already and failed. The networking skills those boys have can easily out do any road blocks the military puts into place. Hotmail at times for months was blocked too.