More Soldiers Uploading Shock and Awe
The Pentagon has grown concerned as more and more service members send personal combat videos -- some set to music -- to websites such as Youtube and Myspace. The military has no official policy on the practice, but rumors abound of behind-the-scenes pressure to limit the flow of footage out of Iraq.
The Pentagon has grown concerned as more and more service members send personal combat videos — some set to music — to websites such as Youtube and Myspace. The military has no official policy on the practice, but rumors abound of behind-the-scenes pressure to limit the flow of footage out of Iraq.
BBC News:
At their most graphic, they show the aftermath of suicide bombings and gunfights between coalition forces and insurgents.
Many include troops using foul language.
One soldier who served in Iraq in 2005 told the BBC there was “a tight watch” being kept on video and pictures posted to MySpace, with civilian contractors monitoring the internet on behalf of the Pentagon.
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