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Websites blocked by political stripes for Marines in Iraq?]
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:00:50 -0500
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Websites blocked by political stripes for Marines in Iraq? Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 07:13:28 -0500 From: Barry Ritholtz <ritholtz () optonline net> To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Hey Dave, I know you prefer to keep things tech focused, rather than political. But then how do we classify this bit of selective internet filtering: Websites blocked by political stripes for Marines in Iraq? Snip from an email sent by an anonymous US Marine to Wonkette: Unfortunately anonomizers don't work out here (never have). Anyway, I had a few minutes today and thought I'd look and see what else was banned on the Marine web here. I think the results speak for themselves: * Wonkette – “Forbidden, this page (http://www.wonkette.com/) is categorized as: Forum/Bulletin Boards, Politics/Opinion.” * Bill O’Reilly (www.billoreilly.com) – OK * Air America (www.airamericaradio.com) – “Forbidden, this page (http://www.airamericaradio.com/) is categorized as: Internet Radio/ TV, Politics/Opinion.” * Rush Limbaugh (www.rushlimbaugh.com) – OK * ABC News “The Note” – OK * Website of the Al Franken Show (www.alfrankenshow.com) – “Forbidden, this page (http://www.airamericaradio.com/) is categorized as: Internet Radio/TV, Politics/Opinion.” * G. Gordon Liddy Show (www.liddyshow.us) – OK * Don & Mike Show (www.donandmikewebsite.com) – “Forbidden, this page (http://www.donandmikewebsite.com/) is categorized as: Profanity, Entertainment/Recreation/Hobbies.” If it wasn't so sad, it would be laughable. Litigation to follow . . . Wonkette via boingboing http://www.boingboing.net/2006/03/06/websites_blocked_by_.html http://wonkette.com/politics/wonkette/our-boys-need-gossip-158687.php Incidentally, Josh Marshall has been discussing what could be an illegal use of the Military for purely political events here: http:// www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2006_03_05.php#007808 How can we avoid discussing politics when it seems to intrude everywhere? Barry L. Ritholtz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Big Picture: Macro perspectives on the Capital Markets, Economy, and Geopolitics (with a dash of music and film thrown in!) http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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