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240 is Back · « **on:** October 27, 2006, 09:58:03 AM »

U.S. Military Blocks Troops From Visiting Alternative News Websites

Wonkette | October 27 2006

We realize that when it comes to freedom of the press, the USA has fallen to Number 53 in the world — tied with our fascist homies in Croatia and the islanders of the Kingdom of Tonga! — but do we have to make is so damned obvious?

Another Marine stationed in Iraq has sent us a screenshot of what happens when you need some hot news on Macaca and Foley:forbidden, this page (http://www.wonkette.com) is categorized as (Personal Pages) ALL SITES YOU VISIT ARE LOGGED AND FILED.Nice little threat at the end, too. Asswipes.
Notice the other browser tabs. Two actual “personal pages” that rah-rah for Bush (What’s her name, the wannabe Coulter, and Hugh Hewitt) show up just fine, as our Marine Operative confirms. But “Talking Points Memo,” which is apparently one of the “left leaning” sites one hears so much about these days, is prohibited.

Writes the Corporal: “I think that this kind of censoring is a big deal. I can understand blocking porn, music and movies, and blatantly illegal sites, but blocking sites that some higher up just doesn’t agree with is disgusting. They are blocking a huge portion of voters from information that will help them determine which side to vote for. Because of this, the only news we get is from the big corporations or conservative based sites.”

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Dos Equis · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2006, 10:37:08 AM »

"Alternative News." Hahahaha!

Helloooo. It's tabloid "news."

JOHN MATRIX · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2006, 11:53:58 AM »

that is extremely fucked up yet not very surprising

240 is Back · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2006, 11:55:14 AM »

Quote from: Beach Bum on October 27, 2006, 10:37:08 AM

"Alternative News." Hahahaha! Helloooo. It's tabloid "news."

you can argue its newsworthiness - but if you're going to censor the far left, then censor the warmongering far right also.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:01:08 PM »

Here ya go, 240! Got to admit it's funny, bro.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:03:40 PM »

or how about this?

240 is Back · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:06:35 PM »

Colossus, you're creating a completely black and white view of things. So the person either has to be a betwetting liberal pussy, or they have to be a war hungry neocon intent on world domination.

Gray area: Kill Bin Laden, bomb the fuck out of the Taliban, get the hell out of Iraq, develop alternative fuel sources domestically, close our damn borders, and reinvestigate just who the fuck dropped the ball on 9/11 and why Bush wouldn't investigate it. period.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:08:36 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 27, 2006, 12:06:35 PM

Colossus, you're creating a completely black and white view of things. So the person either has to be a betwetting liberal pussy, or they have to be a war hungry neocon intent on world domination.

Gray area: Kill Bin Laden, bomb the f**k out of the Taliban, get the hell out of Iraq, develop alternative fuel sources domestically, close our damn borders, and reinvestigate just who the f**k dropped the ball on 9/11 and why Bush wouldn't investigate it. period.

Relax, bro. They're just comics. Stuff we normally don't see in the papers. Good grief.

240 is Back · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:11:51 PM »

Sorry lol...

today i've been watching that Cheney torture admission, then the White house denying it, and i realized how huge it was.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:13:39 PM »

I worry about you 240. You appear to eat, drink, and sleep 9/11 conspiracy. It's an illness man. $:-\$

The comics are funny. Like Colossus said, try relaxing. As my kids say, put a smile on.

240 is Back · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:19:41 PM »

I have been pretty bored with the 911 thing lately. I know the truth, and there's not much I can do other than vote for people who want to re-investigate.

I go 2-3 days without thinking of the dangerous place our nation is in.. .then something like this torture thing just annoys the heck outta me.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:41:34 PM »

240, how's the baby sleeping? (not trying to hijack the thread) You are feeding all this information to your kid yet, are ya?

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2006, 12:58:23 PM »

Quote from: Colossus_500 on October 27, 2006, 12:41:34 PM

240, how's the baby sleeping? (not trying to hijack the thread) You are feeding all this information to your kid yet, are ya?

Ok, I just got a visual of 240 putting his baby in the crib with a copy of Loose Change

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2006, 01:04:48 PM »

Quote from: Berserker on October 27, 2006, 12:58:23 PM

Ok, I just got a visual of 240 putting his baby in the crib with a copy of Loose Change

LOL!

240 is Back · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2006, 01:27:11 PM »

hahahahahaha

it's like he's spent all of his 18 days not caring about geopolitics.

24KT · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2006, 01:40:39 PM »

Colossus, the 1^st cartoon just reminds me so much of you.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:06:08 PM »

Quote from: jaguarenterprises on October 27, 2006, 01:40:39 PM

Colossus, the 1[su]st[/sup] cartoon just reminds me so much of you.

Lol, I'm surprised you haven't found a youtube clip. hahahaha

24KT · « **Reply #17 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:10:14 PM »

Quote from: Colossus_500 on October 27, 2006, 03:06:08 PM

I didn't mean that in a bad way. I don't see you as the violent type. You strike me as a gentle giant.
It's just the proportions of the guy that reminds me of you, plus ...he has no neck.

Quote

Lol, I'm surprised you haven't found a youtube clip. hahahaha

Gimme time, the night is still young.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:13:45 PM »

Quote from: jaguarenterprises

I didn't mean that in a bad way. I don't see you as the violent type. You strike me as a gentle giant.
It's just the proportions of the guy that reminds me of you, plus ...he has no neck.

LOL, oh that's just WRONG, Jag! haaaaaaaaaaa

Quote from: jaguarenterprises

Gimme time, the night is still young.

ROTFL

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #19 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:18:28 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 27, 2006, 09:58:03 AM

U.S. Military Blocks Troops From Visiting Alternative News Websites

Wonkette | October 27 2006

We realize that when it comes to freedom of the press, the USA has fallen to Number 53 in the world — tied with our fascist homies in Croatia and the islanders of the Kingdom of Tonga! — but do we have to make is so damned obvious?

Another Marine stationed in Iraq has sent us a screenshot of what happens when you need some hot news on Macaca and Foley:forbidden, this page (http://www.wonkette.com) is categorized as (Personal Pages) ALL SITES YOU VISIT ARE LOGGED AND FILED.Nice little threat at the end, too. Asswipes.
Notice the other browser tabs. Two actual “personal pages” that rah-rah for Bush (What’s her name, the wannabe Coulter, and Hugh Hewitt) show up just fine, as our Marine Operative confirms. But “Talking Points Memo,” which is apparently one of the “left leaning” sites one hears so much about these days, is prohibited.

Writes the Corporal: “I think that this kind of censoring is a big deal. I can understand blocking porn, music and movies, and blatantly illegal sites, but blocking sites that some higher up just doesn’t agree with is disgusting. They are blocking a huge portion of voters from information that will help them determine which side to vote for. Because of this, the only news we get is from the big corporations or conservative based sites.”

from infowars

i know the original wonkette in real life . . . she's a little bit of a beeyatch.

24KT · « **Reply #20 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:20:31 PM »

Quote from: Colossus_500 on October 27, 2006, 03:13:45 PM

LOL, oh that's just WRONG, Jag! haaaaaaaaaaa
ROTFL

Nuh-uh... your neck is almost as big as my waist!

OzmO · « **Reply #21 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:21:48 PM »

As this war continues in Iraq, To prevent the possiblity of moral going down don't be suprised if they block more sites.

24KT · « **Reply #22 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:27:31 PM »

I just hope that the guys who do get to go home, aren't met with the same culture shock the Vietnam Vets were. It's gotta be a mind-fvck to think you're risking your butt for a grateful public who are behind your military objectives all the way, ...only to find out they don't approve of what you were sent to do at all.

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:27:45 PM »

Quote from: OzmO on October 27, 2006, 03:21:48 PM

As this war continues in Iraq, To prevent the possiblity of moral going down don't be suprised if they block more sites.

huh?

Colossus_500 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 27, 2006, 03:29:47 PM »

Quote from: jaguarenterprises on October 27, 2006, 03:27:31 PM

I just hope that the guys who do get to go home, aren't met with the same culture shock the Vietnam Vets were. It's gotta be a mind-fvck to think you're risking your butt for a grateful public who are behind your military objectives all the way, ...only to find out they don't approve of what you were sent to do at all.

My gym is owned by former marines, so there are quite a few military folks that train there. The ones I have talked to have been shocked and dismayed at the mis-information about the war and what's really going on. This is even amongst those soldiers who think it was wrong to go over there.