My recollection is that the Abu Ghraib photographs were leaked to the public by a whistleblower who contacted news organizations. That is somewhat different than posting battlefield gore-porn on blog boards.I will counter the let them blog line of IO with one incident:
ABU GHRAIB
Those pictures hitting the internet were probably the biggest IO defeat we have suffered in Iraq.
The Army regulation strikes me as an unenforceable morale-buster and out of touch with today's information realities. Well-intended people will be reluctant to even email home, while those who disregard or flout regulations will continue to post anonymously and recklessly. All this will be against a background of uncertainty and paranoia at the MWR computer tents.
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