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.
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.


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.