Marines in Iraq: Air America, Wonkette prohibited; O'Reilly, Limbaugh OK

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Garbage in, garbage out

We were taken aback the other day when a Zogby poll showed that 85 percent of troops serving in Iraq believe that a major reason for their mission is to "retaliate for Saddam's role in the 9/11 attacks."

Maybe we shouldn't have been.

If a report passed along by Wonkette is to be believed, U.S. troops in Iraq are getting a one-sided take on Internet news and opinion from home. A member of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq tells Wonkette that the U.S. Marine Corps prohibits access to Wonkette and the "Air America" Web site but allows troops to get their Internet fixes from Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.

-- Tim Grieve

09:58 EST, March 7, 2006

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/07/sites/index.html

[jwirr]

1. During the Vietnam War our soldiers listed to radio that did not

go through formal channels. Is there no way to go that way?

[Neil Lisst]

2. 85% believe because that's what their superiors tell them

knowledge of the world is not the military's friend

[pocket]

3. the Wonkette part was basically debunked on her site

after the initial post. work machines had blogs blocked, but recreational machines did not.

[Bandit]

4. I have a good idea, Let's politicize our military.

Rush Limbaugh, O'Really, Coulter, Hannity.. Death to all Liberals. Isn't that a good All American idea...:crazy:

[killerbush]

5. I beat you to this story

Sorry about that

[HuffleClaw]

6. sickening.

but of course exactly what to expect from bushco., silencing any and all dissenting views while trumpeting any views that support the criminal administration.