Soldiers' Iraq Blogs Face Military Scrutiny

Soldiers' Iraq Blogs Face Military Scrutiny
NPR article
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3867981

Aug. 24, 2004 -- Military officials are cracking down on blogs written by soldiers and Marines in Iraq, saying some of them reveal sensitive information. Critics say it's an attempt to suppress unflattering truths about the U.S. occupation. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

A blogger with the pen name CBFTW, stationed near Mosul with the First Battallion, 23rd Regiment, says he began his My War Web log to help combat boredom. "I'm just writing about my experiences," the soldier says. "I'm pretty much putting my diary on the Internet -- that's all it is.".........

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http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3867981

also shows list of blogs of soldiers in Iraq who are blogging