Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:58 AM 5/25/04 -0400, B. D. Colen wrote: >Absolutely right - what concerns Rumsfeld and the White House is not the >acts, but the recording of the acts and the dissemination of the >recordings-photos. ===================== BD and Slobodan The restriction on diaries and photographs by soldiers goes back to World War I and was introduced and maintained for security reasons. That is, if a diary were to be captured by the Other Side, important information might be gleaned about rear area operations and the like. Neither Bush nor Rumsfeld introduced this; it has been in place for some 90 years and there is no one in authority in the military who wishes it to be lifted. It simply makes good sense tio keep your enemy as blind as you can towards your own actions. Marc msmall@infionline.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!