Army punishes soldier for blog posts

[ConfuZed]

http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5815812.html

Leonard Clark, a 40-year-old Arizona National Guardsman who is currently on active duty in Baghdad, dropped from the rank of specialist to private first class on July 19 and must pay the Army a fine of $820 per month for two months, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.

Flora Lee, a spokesperson at the military's Combined Press Information Center in Iraq, confirmed that an investigation is under way but declined to provide further details on the case.

Clark was charged with violating two articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which prohibit soldiers from releasing or "encouraging widespread publication" of classified or specific information about troop movement and location, soldiers who have been attacked or hit, and military strategy, the statement said.

The military has not specified which portions of Clark's blog broke the rules and did not respond to requests for clarification Tuesday about its policy on blogs maintained by personnel.

[fryguy]

1. publishing classified informaiton???.

too bad he doesn't work in the whitehouse - there such actions are ok and encuraged....

[LaPera]

2. Simple INTIMIDATION! Let soldiers know their pay will be taken from

them, if they report the truth to any kind of news source.

[ConfuZed]

3. *kick*

:kick: