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2005-09-21 Home Front: Culture Wars

Porn site offers soldiers free access in exchange for photos of dead Iraqis

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-21 11:24|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yeah, I've been there for the ... umm ... articles.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-09-21 12:37|| 2005-09-21 12:37|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm a member of that site...and I didn't pay, or submit war pictures...

Posted by gromky">gromky 2005-09-21 13:06|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2005-09-21 13:06|| Front Page Top

#3 somehow, masturbating over dead and dismembered Iraqis sounds Islamic

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-21 13:13|| 2005-09-21 13:13|| Front Page Top

#4 "female soldiers started to appear in the nude on the site." I will investigate this further and get back to you.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-09-21 14:00|| 2005-09-21 14:00|| Front Page Top

#5 The porn site is offering free access in exchange for pictures from Irag, not specifically dead Iraqis.

This business of media articles with misleading headlines is really turning into a pet peeve of mine. This one comes from the USC Annenenberg Online Journalism Review, no less. Sheesh.

As for the site itself, I agree with Cyber Sarge; further investigation is called for!

Posted by SteveS 2005-09-21 14:27|| 2005-09-21 14:27|| Front Page Top

#6 What this really say is the MSM is not delivering the real story. Once again the Internet fills the void left by the Bush hating, anti-war, anti-US MSM.

PrOn is a business just like any other business and will fill a void when it sees one to bring in customers.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-21 15:56|| 2005-09-21 15:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Let me give a different perspective.

How would you like to be, say, a company or battalion commander whose troops are a) accessing this site and b) include females who posed for it ??

There are some serious morale issues here. Also OPSEC, potentially.

Posted by Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-21 17:00|| 2005-09-21 17:00|| Front Page Top

#8 Well soilders should know better than to appear "neked" on such sites and their superiors should lay the law down if any do. They are pretty much property of the US Government so orders against that kind of activity is lawful, not a free speech issue.

I think it's fine if they do anyway. Most of these young people have a good grip on this stuff. Better than us old farts to thank goodness. Prudishness has no place in this world.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-21 18:44|| 2005-09-21 18:44|| Front Page Top

#9 What concerns me is the morale issue. A situation like this indicates to me that these troops are bored. And that, in turn, leads to all sorts of mischief.

And that, in turn, means some chain of command needs a fire lit under its tail.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-21 21:41|| 2005-09-21 21:41|| Front Page Top

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