Serviceman in Iraq demoted over blog
An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports:
An Arizona National Guardsman serving in Iraq has been demoted for posting classified information on his Internet Web log, an Army official said Monday.
Leonard Clark, 40, was demoted from specialist to private first class and fined $1,640, said Col. Bill Buckner, a spokesman for the Multi-National Corps-Iraq.
Soldiers in Iraq are allowed to maintain blogs or Web sites but cannot post information about Army operations or movements. They also are barred from posting information about the death of a soldier whose family hasn't yet been notified.
"The intent of the policy is not to violate soldiers' rights, but to safeguard soldiers," Buckner said. Blogs are "a growing phenomenon, I guess. It's something a lot of people do and has some uses."
Buckner said he didn't know what kind of classified information Clark had posted.
Clark's blog, http://leonardclark.com/blog, contained two posts Monday, one with links to articles on him and one stating Clark would comply with a gag order.
posted by Fergie @ 8/02/2005 06:47:00 AM
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