Tuesday, January 3, 2006
US Military 'Shuts Down' Soldiers' Blogs
"Something I cannot reiterate often enough is how monumentally misbehaved Iraqi street kids are," Hartley's blog continued. "But some of them are just so darn cute, you can't help but want to squeeze their little faces - until they suffocate."
The Army took him literally, even though Hartley said he was aiming his satire at those who believe Iraqi civilians' lives have little value.
Some of Hartley's readers got the point. Others did not.
One of Hartley's Web entries on April 24, 2004, carried a photograph of an Iraqi man's partially burned corpse clothed in a bloodied white tunic. Hartley's photo caption was a take on the "I [heart] New York City" slogan. His version: "I [heart] Dead Civilians."
In response, a visitor wrote: "Is this a joke or what? This whole blog gives a bad taste in the mouth."
Hartley replied, "It leaves a bad taste in your mouth? That's sorta the point."
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This guy should have be free to write what he wanted, no matter how offensive. Perhaps he is now. His book is on sale at Amazon.
"Something I cannot reiterate often enough is how monumentally misbehaved Iraqi street kids are," Hartley's blog continued. "But some of them are just so darn cute, you can't help but want to squeeze their little faces - until they suffocate."
The Army took him literally, even though Hartley said he was aiming his satire at those who believe Iraqi civilians' lives have little value.
Some of Hartley's readers got the point. Others did not.
One of Hartley's Web entries on April 24, 2004, carried a photograph of an Iraqi man's partially burned corpse clothed in a bloodied white tunic. Hartley's photo caption was a take on the "I [heart] New York City" slogan. His version: "I [heart] Dead Civilians."
In response, a visitor wrote: "Is this a joke or what? This whole blog gives a bad taste in the mouth."
Hartley replied, "It leaves a bad taste in your mouth? That's sorta the point."
Link [via]
This guy should have be free to write what he wanted, no matter how offensive. Perhaps he is now. His book is on sale at Amazon.
