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Newspapers appeal ban on four reporters covering Guantanamo military trials

donal brown May 15, 2010

Newspapers appealed the Pentagon order that banned four journalists from covering trials of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay. The newspapers claimed that it was wrong to apply the sanction when contrary to Pentagon guidelines the journalists printed the name of a witness. The newspapers said the identity of the witness was made public years ago and his name put on the internet. -db Miami Herald May 13, 2010 By Frances Robles Arguing that a Pentagon

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Pentagon bans reporters from covering Guantanamo hearings

donal brown May 10, 2010

The Pentagon banned four reports from covering military commissions at Guantanamo on the grounds that they violated prohibitions on publishing the name of a former Army interrogator who was a witness at a hearing. -db McClatchy Newspapers May 6, 2010 By Nancy A. Youssef WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon Thursday banned four reporters, including one from McClatchy Newspapers, from covering future military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, charging that they’d violated ground rules by publishing

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Iraq war: Federal transparency lacking without muscle behind Freedom of Information Act

donal brown April 29, 2010

Frank Smyth, the Journalism Security Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, argues that Obama’s promises for greater transparency are proving empty with the military failing to provide access to information about the killing of civilians and journalists in Iraq. -db Committee to Protect Journalists Commentary April 26, 2010 By Frank Smyth WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House says it wants to improve transparency. Greater access to information could prevent deaths of journalists in the

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Jail for soldier writing rap song to protest his deployment to Iraq

donal brown January 12, 2010

A soldier and rap musician wrote a song that ironically put him into Liberty County Jail. The song protested his deployment to Iraq just as his military obligation was ending. -DB OpEdNews Opinion January 10, 2010 By Dave Lindorff In the ironically named Liberty County Jail since December 11 sits Army Specialist and Iraq War veteran Marc Hall, a rap musician who had the audacity to write a song attacking the Pentagon for subjecting him

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Pentagon admits ‘arrogance’, promises more openness

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Joint Chief of Staff Chairman has called for the Pentagon to exhibit greater openness, but military officials say they plan no changes in policy based on the chairman’s comments. -DB Stars and Stripes Analysis September 3, 2009 By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON, D.C. — Media critics for years have blasted the military for its heavy-handed efforts to control the flow of information coming out of the Pentagon. And now the Joint Chiefs Chairman has agreed

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