[syriacus]

I'll try to post the rest of the front page article.

[fleagle]

Nice.

A moment to honor our brave Korean War vets out there, of which my pops is one (2nd Division).

And another moment to remember a time in our great history when journalists got the smackdown they deserved.

[stuartcr]

While that is all well and good, and I agree, it is also over 1/2 a century ago and it's just not the same world as then.

[pissant]

They should start lining up reporters and editors on the firing squad now.

[larryjohnson]

Fair and balanced coverage and film from CNN imbed Arva Damon with 3rd Brig on Haifa St, Bagdad.
10 hour firefight.

[gunnyg]

Hmmm...

http://www.mikenew.com/koreatreason.html
http://www.mikenew.com/koreatreason.html

[syriacus]

article continues:

Mention of the following matters was specifically forbidden:

1. Identity of organizations in the combat and communications zones, unless anounced in communiques. When announced, no place names will be used.
2. Quoting officers in any way, except as specifically authorized
3. Stating that any sector in Korea is occupied by American troops until the enemy has established it as a fact.
4. Stating that any town or village in the combat zone is accupied [sic] by American or Allied forces unless it is essential to a news story.
5. The mention of any base port, communications center or other point on a communications line. [newspaper's emphasis]
6. Ship or rail movements, unless authorized
7. Any discussion of Allied air power
8. The mention of number of troops, unless authorized.
9. The effect of enemy fire or bombarment, unless authorized.

Also listed as unauthorized was information on the strength, efficiency, morale, or organization of Allied forces.

Under this rule, no mention may be made of reinforcements, equipment, arms, plans and forecasts of future operations, or positions or descriptions of camps.

Casualties may not be revealed before official publication. [Paper's emphasis]

The Eighth Army ruled that any violator of the code will be suspended from all privileges.

"He may be subject to disciplinary action because of an intntional violation of these and other rebulations, either in letter or in spirit, and in extreme cases of offense where investigation proves the circumstances warrant the correspondent may be placed in arrest to await deportation or trial by courtmaritial,' the announcement said.

[Steve_Seattle]

This just shows how full of crap libs are when they say that Bush has imposed unprecedented restrictions on the First Amendment and is "the most secretive administration in history."

[bassmaner]

Need to add to your tagline:

IF Truman cut + ran after 3,000 deaths, THEN the Korean War would have ended in 5 weeks , and Kim Jong-Il would have summer palaces in Seoul and Tokyo.

[cicero's_son]

For the life of me, I don't understand why we don't have the same policy in place today.

[RoadTest]

"Full Wartime Censorship Placed on Korean War News [56 years ago, today] "

Good idea for Iraq. That would allow our troops to defeat the enemy instead of dancing with lawyers and losing.

[RoadTest]

"Full Wartime Censorship Placed on Korean War News [56 years ago, today] "

Good idea for Iraq. That would allow our troops to defeat the enemy instead of dancing with lawyers and losing.

[fleagle]

I was talking with my pops about all this, and this news shutdown by the Eighth Army was due to the Chinese involvement in the war.

My dad said soldiers in the 2nd Division were directed to write home as the news back home was that the entire 2nd Division had been wiped out.