Posted on 09/27/2010 12:27:42 PM PDT by RatsDawg
Caption on YouTube: Book Burning is no longer the sole shame of Nazi Germany. On September 25, 2010, the Obama administration (through the Pentagon) burned all 9,500 first run copies of Anthony Shaffer's memoir "Operation Dark Heart".
Based on his experience as a Lt. Col. in the US Armed Forces, Operation Dark Heart was deemed a threat to national security after it had already passed an Army review and had already been published.
Burning books that have already been published seems like an obvious affront to free speech and seem particularly dangerous coming from the Obama administration, which has sought access to nearly every piece of American personal lives through its massive expansion of government.
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Confiscating and destroying the book only highlights the book, its message and increases interest. I’m downloading to my Nook this afternoon.
The US Army seems to be heavy into book burning lately.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/05/19/us-army-burns-bibles-in-afghanistan/
Gates and Petraeus never should have sworn loyalty to Obama.
Citizens are the only ones being “protected” from this. The bad guys all know what’s in the book.
The Army burned Bibles in Afghanistan that were mailed to soldiers to offer to third world nationals. The military didn’t want to upset the muslims.
Book burning - a custom of the Dark Ages.
They do not want ANY info out on the national security nightmare of the Clinton Admin.
Clinton didn’t take NS seriously, and we got 9-11. This is pure censorship in an effort to protect Dums.
Interesting that the publishing of this book coincides with Bubba out on the trail trying to gin up votes for Dums.
Certainly don’t want Americans to KNOW just how REALLY incompetent HE was.
I think Hillary has something to do with this, Able Danger is a devastating scandal for the Clinton’s.
PING
Do you burn a Kindle or just smash it to bits?
I thought they swore loyalty to the constitution.
And Bushie was neck-deep into the cover-up.
Publisher destroys first edition of US spy memoir
(AFP) – 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said on Monday a publisher has destroyed nearly 10,000 copies of a spy memoir by a former army officer in Afghanistan after officials charged it exposed US military secrets.
With Pentagon representatives looking on, St. Martin’s Press pulped the first print run of “Operation Dark Heart” a week ago and has released a revised version in a deal with the US government.
“There were approximately 9,500 copies of the book that contained classified information that the department entered into an agreement with the publisher to destroy,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Dave Lapan told reporters.
“The publisher conducted that destruction a week ago on Monday the 20th, with DoD (Department of Defense) observers there to witness it.”
The US government, in an unusual move, reimbursed the publisher for the cost of the first printing as military officials had initially approved the manuscript for publication.
The pulped books were sent for recycling but it remained unclear how many electronic versions of the first edition were still circulating, as reviewers had been sent copies of the memoir.
“There’s no way of telling how many electronic versions of the book that might be out there,” Lapan said.
In the memoir, titled “Operation Dark Heart: Spycraft and Special Ops on the Frontlines of Afghanistan — and the Path to Victory,” the author, Anthony Shaffer, a lieutenant colonel in the army reserve and former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, recounts his five-month stint in Afghanistan in 2003.
The text of the latest edition was altered where agreement could be reached and when the two sides disagreed, the disputed text is blacked out, the Shaffer’s lawyer told AFP earlier this month.
The author, who was decorated for his service in Afghanistan, condemned the Pentagon’s move, saying he had taken care not to reveal classified information.
“The whole premise smacks of retaliation. Someone buying 10,000 books to suppress a story in this digital age is ludicrous,” he told CNN television.
The dispute over the book underscores a tough line by President Barack Obama’s administration over alleged leaks of sensitive information, with authorities pursuing several prosecutions.
The book’s title reportedly refers to the name of a 2003 plan to go after several operational bases used by Afghan Taliban insurgents in neighboring Pakistan.
But because the operation would have required attacking the Taliban in Pakistan, the plan was called off, a decision that angered the author.
The book’s release comes as Pakistan issued a strong protest Monday over strikes last week by NATO helicopters on Pakistani territory near the Afghan border.
But the alliance-led force defended its operations, saying foreign troops had the right to defend themselves.
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The Army burned Bibles in Afghanistan that were mailed to soldiers to offer to third world nationals. The military didn’t want to upset the muslims.
Oh! That makes it OK, huh?
Remember when one nut wanted to burn a Koran — horrors!
Army burns bibles — no big deal.
get your head on straight.
That was before the Obamamessiah.
However, the book was a selection of the month for the military book club a few months back.
As far as having to sit on the boarder and watch as things went to pot in Pakistan because none of the REMFs could make a decision; I have heard the same thing from many ex-colleges and ex-students who were there at the time.
The reality in this form of warfare is your ability to “service the target” is limited to minutes, if you are lucky - seconds are all too common. Having to “reachbback” to get politically driven clearance to “go hot” means you always remain “cold”. It was that way 45 years ago and will be so 45 years from now.
“The US government, in an unusual move, reimbursed the publisher for the cost of the first printing”
Indications elsewhere are they have not yet paid for the books.
We almost had able danger out of the closet.....I forgot what happened...and who was told to shut their mouth.
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