[Poohbah]

I understand and agree with what you are saying. Sometimes it is hard to just walk by. The media should have no right to free access in War.

The Pentagon disagrees with you. Given the success of their endeavors to date, I have to side with them. Cutting off all access is a great strategy--if you intend to alienate the American public from the military.

Journalists do not have the sense to understand the potential use of their reports by the enemy.

When you allow your fears of the enemy to drive your decisionmaking on any topic, you're halfway to losing the war.

This Kevin Sites twit knew his report would be used to damn our troops by the MSM and the Lib Loonies. But did he understand how it would be used to recruit more Jihadists.

My estimate: the ones who would be recruited by this video would have been recruited by some other means. Terminal stupidity cannot be cured or prevented. But many would-be jihadis who see this are likely to back off, because it is such a ruthless and pitiless image.

Freedom of the press should have some consequences especially where national security is involved.

Uh-huh. January 21st, 2009: President Hillary Clinton announces that Free Republic is a threat to national security.

[Conspiracy Guy]

The Pentagon disagrees with you. Given the success of their endeavors to date, I have to side with them.I Said Failure Where? Cutting off all access is a great strategy--if you intend to alienate the American public from the military.And I said ALL ACCESSS Where?

When you allow your fears of the enemy to drive your decisionmaking on any topic, you're halfway to losing the war. You are obsessed with fear. That tells me a lot.

My estimate: the ones who would be recruited by this video would have been recruited by some other means. Terminal stupidity cannot be cured or prevented. But many would-be jihadis who see this are likely to back off, because it is such a ruthless and pitiless image. You obviously have never spoken with a middle eastern muslim. Nor have you studied the history

Uh-huh. January 21st, 2009: President Hillary Clinton announces that Free Republic is a threat to national security. So you support the lying MSM as being protected completely no matter what they say? They don't have that right already.

You have really have given me a much better image of who you really are.