We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:03:10 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification This is their official position. I have, um, some specific and germane knowledge regarding this action on the part of DoD. Not the decision making process on this particular topic, but regarding the underlying data that helped feed this decision. Which is all I will say about it. And I support it. The fact that it does inconvenience deployed warriors notwithstanding, I fully support this action by DoD in managing their networks. You'll just have to take me at my word, and bear in mind I'm a milblogger too, and have not been supportive of efforts by DoD to micromanage... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html Thu, 17 May 2007 06:19:14 -0600 What's funny about this, Trias - is that most of the tinfoil hatting on the issue has come from the Left. Probably because they see it as blocking one of the ways they get to the troops. Occams Razor, fellas. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60133 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60133 Fri, 18 May 2007 07:54:09 -0600 My tinfoil hat must be malfunctioning because this is probably just as it appears. An attempt to salvage bandwidth of which youtube and friends are insatiable pigs of. So much so i have had to restrict it in my own house. What probably happened because we all know government style admin is normally molasses slow is this has long been an issue then some military op needed the bandwidth and there was a major feckup because it wasn't there. There are ways around this of course but in practice only some do that. They will get their bandwidth improvement. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60128 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60128 Fri, 18 May 2007 00:47:49 -0600 I can tell you all, from personal experience, that bandwidth is an issue in the AOR, especially in Iraq (and I assume, Afghanistan) since most communication goes through satellite uplinks there are definite choke points on the war-zone information super-highway. Add to this the fact that CENTCOM runs to systems itself (SIPR & NIPR) and that everyone wants to get video files up and it is a problem. I’ll grant that the fix could be swatting mosquitoes with a sledge hammer, but I have seen, first hand, that bandwidth is a finite resource in the AOR. ry- It would not suit Arkin’s point to mention the existence of AKO or AF Portal, would it? Not to mention, there are few restrictions on sending unofficial e-mails on Outlook from a military computer. I’m sure there are those who may think there is an added bonus in having more restrictions on what sites DoD personnel can peruse, but that happens in corporate America, as well. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60093 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60093 Thu, 17 May 2007 07:51:34 -0600 Barkin' Arkin's Unreal.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60092 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/on_the_blocking.html#comment-60092 Thu, 17 May 2007 07:23:38 -0600