A few weeks ago, SHP posted a link to a
http://cbftw.blogspot.com/, which is a war blog of a soldier stationed in Mosel. He started the blog earlier this summer, and said at some point that it was sort of an effort to fight off boredom. I think he also liked having it to remind him of what was going on. Frankly, his account of an attack in early August was terrifying to read, and I think he and all of his readers were greatly relieved that he survived intact.
Anyhow, NPR has
a report today that war blogs in general, and cbftw's in particular, are now under scrutiny. A few days ago, cbftw posted the text of the first amendment, so I wasn't surprised to see that he's having to pass through the censors before he can post. I was glad, though, that these war blogs are getting media attention. I was afraid the media was going to catch on that their embedded reporters are second rate for first hand accounts if there are bloggers out there.
