On 26 Mar 2003 at 14:08, Dan Minette wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G. D. Akin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:40 AM > Subject: Re: The right to know: (was CNN morons.) > > > > > > > Another topic was about Operational Security--we're certainly > > > > not the only people watching the "show". The bad guys can use > > > > the pictures > as > > > > up to the minute targeting information. I would think the > > > > on-scene comanders just gotta HATE this. > > > > > > http://www.johnringo.com/popadjfire.htm > > > > > > Andy > > > Dawn Falcon > > > > > > > > > > Precisely! Thanks. > > > > But, the on-scene commander controls the feed. From looking at when > we do and don't get picture, and when there is and is not a > background, I'm guessing that the US military has set forth very > strict rules and that the local commanders have both general orders > and discretion in applying those orders. My personal guess is that > less information than we think is available from the feeds.
Yep - basically, in return for traveling with the forces, there are limits on what can be broadcast (and they deliberately set up background "sets" to obscure where exactly it's being broadcast FROM if it's near the front lines). I'd note that the restriction is what is broadcast, NOT what is recorded. I imagine the raw footage they're shooting is being stored and that AFTER the war, we're going to see some highly accurate and detailed hour-by-hour descriptions of what went on. But not until after the war Andy. Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
