Pentagon Keeping Close Eye on Soldier’s Web Posts

Nicole King

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Pentagon is keeping a close eye on what troops are posting on the Web. Special attention is being paid to video that shows the aftermath of combat.

Civilian contractors often keep track of the videos for the Pentagon. The U.S. Central Command has a team that reads blogs and responds to what it considers inaccuracies about the war.

Military officials say they’re concerned that the videos and images are used by the enemy to portray soldiers as barbaric and warmongers, and that some images may compromise security.

Sites such as YouTube and Ogrish.com have numerous clips posted from soldiers. Some show the aftermath of suicide bombings and gunfights between coalition forces and insurgents.