Air Force Blocks Access To NY Times And Other Outlets That Published WikiLeaks Material

Posted by | December 15, 2010 00:49 | Filed under: Top Stories


The U.S. Air Force has blocked computer access to The New York Times and other sites that have published information from WikiLeaks.

Air Force Maj. Toni Tones said more than 25 websites have been blocked and cannot be viewed by any Air Force computer. The ban — aimed at preventing the viewing of classified information — does not apply to personal computers.

“If a site has republished the documents, then we block it,” she said, adding that the move to prevent access to the media sites was done recently. She said she was not sure of the date.

Tones said the New York Times is the only major U.S. newspaper included in the ban. Others include Der Spiegel in Germany, the Guardian in Britain and Le Monde in France.

The Times has issued a statement saying, “It is unfortunate that the U.S. Air Force has chosen not to allow its personnel access to information that virtually everyone else in the world can access.”

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