Say Anything Blog

It seems that military blogger’s and military spouses that blog are suffering resistance within the military, threats and intimidation. So, because one them had to sell his blog to make money to defend his good name, other military blogger’s are also going silent in protest.

Military blog Blackfive.net today stopped posting updates and was joined by other military bloggers in protest of what they describe as an increasingly hostile environment from within the military.

“While senior leadership has embraced blogging and social media, many field grade officers and senior NCOs do not embrace the concept. From general apathy in not wanting to deal with the issue to outright hostility to it, many commands are not only failing to support such activities, but are aggressively acting against active duty milbloggers, milspouses, and others. The number of such incidents appears to be growing, with milbloggers receiving reprimands, verbal and written, not only for their activities but those of spouses and supporters,” the posting said.

Before signing off permanently from his blogsite “A Soldiers Perspective,” Grisham told his 1,500-plus readers:

“In September, my kids brought home a note from their school stating that the school would transition to uniforms beginning in January – midway through the school year. Naturally, this concerned me as the cost for each kid (I have two who would be affected) would be at least $400. A note home to parents assured us that the principal would entertain concerns during the upcoming ‘uniform fashion show.’ However, the principal ended that meeting without answering a question, even though numerous hands were up. After that meeting, I organized parents with concerns and began a letter-writing and phone-calling campaign to members of the school board and media. We succeeded in getting the uniform issue tabled until next year. But parents still weren’t given a voice about whether we even wanted uniforms.”

Instead of dealing with Grisham and other parents who disagreed with her new policy, the school’s principal contacted the Army, saying Grisham had threatened her, the blog reports.

“She pointed to posts on my personal blog about her behavior at the meeting as proof. However, after being referred to military investigators, they concluded that I had never issued any threats through e-mail, blog or otherwise. I collected letters from other parents attesting to my behavior at the meeting,” Grisham wrote.

However, the Army took a dim view the conflict.

“Suddenly, I was a troublemaker after 15 years of honorable service,”

Grisham is in a new kind of fight after taking down a squad of Iraqis when his counterintelligence detachment was pinned down in an ambush. He earned a Bronze Star with Valor after rushing through the gunfire by himself with just a nine-millimeter pistol and a hand grenade.http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=119201