Your staff work is the U.S. air force computer to the Web sites of block ads New York Times and other important publications that have posted classified diplomatic cables, people familiar with the matter said.
Air force users who try, the websites of the New York Times, Britain's guardian, Spain El País, France's Le Monde or German magazine of der Spiegel show get instead a page that says "ACCESS denied." Internet access logged & is monitored, "according to a screen shot, verified by the Wall Street Journal." The notice warns that anyone who accesses any unauthorized sites from military computer could be punished.
The air force said it more than 25 sites blocked, purchased originally contained documents of the website WikiLeaks and published late last month to classified information off not computer systems classified to keep.
Major Toni wouldn't sounds, a spokeswoman for air force space command names who said websites but they media sites could contain. Remove such material after it lands on a computer "Unnecessary time and resources" might require major said sounds.
"It is unfortunate that the U.S. air force has decided, not to its personnel have access to the most important news, analysis and comment enable," said a spokeswoman for the New York Times.
The other publications could be reached immediately for comment.
The move was the 24th air force, ordered is responsible for the maintenance of the air force computer networks. The army, Navy and Marines are not block the Web sites and the Ministry of defence has the services to do according to spokesman for the services and the Pentagon told.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense guidelines against visiting WikiLeaks or download documents, who wrote it, issued according to the officials of the defence. The air force tells your employees in August to avoid these actions. Service commanders have authority Pentagon instructions and issue orders for the protection of classified information go.
Official senior defence questioning the wisdom made the newspaper sites block or even ban service members visit on computers, military, argument, that the information on the Internet has spread and that sites like the New York Times contain other useful information. Blocking the Defense official said the New York Times was to avoid misinterpretation of military leadership publish visiting websites, the classified information.
The new order air force personnel not prevented the media websites on sampled computers show an official said the air force. The block can also be revoked if access news sites is essential to a person the task according to the screen shot.
-Russell Adams contributed to this article.
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