Saturday 26 April 2008

No footie or totty for army

Minister orders military internet ban

Spain's new defence minister, Carme Chacon, has caused an outcry after ordering her staff to stop browsing sports and entertainment websites while on duty.


Military personnel who check football results and surf for nude celebrities have been blamed for clogging up the ministry's computer system and bringing it close to collapse.

The ban was introduced within 10 days of the controversial appointment of Ms Chacon, 37, who is Spain's first female defence minister and is seven months pregnant.


A furious Mariano Casado, the secretary general of AUEM, the military's professional association, said: "It seems that the military is to be treated like children with filters placed on computers to control access."




Source: Telegraph

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