WASHINGTON — The Air Force is barring its personnel from using work computers to view the websites of The New York Times and more than 25 other news organizations and blogs that have posted secret cables obtained by WikiLeaks, Air Force officials said Tuesday.
When Air Force personnel on the service’s computer network try to view the websites, the screen says “Access Denied: Internet usage is logged and monitored,” according to an Air Force official whose access was blocked. Violators are warned that they face punishment if they try to view classified material from unauthorized websites.
Some Air Force officials acknowledged that the steps taken might be in vain since many military personnel could access the documents from home, despite admonishments not to read the cables without proper clearances.
