Yesterday I asked if any Marines out there who read the Media Blog wanted to weigh in on this post about the USMC media liaison who joined Al-Jazeera because, “I witnessed during the war how the U.S. media was co-opted by the U.S. government’s messaging. I am proud to be part of a news network that believes in the power of the un-spun truth.”

MB reader Kadnine writes:

You bet I want to weigh in on this.
It is only fitting that former Captain Josh Rushing resigned from the Corps. Upon receiving his commission, he did NOT solemnly swear ” to be a source of global information” but rather to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
If that seems overly “nationalized” to him, I question whether he fully understood the meaning of the words when he put his hand in the air and spoke them. But as an officer, Josh was undoubtedly given access to sensitive information that could assist our enemies. I worry that now he apparently finds serving “global information” more rewarding than serving the Constitution, and may consider that intelligence fair game for dissemination. Don’t you dare get any Marines killed, Josh. I’m warning you.
Kadnine (Formerly CPL Kadnine, USMC, OIF Vet and Arabic Linguist)