Communications Blackouts Suck!!!

"I hate them. You hate them. We all hate them. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, let me give you a brief explanation. Basically anytime someone gets killed in Iraq, there's a "communications blackout". This "blackout" is so that the families of the fallen can be notified, and basically everything shuts down-- No phone calls, no internet, NOTHING!!! Not only is it sad to know that one more soldier got killed at war, it's even tougher when you know that YOUR man is right smack in the middle of that war. That's when the reality sets in and you can't help but wonder: "Is my man okay?""
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I wonder if this could be considered the reverse of the "Pizza delivery" OPSEC violation we were all reading about lately. Could the enemy use the lack of news to gather information about their last operation?

I think much of the argument for secrecy forgets that the enemy was there on the battle field, he knows what happened, it's mostly us, back home that are left in the dark.