Don't Punish Whistle-blower

Please don't punish whistle-blower nor ban whistle-blowing. Don't try to cover up mistakes, please try to correct mistakes instead.

Via Joi Ito's Web, smartmob:

AFP reports that the Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ordered the ban of cellphones equipped with cameras in US army installations in Iraq.

Though no one can confirm this news at this time, it's likely that the system tends to cover things up and do nothing about the flaws.

The news:
- Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq: report
Follow-ups:
- CLARENCE PAGE: WEAPONS OF MASS PHOTOGRAPHY
- No one shutters troops' war photos
- 「無線」是五角大廈的痛
Updates: - Original quote from Secretary of Defense.
- Update from Boing Boing