Update To "Soldiers: Ssssh!" (Soy Latte Version)

From ThinkProgress:

    In an interview with ThinkProgress, Army spokesman Paul Boyce insisted that the Army Times report is inaccurate, and that injured vets are “free to exercise their First Amendment right” and speak with the media. But upon further questioning, Boyce acknowledged that if patients at Walter Reed wanted to speak to reporters inside the hospital, they must first receive approval from the hospital’s press relations office.

    What if reporters want to speak to a reporter without getting approval from a PR office? “They can go to Starbucks,” Boyce said.

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