Good luck with that. Cnet doesn't really do investigative reporting. They've also shown, via their recent GameSpot debacle that they're not above caving to advertiser pressure. Sony is a company that dwarf's Cnet's parent company CBS, and the movie arm of Sony quite likely makes some of the shows aired on various CBS owned TV stations. Not to mention all the ad money they likely pump into Cnet's GameSpot.
Also, no offense, but what does being deployed to the middle east have to do with anything? Seems kind of shameless and unbecoming of a soldier to try and use that in such a way. I would think any real soldier does what they do because they believe it's the right thing, not because it will grant them special favors. So I'll just chalk it up to a momentary lapse in judgment on your part, or poor word choice.
While deployed to the middle east, i get an email from my teenage son saying that a firmware update was required for my PS3. He downloaded and installed the update, now the disk player is dead. the only thing that works is the Playstation network, NO DISK will read. from an extensive Google search, this is a common problem and Sony is charging $150 to get it fixed. CNet should look into this and Sony should take Microsofts advice (red ring of death) and replace these systems for free and increase their warranty! WHO IS ON BOARD!

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