Article: Military sees red over blue material.(Business)(An adult store's campaign to send pornography to U.S. soldiers deployed in Iraq could get the troops in trouble)

Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard

SPRINGFIELD - The Castle Superstore adult shop in Gateway wants customers to send pornography to U.S. troops in Iraq.

But the effort - promoted on the store's Gateway Street sign and complete with a 10 percent discount for members of the armed services - might backfire on forces in the field.

The military's Central Command is enforcing General Order No. 1, which bans the possession of pornography by any soldier, sailor or air person serving in the Middle East.

"If your big brother sent you a Playboy for fun, it would be your responsibility to get rid of it immediately," said Maj. Elizabeth Robbins ...

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