"Reporters without Borders denounces a "retrograde and freedom-curtailing decision"*:
Reporters without Borders is very concerned about the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 2005, not to hear the cases of Judith Miller, of The New York Times, and Matthew Cooper, of Time magazine, each sentenced by a federal court to 18 months in prison for refusing to reveal their information sources. The two journalists have no further judicial recourse and are now facing actual incarceration.
[ . . . ]Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper had refused to reveal their information sources to a special chamber charged with investigating the information leaks that led to publication in the press of the identity of a CIA operative, Valerie Plame. In this case, the White House was suspected of having released Mrs. Plame's name in retaliation against her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who had publicly opposed President Bush's arguments in favor of the war in Iraq.
Judith Miller had investigated this matter on behalf of the New York Times, but had finally decided not to devote an article on it. In Time magazine's July 17, 2003 issue, Matthew Cooper had merely mentioned that "some government agents" had given Mrs. Plame's name to the press.
Just asking,
True Blue Liberal
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* The awkward "retrograde and freedom-curtailing decision" sounds much more elegant in the French title: ". . . une décision « rétrograde et liberticide » ". Liberticide should become an English word in these times, used in a sentence such as: "George W. Bush, you are accused by this Congress of liberticide, and are hereby impeached."
True Blue Liberal
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* The awkward "retrograde and freedom-curtailing decision" sounds much more elegant in the French title: ". . . une décision « rétrograde et liberticide » ". Liberticide should become an English word in these times, used in a sentence such as: "George W. Bush, you are accused by this Congress of liberticide, and are hereby impeached."
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Just came across your blog and have to say I LOVE IT. I am going to blogroll you. Seems that there are just so many rightwing blogs out there and not nearly as many left wing ones.
Jersey Girl. Thanks.
Alan? I'm not sure what your point is. I definitely don't see the link between your uncredited cut'n'paste comment and the original post. I will say this though. I don't think the attitudes in this article really say anything specific about New Jersey (except that it's tackling a problem that many other states sweep under the rug). The article does say something about the natural attitudes and operating procedures of police everywhere if they are not properly overseen and controlled.
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