"Far more worrying than a fact-drought for defence correspondents is the sense - strong in America, nascent here - that an atmosphere of tension is being used as an excuse to limit criticism of leaders. In the US at least three newspaper columnists and one television talkshow host have so far been removed or suspended from their positions because of comments considered insufficiently reverential towards the president or his war aims. These sackings in the name of patriotism are a horrible blot on American democracy."
[See http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,573238,00.html]
Carl
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