Rick Sanchez, a daytime anchor at CNN, was fired on Friday, a day after telling a radio interviewer that Jon Stewart was a bigot and that “everybody that runs CNN is a lot like Stewart.” The latter comment was made shortly…
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CNN Fires Rick Sanchez for Remarks in Interview About Jews and the Media
Tagged with: cnn, Jews, Jon Stewart, Media, news media, Rick Sanchez
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of speech, Media, Western Media
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of speech, Media, Western Media
Obama Admin. Urges Allies to Crack Down on WikiLeaks
The Obama administration has asked Britain, Germany, Australia, and other allies to consider criminal charges against Julian Assange for his Afghan war leaks. Philip Shenon reports. The Obama administration is pressing Britain, Germany, Australia, and other allied Western governments to…
Tagged with: Julian Assange, Obama Administration, Wikileaks
Posted in Censorship, Defense, Freedom of speech, Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, Reports/Studies/Books
Posted in Censorship, Defense, Freedom of speech, Journalism, Politics, Propaganda, Reports/Studies/Books
UC Irvine’s message: Criticize Israel, get suspended
The university’s proposed one-year suspension of the Muslim Student Union could have a chilling effect on free speech. Students across the country are monitoring events at UC Irvine as pro- Israel groups try to reestablish their deterrence capacity on American…
Tagged with: Academia, free speech, Israel lobby, UC Irvine
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of speech, Reports/Studies/Books, US - Israel relations
Posted in Censorship, Freedom of speech, Reports/Studies/Books, US - Israel relations
Journalists Sue St. Paul, Minnesota Over 2008 Republican Convention Arrests
MINNEAPOLIS — Amy Goodman, host of the syndicated “Democracy Now!” news program, and two of her producers filed suit against the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis and other defendants Wednesday over their arrests while covering the 2008 Republican National…
Tagged with: 2008 GOP convention, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!
Posted in Civil liberties and human rights, Freedom of speech, Journalism, Legal
Posted in Civil liberties and human rights, Freedom of speech, Journalism, Legal
Afghan teacher shot dead after condemning suicide bombings as un-Islamic
A teacher was shot to death in northern Afghanistan after he gave a speech condemning suicide bombings, it was revealed today. Abdul Hadi claimed the attacks were un-Islamic and un-Afghan during a speech yesterday in the Archi district of Kunduz…
Tagged with: Islamic extremism, suicide bombing
Posted in Afghanistan, Attacks on Civilians, Freedom of speech, Religion and Politics
Posted in Afghanistan, Attacks on Civilians, Freedom of speech, Religion and Politics
China blasts Dalai Lama, Pelosi on Tibet
China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of stoking Tibetan unrest to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and also berated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she is ignoring the truth about Tibet. This month’s violence in Tibet and neighboring provinces has…
Bin Laden: Pope Helps Anti-Islam Crusade
By PAUL SCHEMM Osama bin Laden accused Pope Benedict XVI of helping in a “new Crusade” against Islam and warned of a “severe” reaction to European publications of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that insulted many Muslims. Bin Laden’s new…
Tagged with: al Qaeda, crusade, denmark, Osama bin Laden, Pope, pope benedict xvi
Posted in Europe, Freedom of speech, Intelligence, Islamic extremism, Islamophobia, Religion and Politics, Reports/Studies/Books
Posted in Europe, Freedom of speech, Intelligence, Islamic extremism, Islamophobia, Religion and Politics, Reports/Studies/Books
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