Obama's crack down on whistleblowers, verbal attacks on journalists, and use of criminal investigations against James Rosen and others represents an unprecedented turn to fascism not seen in decades
On Thursday, February 13, 2014, Greg Dempsey <et> wrote: > > > > > > > [image: > http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1611297.1392226382!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/press13n-1-web.jpg] > > *Video and full transcript at > **http://tinyurl.com/ko9pqu6*<http://tinyurl.com/ko9pqu6> > > *Hi Team!* > > **? 2 ALL: * > > *U.S. PLUNGES IN GLOBAL PRESS FREEDOM RANKING - * > > [image: http://www.dw.de/image/0,,17408391_303,00.jpg] > > Democracy Now reports: > > A new survey of press freedom around the world finds the United States has > plunged 13 spots, now ranking just 46th among 180 countries. > > > > The annual survey by Reporters Without Borders also says Syria is the most > dangerous country for journalists, showing a correlation between conflict > zones and a low level of press freedom. > > > > Other countries that fell lower than in the previous year's survey include > the civil-war-torn Central African Republic, down 43 spots to 109, and > Guatemala, where four journalists were killed last year alone. > > > > This comes as the United Nations General Assembly recently adopted its > first resolution on the safety of journalists. > > > > The group has now called on the United Nations to monitor how member > states meet their obligations to protect reporters. We are joined by > Delphine Halgand of Reporters Without Borders. *(continued at * > *http://tinyurl.com/ko9pqu6**)* > > [image: Edward Snowden] > <http://www.dw.de/reporters-without-borders-security-interests-threaten-press-freedom/a-17425376#> > > *The US consider him a traitor: whistleblower * > > *Edward Snowden* > *U.S. plunges in global press freedom rankings - what re your comments?**Greg > Dempsey * > *http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST/*<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SECULARHUMANIST/> > *Voice of the Pe**ople* > > > > __._,_.___ > Reply via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DailyKos/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJydTdzZWN1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2ODk0MTE3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4Mzc2NARtc2dJZAM1NTM5OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzOTIyNzMyMTg-?act=reply&messageNum=55398> > Reply > to sender Reply to group Start a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DailyKos/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmZzcyazRxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2ODk0MTE3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4Mzc2NARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTIyNzMyMTg-> > Messages > in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DailyKos/message/55398;_ylc=X3oDMTM3YnZzbzA4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2ODk0MTE3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4Mzc2NARtc2dJZAM1NTM5OARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzOTIyNzMyMTgEdHBjSWQDNTUzOTg->(1) > [DailyKos] > A group for readers of DailyKos and other progressive sites. > Group Email Addresses > Post message: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List owner: [email protected] > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DailyKos;_ylc=X3oDMTJmaTR1NDd2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE2ODk0MTE3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4Mzc2NARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTIyNzMyMTg-> > > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlamltbXNwBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzE2ODk0MTE3BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA4Mzc2NARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5MjI3MzIxOA--> > * Privacy <http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> * > Unsubscribe * Terms of Use<http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > . > > __,_._,___ > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
