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 Sunday, 18 May 2003
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US Soldier Defies Order, Upholds Principle of Free Speech in Iraq
According to the Wall Street Journal, in Iraq last week, "The U.S. Army issued orders for troops to seize Mosul's only television station", after the station began rebroadcasting al-Jazeera for short periods. I'm pleased to report that an officer charged with implementing this order, one Major Charmaine Means, refused to follow orders, arguing that it would be intimidating to the station and would therefore undermine free speech. Good for her. Unfortunately, as might be expected, the Major was relieved of her command, and therefore it seems the order was carried out anyway. [Kuro5hin.org]
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DaveNet: If you want to be...
DaveNet: If you want to be in Google... [Scripting News]
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