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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Guardian writes in an editorial today:
David Miranda detention: a betrayal of trust and principleThis subverted the benefit of the doubt that liberal democracies ask for whey they arm themselves against terrorism
Mr Miranda's detention was part security service fishing trip, part police harassment exercise and part government warning signal to journalists and whistleblowers. It was an attempt to intimidate journalism in one of the zoned-off jurisdictional spaces where such a thing can happen without legal redress. It was done simply because it could be done and doubtless because the Americans wanted it done and for no other reasons.
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The Guardian writes in an editorial today: (Original Post)
kpete
Aug 2013
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underthematrix
(5,811 posts)1. oh please!
PSPS
(13,577 posts)2. Yes, the swooners are really clutching their pearls over this.
It's pretty pathetic when one's misguided devotion to a person overrides one's belief in their own country.
that makes no sense whatsoever
but
peace, kp
David Miranda is a Brazillian.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)6. That person would be GG, thanks for saying that. nt
Whisp
(24,096 posts)5. don't they have spell check? They are asking for whey? curds? n/t
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. Drat! Your edit spoiled the reply I was about to post:
"Curd you be more specific?"
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)8. K & R
Good editorial.