Sirota: This cowardly silence is an act of war

[MNBrewer]

http://www.salon.com/2013/08/21/this_cowardly_silence_is_an_act_of_war/

The president's refusal to object to David Miranda's U.K. detention speaks volumes in the ongoing war on journalism

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow this week aired a must-watch analysis of the British government’s use of terrorism statutes against Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda.

That Western governments needed such a public reminder that “journalism is not terrorism” is an illustrative commentary on how intense today’s assault is on basic press freedom. That some would consequently depict Greenwald’s promise to be a “more aggressive” reporter as an unacceptable threat — rather than a simple pledge to keep doing his job — is an even more illustrative commentary on the authoritarian mind-set. Indeed, by their own frightening logic, such critics apparently want journalists to react to government thuggery not with defiance and persistence, but instead with apologetic promises to be less aggressive in their reporting and/or pledges to keep quiet in the future.

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I know, I know.... Fuck Sirota, Fuck Greenwald, Fuck Snowden, Fuck Madow, Fuck the Pauls....