Bush Literally expelling Journalists not under their control

[John_H]

Most of us at DU, and many other Americans who can pronounce Abu Gharib, rely on foreign reporters to do the actual reporting that our homegrown spokesmodels won't or can't do.

Welp, that's apparently about to change. Rove has found a way to kick foreign reporters he doesn't like out of the country without making it seem like he's kicking them out of the country.

DUer sweetheart scooped the rest of the american "media" in another thread:

"For foreign journalists to renew , they have to leave the country and pursue the interview process at a US embassy abroad. This is causing something like 20,000 journalists to be expelled during the election period, who will likely have difficulty getting back to cover said election. It worries me the "coincidence" of this little factoid."

See how this works? They have to leave the country to get back in to report. In other words, if the rovie doesn't like what you write that Visa never gets approved.

They've found a way to kick them out without actually kicking them out. And we'll be left with stretch, pancho, tweety, and candy.

[NMDemDist2]

1. Greg Palast (the good guy) and Chris "Gag me" Hitchens will make a mint

[ewagner]

2. Thanks for posting again

I saw this before but didn't realize the impact of it.......

Is there anotehr link I can get?

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Reuters 23rd June

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5498311

Guardian 8th July (you may have to register for this)

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1256214,00.html

[HuskerDem]

3. ccccccccccccccccrap.

thier ability to suprise never ends does it?

[proud patriot]

4. To many coincidences

x(

[opihimoimoi]

7. The Arrogance Level is Astounding...worse, nothing will be done to

alliviate this mess.

Home of the Brave? Land of the FREEEEEE??? I wonder.....

[notadmblnd]

5. Does every foreign reporters visa expire on the same day?

nt

[Zorra]

6. Typical republicans: They hate us for our freedom. n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. "Freedom" being relative in a neocon's eyes.

[John_H]

8. kick for this outrage.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

9. WHERE IS OUR OUTRAGE????

[thecrow]

10. Next they will be turning off the internet

so that we can be more free.
:kick: for this thread needs to be common knowledge

[donhakman]

11. Thats another circuit in the censorship machine

[Hubert Flottz]

14. Afraid the UN might find out the truth about the election?

Afraid the real story about the next Coup, might slip out to the free world?

[Th1onein]

15. Sssshhhhh..........look deep into my eyes........yes, that's it........

Listen to my words......everything is going just great, everything is going just great.....the economy is recovering, Iraq is calm, soldiers are coming back to life........shhhhhh.......