Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Is A Free Press An Enemy Of Government ???

Here is what the British government thinks about freedom of the press:

Internal security advice shared among the intelligence agencies was often as preoccupied with the activities of journalists as with more conventional threats such as foreign intelligence, hackers or criminals.

One restricted document intended for those in army intelligence warned that “journalists and reporters representing all types of news media represent a potential threat to security”.

It continued: “Of specific concern are ‘investigative journalists’ who specialise in defence-related exposés either for profit or what they deem to be of the public interest.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/19/gchq-intercepted-emails-journalists-ny-times-bbc-guardian-le-monde-reuters-nbc-washington-post

Help! We have fallen into dictatorship, and we can't get up!

There is no "democracy" on this planet as long as national security is the highest priority.

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