Tell this to Julian Assange:
Written by David WhiteFrom the U.S State Department, in a press release released today announcing, er, World Press Freedom Day in 2011.
“The theme for next year’s commemoration will be 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers. The United States places technology and
innovation at the forefront of its diplomatic and development efforts. New media has empowered citizens around the world to report on their circumstances, express opinions on world events, and exchange information in environments sometimes hostile to such exercises of individuals’ right to freedom of expression. At the same time, we are concerned about the determination of some governments to censor and silence individuals, and to restrict the free flow of information. We mark events such as World Press Freedom Day in the context of our enduring commitment to support and expand press freedom and the free flow of information in this digital age.”
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priceless
Who would expect anything less from the country founded on the liberty, freedom and dignity that only slavery could afford?
great comment Stan
Interestingly enough, the flood of comments pointing out the hypocrisy of this move on the World Press Freedom Day Facebook page, have been erased: http://www.facebook.com/WPFD2011?v=wall
Last night their wall was riddled with posts deriding the State Department for their attempts to silence Wikileaks. This morning they were all gone. This goes beyond mere irony.