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celebratoryNow Playing: War Resister And Journalist get a couple charges dropped
Topic: WAR
"The U.S. government has agreed to drop two charges that carried a maximum of two years in prison against Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, his lawyer said Monday. As part of the agreement, two reporters who had been issued subpoenas to appear before the court-martial will not have to testify, the lawyer said."
"This is surely a great victory for journalist Sarah Olson and our Defend the Press coalition," said John Stauber, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy of Madison, Wisconsin. "This is a testament to what one determined and courageous reporter, Sarah Olson, can accomplish in the face of government intimidation. These subpoenas were simply an effort to harass journalists who are reporting on the growing anti-war sentiment among rank and file soldiers. This is a blow for press freedom and for free speech."
((full Article: http://www.prwatch.org/node/5695 ))
Read here for more on Lt Watada in the Honolula Advertiser
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jan/29/br/br6319027548.html
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