From: Eric Cordian <emc@wire.insync.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 03:11:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: PLO censoring pro-Iraqi sentiments
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Tim May writes:

> The PLO ("Palestinian Authority") has banned pro-Iraqi demonstrations and
> has seized the offices of newspapers and radio stations with an editorial
> bent against the upcoming War with Saddam.

Under US pressure, of course.  In Bosnia, the US, hiding behind the UN, is
attacking media outlets critical of its occupation, and even writing
"confessions" for the anchors to read on the air.

So much for free speech. A good example of what the American people can
expect from their government should FUD no longer suffice to control their
thought patterns. 

-- 
Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"