I'm sure Alexandre Trudeau, who makes films for the CBC and is a contributing editor of Maclean's raised the issue earlier this fall when he was bringing flowers to Fidel's hospital suite.

Kate:

In a press release issued at 9:57pm, SGEU annouced that they will be on strike commencing at 11:00pm tonight (Wednesday) in the first of a series of rotating strikes.

Just heard that on radio this evening. (Was out most of the day).

when is somebody going to have the guts and access to confront turdeau 2.0 on this castro crap?

itsy bitsy little cuba within striking distance of matching china with the largest population in the world for jailed web journalists.

fidel such a man of the people bla bla bla.

its TURDeau, ok people? from now on eh ?

Iran, Russia and other repressive regiems have higher counts of imprisioned or snuffed journalists.

I recall just recently seeing an evil photo of several men hanging by the neck from extended crane booms taken in Iran.

Probably a mix of brave journalists and a Christian or two.

There is a SICKNESS in the Middle East. = TG

And these are all countries that are ruled by either communists or warlords. Quele suprise!
I am curious though, are these "internet journalists" actual journalists, or just some clowns with opinions & web space? I've been through quite a few blog type sites & most strike me as extremist nuts who should be prohibited from writing anything more public than a personal journal. And while I do believe in freedom of opinion & expression, there are limits.

Next thing we know, the left will return to power in a shocking landslide and come and haul my and Kate's butts away to the gulag for enemies of the leftist state apparatus, just for opining on what a bunch of poopheads the Librano$$$ are...

Hell, it already happens in other leftist regimes, as we've seen... and the Librano$$$ are pretty mean, too, when they wanna be...

Maybe we'll get to be roomies with the folks who run the Caledonia homeowners' website...

No, Sinclair, you just think you believe in freedom of expression because it makes you feel good. You don't. Not reallly.

These days half your journalists are right up there with politicians, lawyers and kiddie diddlers and axe murderers.

It would make my day to see Alexander Turd-O imprisoned, and I would by a round for the house if he got the firing squad.

For the sake of fairness, I believe Ethiopia and Eritrea should be allowed to combine their numbers so as to take the lead with 41 persons imprisoned.

This is the only way they'll ever lead the world in anything, and we should recognize their efforts.

So Eritrea wanted independence from Ethiopia due to that country's oppressive regime. Hmmm. Nice going.

Well, there are two scenerios: 1) the government (which in theory represents the people) controls the press 2) big corporations, which represent their owners and investors, control the press. I know which situation I prefer. I also know which one most of you prefer....

But China and Cuba are wonderful! They provide free health care to their citizens, unlike the terrible USA.

Now, Kate, you realize the Cuba they are referring to is GUANTANAMO. The people's republuc of Fidel, er, Cuba is a WORKER'S PARADISE.

(but a free speech nightmare all you dumb Castro ass kissing leftists)

"But China and Cuba are wonderful! They provide free health care to their citizens, unlike the terrible USA."

I'd trade so-called "freedom of the press" - freedom for those who own the media empires to say whatever they like, that is, whatever serves their interests, and to inundate us all with their propaganda - for health care any day.

p.s. China does not provide free health care.

exile -

My comment was meant facetiously. I'd make the same trade as you.

"exile -

My comment was meant facetiously. I'd make the same trade as you."

Sorry - I misunderstood :-)

Yea yea TG, Russia does not jail their journalist, they just kill em.
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" And while I do believe in freedom of opinion & expression, there are limits. "

And who, pray tell, would set those limits ?

Taliban execute 26, display headless bodies as warning

Taliban =26 beheaded USA =Flyers from aircraft

Brian Hutchinson, The National Post
Published: Tuesday, December 19, 2006

PANJWAII DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Coalition sources tell CanWest News Service that 26 male Afghans were executed by Taliban in Panjwaii District yesterday, and their headless bodies hanged for public display in an effort dissuade people from cooperating with NATO soldiers. The executions occurred in and around the village of Talukan, south of the Arghandab River. Four bodies were hanged beside a religious shrine. Another 22 corpses were scattered around the area.

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tinyurl.com/ya4cub

Dec 22nd/06 US / Nato aircraft dropped flyers warning Taliban to clear out of the south. The flyer drop proved very effective. Not a single head lost. = TG