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Posted by samzenpus on from the but-we-love-freedom dept.

GarconDuMonde writes "Reporters San Frontiers has released it's third annual worldwide index of press freedom. Although the majority of top-ranking countries are from northern Europe, it is perhaps more interesting to note where countries such as Switzerland, Italy, the UK and the USA fall (1, 39, 28 and 22, respectively)."

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  1. Re:Americans talk about freedom by kfg · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unamerican Tshirt

    I got the quote a bit wrong, and in this case they were threatened with a charge of disorderly conduct, but in other cases trespass has actually been formally charged.

    KFG

  2. Re:Americans talk about freedom by Keith+McClary · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "A Saudi-American captured in Afghanistan, labeled an enemy combatant and held in U.S. solitary confinement for nearly three years without charge returned to his family Monday after agreeing to forfeit his U.S. citizenship for freedom."
    http://www.cleveland.com/world/plaindealer/index.s sf?/base/news/1097578544287260.xml
    Detainee forfeits U.S. citizenship for freedom

    Fair trade?