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The list of the governments that have persecuted journalists

The Washington Post hails those reporters who face grave danger from the Taliban and the governments of Cuba, Uganda, Zimbabwe and the U.S.
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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 05:30 AM

    As a marxist with the soul of a moderate.

    I have a hard time parsing this news. What's the good news? Where's the upside that makes a complete overthrow of our civic institutions seem crazy (as opposed to merely unjustifiably wasteful and inhumane)?

    I feel like I'm witnessing a moment future generations will point to and say "after that, why didn't those fools see what was coming?"

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