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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 08:50 AM

    Possibly even chew gum

    Regarding the snubbing. I recommend you take a look at Michael Shaw's (BAGnewsNotes) deconstruction of the clip shown on American television in the context of a much larger bit of film. It is Shaw's contention that Bush was neither engaging nor receiving a snub. It appears that Bush was looking for his marks on the floor - as illustrated in the same behavior exhibited by others, doing the same thing. It was a carefully staged photo op.
    — bystander

    Then it is encouraging that there are world leaders who find it possible to shake hands and chat with others even while looking for their marks. Or was Bush the designated mark-finder, leaving others free to interact normally with their contemporaries?

    —Frankly, my dear, ... Read Frankly, my dear, ...'s other letters

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