PEN sound alarm
More than 1,100 PEN’s , the famous literary and human rights organization, members and supporters signed a petition expressing concern about the current climate for freedom of the press in the US:
It is therefore deeply troubling to see members of our government fueling a campaign of intimidation against American newspapers and journalists, a campaign that led to Congressional calls for espionage and treason trials and popular exhortations to violence.
The attacks follow reports on controversial surveillance and detention programs that, like many other antiterrorism initiatives, the Administration has developed and implemented with no oversight or scrutiny. When pressed for information, it has routinely invoked state secrets and national security to thwart both Congressional and Judicial review.
Fighting to preserve Liberty cannot be on the expense of one of the pillar of that same Liberty. In recent years we are observing increasing in the executive power, and in the use of this power to limit our freedom.
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