The Crucible - Moved by Senator Joe McCarthy's subversion of free speech in the U.S. Senate in the 1950's, intellectual and playwright, Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible about the Salem Witch trials. Darker Alliances - Monitor Net's web editorial about CIA story and San Jose Mercury News. She's was fired in November, 2000. Mainstream Press Misdeeds - Judi Bari's refutation of mainstream press distorting information about Earth First and other activist groups is layed out at the bottom of this editorial page by Jeff Elliott. Nicaraguan President Subverts Free Speech - President Aleman threatens to close down radio stations that have openly and honestly described practices of his cronies acting illegally.
Government threatens to take licenses and put stations up for sale for speaking out.
This U.S. government memo shows that Kissinger covered up U.S. information about atrocities in Chile and sought to persuade Pinochet that the U.S. government did not consider his behavior a major problem. This subversion of free speech could not be known at the time because of laws protecting certain U.S. functions. Freedom of Information Act lets it out now. Ibrahim Atesoglu, a cameraman with NTV, and Adnan Simsek, an Ihlas reporter suffered rifle butt, beatings to the head. One journalist probably suffered permanent brain damage.