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Bush and Blair had a row. | by Illiad | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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Boris Johnson is not a BBC journalist, | by wheresthefish | 2005-11-25 01:46:08 |
| Can they jail an MP for SAYING things in U.K. ? |
by SciSSorS |
2005-11-25 02:44:55 |
I thought members of parliament had a kind of "immunity".
But that's a rhetoric question.
This guys article clearly states that "merely saying SHUTUP-WE-DONT-LIKE-IT" is NOT an argument, it's abuse of power.
And when the press -rightly- CAN be sued when they "obstruct" or "defy" or flagrantly LIE, I don't really think that a judge would use these anti-terror laws in a case like this one.
More: british press won't let it happen. They will not blatantly "reveal" the stuff they have, but being wiser they can "ask questions".
Imagine : if they have a precise description of what happened, as in a literal transcript of the whole conversation .. can they put out a series of articles, asking questions in the "new journalists way" of:
"Is it true that the POTUS asked our PM (literal quote of question) and that the PM rebutted saying (literal quote again) ? "
Nobody (unless denying having brains) can read that as a "revelation", while the political "damage" already has been done as well. Trying to put that fire out, by using threats, sure informs "the public" that these journalists "have something but the govt wants to cover it up"
As for the USA : they DID bomb news-stations before, never "accidentally" bombed a newsstation that spoke FOR them though. The "mistakes" are suspicious, but unless harder evidence can be given, no politician will admit they were planned.
But were the bombing pilots "dismissed" for the big mistake that it is to bomb the embassy of an ally (China) ? THAT was never published. |
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The short answer is yes. | by wheresthefish | 2005-11-25 03:19:53 |
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The other short answer is 'it depends' | by sem | 2005-11-25 09:53:28 |
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