U.S. Sends Wrong Message to the World
Because the United States has set a high standard for press freedom, any perceived weakening in U.S. protections provides cover for authoritarian regimes to justify crackdowns on their own press and others.
Il ricordo di un amico perso nel terrore di Saddam
/in International Herald Tribune/by Frank SmythIl rovesciamento del regime di Saddam Hussein in Iraq ha liberato un torrente di ricordi repressi, racconti di torture, sparizioni ed esecuzioni sbrigative.
Remembering a Friend Lost to Saddam’s Terror
/in International Herald Tribune/by Frank SmythIraqi soldiers were camped around us. Their machine gunners shot into fields that the day before had been filled with hundreds of Kurds fleeing the city, mostly women either carrying or leading children.