[privacy] Josh Wolf Update: Journalist Loses Request for Rehearing

[Brian Loe]

On 11/17/06, Gadi Evron <ge at linuxbox.org> wrote:

> > What countries, in your estimation, provide safe harbor for people who
> > conceal evidence of violent crime - regardless of their "profession"?
> >
> > I'm curious to know just because I recently caught a glimpse of a
> > story about the US' ranking in the world - but this same group ranked
> > countries like Iran above us, so it wasn't exactly a credible list.
>
> The US was probably ranked due to protecting CITIZENS.

I'm afraid I don't follow you, ranking freedoms of the press based on
the government's protection of its citizens' rights (the only
legitimate purpose of governments)?

>
> That said, any number of European countries would probably answer your
> question.

We'll see.