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Leaks from both sides of mouth
In a fresh Insights column, NSZ's Josh Meyer explains that when it comes to leaks, the Obama administration plays both sides, "acknowledging the need for highly sensitive and even classified information to get out to the public when it is expedient and beneficial to its approval ratings, and trying to prosecute those who release information that it doesn’t like." Read more.Missing Journalist James Foley now thought held by Syrian government, report says
Foley in June, 2011
U.S. Journalist James Foley, missing in Syria since Thansgiving 2012, is now thought to be being held by the Syrian government.
"With a very high degree of confidence, we now believe that Jim was most likely abducted by a pro-regime militia group and subsequently turned over to Syrian government forces,” GlobalPost CEO and President Philip Balboni said on May 3 during a speech marking World Press Freedom Day. (Full story) This is the second time in 18 months that the 2008 Medill School of Journalism graduate has been taken captive in a war zone.
“The family appeals for the release of Jim unharmed,” his relatives said on a web site focused on getting him freed. He was kidnapped in northwest Syria on Thanksgiving Day, the family said.
Watch video archive of May 3 World Press Freedom Day event in Boston: “Silenced Voices: When Conflict Journalists Go Missing.”
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Controversy over U.S. initiative to aid Mexico
(Jun. 10, 2012)The Merida Initiative, a partnership between the U.S. and Mexico approved by Congress in 2008, has appropriated $1.6 billion to help Mexico overcome its struggle with drug cartels. The Obama Administration contends that continued unrest in Mexico will only spill over into the U.S. and hails the partnership as a success. But many Americans who live near the border say it’s not working. Beto O’Rourke, running on the Democratic platform for the House in the … (Continue reading . . .)
Human rights activists advocate for military action
(Jun. 10, 2012)WASHINGTON—Leaders of the Invisible Children, the human rights organization behind the KONY 2012 campaign, say risking the lives of American troops to catch Joseph Kony is worth it. Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Central Africa who has been indicted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Invisible Children got more than 300,000 young Americans to plaster their cities with KONY posters, urging U.S. leaders to … (Continue reading . . .)
