| He wasn't forced to do anything! I have to admit the details on this story are a bit confusing as the chain of articles covering it are some what confusing. However, from what I read he wasn't forced or ordered to censor or change ANYTHING. He was asked not run his original column and he was asked politely and only after an explanation was offered as to why he was being asked. Now whether or not one agrees with the reason he was asked is another story. The point here is nobody's rights were trampled or stepped on. Get over your paranoia. The sky isn't falling and the martians haven't landed in anybody's backyard. The guy actually admits to giving in to their request just for the reason that by doing so he would have an even better column to write. He even said "Yes, the US government really did ask me to censor a column I planned to publish." Note the word "ask".
It sounds to me that in the big picture he collaborated with the government just to get a better "story". |
