|
Army subpoenas journalists over officer's quotesBy Bob EgelkoSan Fransisco Chronicle Dec. 19, 2006 |
Popular 
From Aid to Dependency: Israeli Agent Reveals the Real Goal of 'Merging' U.S. and Israeli Militaries
ADL, Jewish Groups Lobby California to Classify Jews as a Race, 'Not Just a Faith'
House Passes NDAA With Section 219 Aimed at 'Merging' U.S. and Israeli Militaries
U.S. Must Prep to 'Welcome Large Numbers of Jewish Refugees,' Pro-War Lobbyist Mark Dubowitz Says
Trump Welcomes 'The Highly Respected' Alan Dershowitz Into The GOP, Shills His New Book
 Army prosecutors have sent subpoenas to journalists in Oakland and Honolulu demanding testimony about quotes they attributed to an officer who faces a court-martial after denouncing the war in Iraq and refusing to deploy with his unit. The Army's subpoenas, which the journalists said they received last week, put them in the uncomfortable position of being ordered to help the Army build its case against 1st Lt. Ehren Watada, who faces up to six years in prison if convicted. "It's not a reporter's job to participate in the prosecution of her own sources,'' said Sarah Olson, an Oakland freelance journalist and radio producer. "When you force a journalist to participate, you run the risk of turning the journalist into an investigative tool of the state.'' Continued 
|
