U.S. journalists leave Wikileaks in the wind,article link



http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/09/v-fullstory/2007863/us-journalists-back-away-from.html

If you have any doubt about the degree of influence over the media,
here is indication of how much 'free speech' is tolerated
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