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Martin,

Let me ask you some questions here.

1. Do you live in the US and are you familiar with the laws and regulations that are also part of our society, along with the rights that the constitution gives us.?
If not you know no from where you speak.

We do believe in free speech, but even free speech has its limitations.
Do you allow someone to shout fire in a crowded theater and create a panic? No of course not that could get people killed in the stampeded that follows.

Al Jazerra is constantly screaming fire in the Arab media, and yes it does cause panic in the streets of Iraq, and if the Iraqi government asks us to squelch the person screaming fire to help stabilize the country I feel that it is warranted.

I think we can agree my right to free speech or free action only extend as far as to the point where it interferes with someone else rights or freedoms, and by that if you violate my right by extending yours to endanger or disrupt. I have the obligation to act in return. That is what is occurring here. It goes beyond the simple realm of a superpower trying to oppress. That is so 1980's.

Can you refute this.

I am interested in your response.
If you do not responded, I will consider you silence a conceding of the point.