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In the aftermath of the failed Christmas day attack we now know much about our intelligence system.  After 9/11 the Bush administration said they would keep us safe by setting up a system impervious to another attack.  As a country we rallied around them we supported them.  Almost all who questioned them were branded traitors and unpatriotic.  The administration subtly encouraged this and had free reign to do much.

by Sudhama Ranganathan

Freedom of the press is a constitutional right Americans hold dear. For many it is perceived as a liberty every person should have the freedom to express and is a facet and symbol of our culture itself. Often referred to as the fourth branch of government or the fourth estate most people believe journalists rights to go on the record with what they know to be protected by law. Most Americans simply take for granted journalists are sources of independent information and believe they express the first amendment when many of us feel we can't.