Jeremy Scahill: Obama insists to keep journalist in jail

Jeremy Scahill: Obama After Whistleblowers Worldwide

The United States encourages the Freedom of the Press both in America and abroad — at least they claim. But in actuality, the Obama administration is going out of their way to keep journalists from exposing the truth.
US President Barack Obama claims he runs an administration hell-bent on being transparent and open. At the same time, however, the commander-in-chief has condemned WikiLeaks contributor Bradley Manning for allegedly aiding the enemy by revealing the truth behind America’s war in Iraq. Now it has been divulged that Obama even appealed with the president of Yemen to ensure that one of their own journalists would stay behind bars for telling the truth.