The Silence Next Time
August 12, 2005
Last month, ABC's Nightline aired an interview with self-described "terrorist" and Chechen separatist leader Shamil Basayev. In response, Russia revoked its accreditations for all ABC journalists. It's not the first time a government has tried to curtail the speech of its enemies. For years, the British government waged a similar battle against the I.R.A. and Sinn Fein. Anne Cadwallader, a British reporter in Belfast, is opposed to both instances of censorship. She explains to Bob why words are more important then the mouth they come out of.
