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Iceland is Exporting the Truth

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After Iceland's near-economic collapse exposed deep-rooted corruption, the country is looking to become a safe haven for journalists and whistleblowers from all around the world.

Their Parliament in June unanimously voted for an Icelandic "Modern Media Initiative" protecting journalists.The project is taking off with the help of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

This comes while there is a growing tendency of governments to muzzle secret information on the internet.

Birgitta Jonsdottir, the member of parliament behind the initiative, said, 'We took all the best laws from around the world and pulled them together, just like tax havens do, in order to create freedom of information and expression, a transparency haven." Some countries export oil, some countries exports cars, and now Iceland want their main export to be the truth.

If George W. Bush was still president the bombing would begin tomorrow.

 

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not just Bush by Thom Hartmann on Friday, Aug 20, 2010 at 5:16:33 PM
Thanks - Imagine Truth! by Cathy Lynn Pagano on Friday, Aug 20, 2010 at 7:50:59 PM
Red or Blue No Longer Matters by Janet Loughrey on Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 1:29:54 AM
Birgitta Jonsdottir by Mac McKinney on Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 1:36:10 AM
A great example (and challenge) by Nick van Nes on Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 9:38:13 AM
Halt! by Marika on Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:15:44 PM
Sorry by Marika on Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 at 12:17:33 PM