Help defend the press

Sarah Olson, an independent journalist and radio producer who lives and works in Oakland, CA, has been subpoenaed by the prosecution in the military trial of US Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada. Watada is the highest ranking to publicly refuse to deploy to Iraq.

What's wrong with this?

Sarah believes that journalists shouldn’t be asked to participate in government prosecutions, especially of political speech. To do so would erode the barrier between press and government, and turn reporters into the investigative arm of the government. It would stifle speech and control the free flow of information. Who would talk to Sarah again, knowing the government could force her into court to use their words against them? Once Sarah Olson takes the stand and starts to testify, she has diminished her ability to decline to answer questions that do intrude into unpublished work product.

Tell the U.S. Military to Dismiss the Subpoena of Journalist Sarah Olson