Bush Announces Censorship Plan

Under orders from the Bush administration the Treasury Department has issued regulations barring American companies from publishing works by dissident writers in certain countries unless they first obtain approval of the U.S. government.



So forget about reading anything written by someone from Iran, Sudan, Cuba, North Korea or, until recently, Iraq, unless it is first censored by the Bush administration.



And don't even think about breaking this law. Violators will suffer severe consequences -- publishing houses can be fined $1 million and individual violators face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



The Bush administration would only say that the sanctions are "a very important part of our overall national security."



In other news: George W. Bush announced that John Snow will remain as Secretary of Treasury where his responsibility includes the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) which is the agency that enforces the Bush administration's censorship of foreign dissidents.



The Times-News (ID) - U.S. Government Moves to Muzzle Dissident Voices