But this could never happen in the USA. Right?
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Gen. Pervez Musharraf cites freeing Pakistan's media as one of his proudest achievements, but under emergency rule his regime is stripping those liberties away for fear independent news reports will further fan opposition.
Authorities have blacked out TV networks and threatened broadcasters with jail time, but so far have spared the Internet and most newspapers.
Most people in Pakistan, where illiteracy is rife, get their news from TV or radio. Shortly before the government suspended the constitution and the freedoms it guarantees, cable operators pulled the plug on domestic and international news channels — including the BBC, CNN and Fox News.
Only state Pakistan Television, or PTV, which broadcast Musharraf's solemn address to the nation late Saturday, remains free to air.
"He's scared of the reaction of the Pakistani people to his illegitimate bid to continue his rule," said Toby Mendel of Article 19, a London-based rights group that promotes freedom of expression. "Controlling the media, closing down the media is one way to at least mitigate that public backlash."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071105/ap_on_re_as/pakistan_media_clampdown