Freedom of Press is Not

Clayton Cramer said it, I agree wholeheartedly:
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The End of Freedom of the Press
Michelle Malkin has a long list of examples of governmental action to make the temper tantrum set happy--banning possession of the offensive cartoons, arrests of editors, shutting down of newspapers. Many of these are in Muslim countries, so I can't claim to be surprised. But even the European Union is considering a "media code" to prevent further problems like this:

LONDON: The European Union may try to draw up a media code of conduct to avoid a repeat of the furore caused by the publication across Europe of cartoons of the
Prophet Mohammad, an EU commissioner said today.In an interview with Britain's
Daily Telegraph, EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini said the
charter would encourage the media to show ''prudence'' when covering religion.''The press will give the Muslim world the message: We are aware of the consequences of exercising the right of free expression,'' he told the newspaper. ''We can and we are ready to self-regulate that right.'' The cartoons, which first appeared in a Danish newspaper last September before being reprinted across Europe, sparked a wave of protests around the world.

Let's see, some of the British tabloids have their "Page 3 girls," and most European nations have sizeable pornography industries (as does the U.S., of course). These materials are offensive to Christians--and yet there is no way that the EU would consider a "media code" to make us happy. Why is that? I guess we aren't taking enough hostages, burning enough embassies, or threatening to behead anyone.It is apparent that Euroliberalism doesn't really believe in freedom of the press, except as a method of promoting its values. Giving in to what is effectively extortion only encourages more of the same.