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Friday, January 27, 2012

Ethiopia: Journalists, Politicians Get Jail Time

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - An Ethiopian judge on Thursday handed down prison sentences ranging from 14 years to life to three journalists and two politicians.

The five were arrested last year and charged last week under Ethiopia's controversial anti-terrorism laws. Ethiopian officials had said they were involved in planning attacks on infrastructure, telecommunications and power lines.

Judge Endeshaw Adane gave the verdicts Thursday.

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  1. Everyone should read this because this is coming to a country near you. Yep thats right the good old U.S.A. This could very well be us after Obama signed the NDAA. Lookout it coming.

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