Despite the recent resignation of John Ashcroft, staunch defender of civil liberties , from the Bush cabinet, lovers of freedom south of the border can’t relax just yet.

No less than eight US reporters are facing time in the big house for refusing to reveal sources. Nicholas Kristof spells it all out in his NYTimes op-ed today.

I look forward to seeing what our new red-state friends of the blog have to say in defence of imprisoning the free press.