If Jack Wheeler gets his way, airwaves south of the border will be filled with reasons for potential illegal aliens to stay in their country and prosper.

“This is ultimately the only way to end the invasion of Mexican illegals into America,” Mr. Wheeler said. “Create a successful Mexico.” continue reading…

During the early hours of October 2, 2000, unidentified persons smeared human exrement on the entrance of the officies of the Accra bi-weekly, Crusading Guide. The incident is the third time under the Rawlings regime that human waste has been used as weapon of intimidation against the private press. Other media houses to have suffered the same fate — known as “shit bombing” in the local press — are the Ghanaian Chronicle and the Free Press (Index on Censorship, Nov/Dec 2000; p.175).

“In the 21^st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right” said Nelson Mandela (The Right To Communicate, Article 19, London, Feb 19, 1999).

According to Freedom House’s 2003 survey, only 8 out of 54 African countries have freedom of the press and of expression: Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde Islands, Ghana, Mali, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe and South Africa.