More disturbing news from the “most transparent administration ever”.

White House declared war on Indymedia?:

Did the White House try to open up a two-front war on the media? Before the Obama administration launched an all-out battle with conservative-leaning Fox News Channel, the Department of Justice demanded the records of all visitor information of left-leaning Indymedia.us in an remarkable subpoena of a media outlet, for one specific day. No one can recall any precedent for such a wide-ranging probe into the records of a media website, but it may provide a challenge to a national-security law if the DoJ presses hard enough

As we’ve stated many times: Freedom of speech and freedom of the press isn’t a conservative/liberal issue. It’s an “everybody” issue.

The subpoena and subsequent attempt to keep them from discussing the subpoena after it was withdrawn is complete bullsh*t.

This White House just can’t get enough of trying to control speech–and it’s only the beginning.