At least Oprah can be sure that Franzen's reluctance isn't just a piece of covert TV criticism - the author doesn't even have his own set.
Within Israel, Netanyahu's decision to publicly divulge information on a recent covert operation drew criticism.
On a continent where courts have ruled that access to the Internet is a fundamental human right, the disclosure last month of the covert program drew criticism from privacy officials and activists in Britain, France and Germany.
According to Coverdale et al, the most common degrading experiences for interns were 'threats, intimidation, humiliation, excessive criticism, covert innuendo, exclusion or denial of access to opportunity, undue additions to work requirements and shifting of responsibilities without appropriate notice'(ref. 5, p.269).
A27 Rice Criticized in Europe Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was pelted with criticism about covert prisons and a mistaken, secret arrest, as she grappled with what has become an incendiary issue in Europe.
The disclosure last month of the covert Prism program has drawn criticism from privacy officials and activists in Britain, Germany and France, but it has hardly been a roar.
Translation also provided a covert means of resistance: since criticism of the colonial regime on stage was prohibited, subversive turns of phrase or dialogue were interpolated in the translations of Shakespeare.
In his 26 years at the C.I.A., where he held management positions in the covert operations branch, Mr. Meyer drew criticism from many liberals for his role in efforts to subsidize student and labor groups in this country as counterweights to Soviet-backed groups in Europe.
The strikes drew a sharp rebuke from a Pakistani government that is increasingly public in its criticism of the C.I.A.'s covert role in its country.
