His words might have carried more weight if he, Cheney and Rummy had not kicked off the 21st century with a ham-fisted display of global bullying and intimidation modeled after Sherman's march through the other Georgia.
A survey by the New York-based press freedom watchdog reveals a global pattern of intimidation against political and satirical cartoonists.
"The Zetas represent the worst in global organized crime: violence, intimidation, corruption, and brutal killings," the statement read.
"However, at such a time it is more important than ever that both domestic and international journalists are allowed to do their vital work without intimidation, reporting on matters of global interest and concern".
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The head of the Pakistani branch of Transparency International, the global advocacy group that monitors corruption, has alleged intimidation and harassment by government officials for its monitoring of American aid in Pakistan.
In the face of economic turmoil and global warming, America urgently needs constructive answers, not intimidation.
Whatever the outcome, there are nonetheless many things at risk in this global conversation: the possibilities of free speech, of intimidation-free publishing, and of public engagement on questions of religion.
The campaign against the festival is raising concerns among Westerners -- and some Chinese -- over whether the intimidation will have a lasting impact on global artistic expression as China grows increasingly assertive on the world stage.
Similarly, there is a genuinely shocking account of the abuse and intimidation levelled at climate-change scientists by global-warming deniers, which caused at least one researcher to contemplate suicide.
"They cannot presume to gather up all the benefits of commerce, consultation and global prestige while engaging in brute force, threats or other forms of intimidation against sovereign, democratic countries.
