"Unfortunately, the Bush brand of patriotism, where criticizing Bush means you are a traitor, seems to have penetrated a significant minority of U.S. bridge players".
The words of the anonymous conscripts were explosive in Turkey, where criticizing the military is a crime, and the book was banned and confiscated in June 1999.
Jordan The women at Ammon News stood firm when the Jordanian authorities told them to take down a daring post critical of the monarchy and, in particular, Queen Rania — a taboo in a nation where criticizing the royal family is a crime punishable by three years in prison.
Kanye West has cancelled a show in Los Angeles, after a bizarre concert in Sacramento on Saturday where the rapper played three songs before going on a trademark ad-libbed speech where he criticized Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, radio stations and Mark Zuckerberg.
"They are doing a lot of very sensible things in the areas where we criticized them".
Former Vice President Al Gore gave a passionate 10-minute speech where he criticized President Bush for "repeatedly breaking the law".
Photos: Bruce Springsteen, above, headlined at the opening weekend of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, where he criticized government inaction over Hurricane Katrina.
A day before Samsung introduced its new smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, Apple did interviews with mainstream news outlets where it criticized the Android software running on Samsung's phones.
Myron Ebell, an analyst from the institute, spoke at last year's Exxon shareholders' meeting, where he criticized a renewable energy resolution proposed by a group of shareholders.
While the crowd erupted in support of Ms. Streisand, the incident was dissected in the national press, where some criticized her as a spoiled diva.
