Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman was stopped on November 25 en route to Vancouver, where she was scheduled to speak at a benefit for public radio stations. Armed border guards ransacked her car (and papers and laptop hard drive), and interrogated her for ninety minutes. Their line of question leaned heavily on the subject matter of her planned remarks at public appearances in Vancouver and Victoria. They seemed especially concerned (not to say obsessed) that she might make negative comments about the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Goodman actually had a hard time figuring out what the goons were talking about. At first, she thought they were worried for some reason about Obama’s recent effort to promote Chicago as an Olympic host. When they explained their concern over the Vancouver Winter Olympics, her response was “Oh I hadn’t thought of that.” In her subsequent remarks on the event, she gives every indication that their chickenshit Winter Olympics were the last thing on her mind. More...
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