James Kirchick: What American 'Political Prisoners'? - WSJ.com

James Kirchick: What American 'Political Prisoners'? - WSJ.com Via~ Heinz Leitner
The hikers recently freed from an Iranian prison held a press conference after arriving back in the U.S. The corporate media emphasized their comments that they were held in jail solely because they were from the U.S. Not widely reported, however, was one hikers desire for freedom for others unjustly imprisoned, or held as political prisoners in the U.S. as well as Iran. This comment provoked a foaming-at-the-mouth column in the Wall Street Journal by one of that paper's editors.