By David Usborne in New York
21 August 2004
PROUT Editor's note: The article below reflects the horrendous erosion of fundamental freedoms which have taken place in the US since Bush came to power. It is clear proof that the US government has become a fascist police state. However, it is taking a long time for the average Americans to understand what has happened to their country.
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The right of journalists in the United States to withhold the identity of their sources has come under unprecedented assault, with reporters from several of the country's most prestigious news organisations now under threat of jail and punitive fines from judges and the Justice Department.
