Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me

Favouriting this for the next time someone on here tells me we don't have free speech in Europe, only in the US

Historically the codified office of the Ombudsman came to Sweden after the Swedish King had to search refuge in Turkey and observed a similar position there.

I love that story, shows you that the world always was quite small and that what we perceive as progressive and backward countries is just a matter of time.

Did not know this was a thing, kudos to her for speaking out!

This is deeply disturbing. The terrible, incoherent messaging and strategy around the Iran war (unapproved by Congress) is connected. This is an administration that is seeking less freedom, not more. What entity would sue on behalf of the ombudsman?

Trump also fired the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.[1]

[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic...

We are past the point in history where it was hard to tell who the bad guy was.