Relieving a man of his position in the military(a very strict and ordered institution as it stands) with a substantial payoff is far more tolerable than sacking two reporters who spoke/spake well of a dead cleric.

If the news is censored what far reaching forum of free speech are we left with? Debatewise.

And Obama is the poster boy for Freedom of Speech. Given that he is the President of The United States of America the country whose very foundation lies in Voltaire`s principles; in the first amendment.

The first amendment has been Suspended according to CNN reporter/correspondent A. Cooper^[1]. However he was only talking about rights given to B.P to impose restrictions/limits on coverage of the worst oil spill in (American) history.

There is also the patriot act introduced in the Bush era taking away American freedoms to write/say whatever they want in emails and on the phone.

The C.I.A and F.B.I have been guilty of many political murders and intrusions releasing files years later. Celebrities suffering under the acts of these intelligence agencies include: Jean Seberg, Tesla(Alternating current; responsible for lighting up the world) and Martin Luther King.

Freedom of speech is a ruse long exposed. The sentiment is dear but practically speaking there is no longer any room for it in the country that sold it to the world.

1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXsmLMV1CrM