Gagged

The junk heads into a slough emptying into San Rafael Creek, then to the mouth of the creek where Jack, tied and gagged, is taken ashore on one of the Marin Islands and there cuts his bonds with broken clam shells. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The midshipmen on board gagged from the stench of jet fuel — a planeload of unburned kerosene rising from shattered tanks on the ocean floor, about 250 feet below. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The BRAD BLOG spoke recently with the legendary 1970's-era whistleblower in the wake of our recent exclusive, detailing Edmonds 'announcement that she was prepared to risk prosecution to expose the entirety of the still-classified information that the Bush Administration has "gagged" her from revealing for the past five years under claims of the arcane "State Secrets Privilege". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Rule (those who refuse to be "gagged") often give services spanning the full spectrum of family planning: information on contraceptive methods, youth counseling to postpone sexual initiation and prevent adolescent pregnancies, as well as the provision of condoms, diaphragms, and hormonal contraception. ❋ Unknown (2008)

All while she was unable to violate the yoke of the unprecedented use of the arcane "States Secrets Privilege", invoked by the DoJ in such a draconian fashion that she is still "gagged" from disclosing even innocuous personal details such as her date of birth. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These include efforts to: present the pronouncements of the President to be inconsistent, and at odds with established ANC policy; cover matters relating to the President's pending court case in a manner that undermines the principle of presumption of innocence; suggest conflict between the President, Deputy President and Treasurer General; make various other claims about Officials being "gagged", former NEC members being targeted for "dodgy deals", and the inaccurate reporting of ❋ Unknown (2008)

More seriously, in the EFSA Statement, and in subsequent Monsanto press releases, Dr Pusztai was named and criticized in spite of the fact that it was known by all concerned that he was effectively "gagged" and could not defend himself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The ANC president was asked at an editors 'luncheon in Johannesburg whether the outspoken ANCYL leader had been "gagged" following his fiery oratory - which included a commitment to "kill for Zuma" and criticism of the judicial process in connection with the now withdrawn corruption charges against Zuma. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A subsequent Supreme Court ruling classified the case and "gagged" Edmonds without ever hearing her out, effectively quashing it on the same grounds used to nullify the Karl Rove/DoJ subpoenas: that sneaky "State Secrets Act", providing top cover for agents accused of crimes in the Bush Administration without any required disclosure of evidence in the case to a court. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In almost all cases, recipients of NSLs are forbidden, or "gagged," from disclosing that they have received the letters, even to close family and friends. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The ANC on Tuesday rejected as false media reports that its deputy president Jacob Zuma was "gagged" from addressing the recent national congress of the SA Democratic Teachers Union. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The African National Congress rejects as false media reports claiming that ANC Deputy President Jacob Zuma was "gagged" by the ❋ Unknown (2006)

Greenwich Watch: Councillor "gagged" over Casino Bid report ❋ Unknown (2006)

Lekota criticised the media for apparently creating an impression that the NWC had "gagged" Zuma by removing him from party leadership structures, while the decision had in fact been his own. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This however does not mean that anyone has been "gagged" from legitimate communication on matters of public interest, nor has there been any instruction in this regard from any quarter in government. ❋ Unknown (2003)

"This however does not mean that anyone has been 'gagged' from legitimate communication on matters of public interest, nor has there been any instruction in this regard from any quarter in government," the statement said. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Mandela said media reports suggesting that dissenting voices were no longer tolerated and that he himself has been "gagged" from publicly airing opinions differing with those of the government were not true. ❋ Unknown (2002)

One of the suggestions is that a person found guilty of war-talk could be "gagged", or prohibited from speaking in public or making statements to the press for a given period. ❋ Unknown (1993)