http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/world/middleeast/iran-suspends-reuters-journalists-over-a-faulty-headline.html?ref=middleeast
Iran has always had control over it's media, sometimes the grip is tighter than others but its always been there. So it's not a surprise that if someone prints something that the government feels is a risk to security or if the content is a risk, they'll deal with the problem. There's not a lot that can geniunely scare a polition more than finding out that there are assassins in their backyard that they never knew about. Even as a misprint, Rueter's news report has marked Irans female practitioners of ninjitsu as a target. These women are now angry about the misprint because it may very well lead trouble straight to their doorsteps. If there ever was a story about the danger in not having your civil liberties openly guarded this would be one. It really makes me glad that the U.S. is stingy about protecting our constitutional rights.
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