This post from me back on November 2 questioned Yahoo!'s dealings in handing over information to Chinese officials that resulted in the imprisonment of at least one 37-year old journalist (Shi Tao, as well as another case involving a Wang Xiaoning) for online writings. Apparently the U.S. Congress hasn't taken too kindly to Yahoo!'s recent admissions, either, as an excerpt from this CNET post by Anne Broache reveals:
"Members of Congress on Tuesday showed almost no mercy for top Yahoo executives attempting to smooth over accusations about the company's role in the imprisonment of Chinese dissident journalists.
Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang and General Counsel Michael Callahan endured nearly four hours of tongue-lashing from Democrats and Republicans alike on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee."
The lashing included the following commentary:
"'Look into your own soul, and see the damage you have done to an innocent human being and his family,' Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), the panel's chairman, told them at the hearing's close. 'It will make no difference to the committee what you do, but it will make you better human beings, if you recognize your own responsibility for the enormous damage your policies have created.'"
And I thought I was harsh and came down too hard on people sometimes!
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