About a week before Christmas, I received a most
unwelcome email. A criminal complaint had been filed against me in Bulgaria, a
country I have never visited and with which I had no personal connection. I
stood accused of defamation; attempted censorship; illegally spreading
personal, family, and business information; and insulting the memory of
someone’s parents and grandparents.The email was from a veteran Bulgarian journalist named
Krassimir Ivandjiiski, who took issue with an article I had written about Zero
Hedge, the hugely popular website founded by his 41-year-old son, Daniel. My article, which appeared on my personal blog,
was an outgrowth of a New Republic story I wrote …read more
Source:: The New Republic
