One of the world’s greatest marathon peace messengers, Daniel Ellsberg, died in his California home June 16, at age 92. He had been arrested between 80-90 times for participating in anti-war protest. When Ellsberg graduated from Harvard with a doctorate, he was gung-ho and joined the Marines. He soon found his way into the …
Embedded journalists and news organizations that hire retired generals for commentary don't give the true picture
‘Afghan Papers’ Wouldn’t Be Needed If We Had a Real Independent Newsmedia
In 1966, during the early years of the America’s war against Vietnam, Congress passed and President Johnson signed into law a Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA wasn’t all that great at the time, though. Indeed, it took the courageous act of two men, Daniel Ellsberg and his co-conspirator, Anthony Russo, to to …
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