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Goose-Stepping Washington

The comparisons of Daniel Ellberg with Snowden doesn't fit. The America when Ellberg was a "whistle-blower" was much different than the America of today. Had Ellsberg taken the course of challenging the government lies in Vietnam in today's environment, with a government that has moved so far to the right, ala Patriot Act et. al,  Ellsberg would find himself in prison and the key thrown away.   P3 

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