While Ellsberg is nonchalant when recalling his experience over those few days in early May, his fascinating tale of resistance to government shows that it was by no means an easy choice.
From the article: Edward Snowden and Rand Paul have little in common except for one important point: They are gutsy patriots who put their reputations and careers on the line in service of their country.
[youtube=http://youtu.be/GX380uc4nro] Published on Dec 16, 2014 http://democracynow.org - On the Senate floor last week, outgoing Democratic Sen. Mark Udall called for a purge of top CIA officials implicated in the torture program and cover-up, including current Director John Brennan. But as he enters the final days of his Senate term, Udall is facing calls to More
"ExposeFacts aims to shed light on concealed activities that are relevant to human rights, corporate malfeasance, the environment, civil liberties and war."  by NIGEL PARRY nigelparry.net  JUNE 4, 2014  [vimeo http://vimeo.com/96761034] Launched by the Institute for Public Accuracy in June 2014, ExposeFacts.org represents a new approach for encouraging whistleblowers to disclose information that citizens need to More
The modern leak needs a new kind of reporting, and news organisations are adapting by finding collaborations of scale Posted by Emily Bell  Sunday 15 December 2013  The Guardian Edward Snowden on the front page of a newspaper in Hong Kong. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP There is something about news stories that alter the course of history and More
Glenn Greenwald  theguardian.com, Friday 23 August 2013 The NSA whistleblower says: 'I have never spoken with, worked with, or provided any journalistic materials to the Independent' GCHQ's headquarters on the outskirts of Cheltenham. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA (Updated below) The Independent this morning published an article - which it repeatedly claims comes from "documents obtained from the NSA by Edward Snowden" - More
Glenn Greenwald  theguardian.com, Friday 23 August 2013 The NSA whistleblower says: 'I have never spoken with, worked with, or provided any journalistic materials to the Independent' GCHQ's headquarters on the outskirts of Cheltenham. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA (Updated below) The Independent this morning published an article - which it repeatedly claims comes from "documents obtained from the NSA by Edward Snowden" - More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/viq4OCNTRXU] TheMrSirCharles Published on Jul 4, 2013 Source: DemocracyNOW! http://www.democracynow.org/2013/7/4/... Click the title below to see the Ellsberg video on the Pentagon Papers How the Pentagon Papers Came to be Published By the Beacon Press Told by Daniel Ellsberg & Others
[youtube=http://youtu.be/viq4OCNTRXU] TheMrSirCharles Published on Jul 4, 2013 Source: DemocracyNOW! http://www.democracynow.org/2013/7/4/... Click the title below to see the Ellsberg video on the Pentagon Papers How the Pentagon Papers Came to be Published By the Beacon Press Told by Daniel Ellsberg & Others
Obama campaign brags about its whistleblower persecutions Excuse me if I don’t join in Democrats’ sycophantic cheerleading for an Obama presidency that has shredded laws and liberties. Glenn Greenwald  guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 12.19 EDT A US drone strike in eastern Yemen on Sunday was claimed by a security official to have killed six More
Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Ellsberg Posted on Jan 6, 2012  truthdig For our first Truthdigger installment of 2012, we salute Daniel Ellsberg, who has taken a page from his experience with the Pentagon Papers and is still busy serving up a bracing dose of truth to power, most recently with his support of accused WikiLeaker Bradley More
