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Democracy Now!
March 30, 2010
“Our President Is Deceiving the American Public”: Pentagon Papers Whistleblower on President Obama and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
We are joined by a man who played a major role in efforts to end the Vietnam War in the 1970s. In 1971, the then-RAND Corporation analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked to the media what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the true extent of US involvement in Vietnam. After avoiding a life sentence on espionage charges, Daniel Ellsberg has continued to speak out against US militarism until the present day. [includes rush transcript]
(starts at 40:52)
ThisBoyTV
March 30, 2010
Daniel Ellsberg: Our President Is Deceiving the American Public Pt 1
Part 2:
Part II of our conversation with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. He speaks on the under-reported leaked memos of US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, US Policy on Iran, and more.
In 1971, the then-RAND Corporation analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked to the media what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the true extent of US involvement in Vietnam. He’s calling for a new whistleblower to come forward today.
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US Bagram Airbase hit during Obama visit
Rethink Afghanistan War: The Eikenberry Cables
Turning “a Blind Eye” to the Afghan Opium Problem by Jeremy R. Hammond
President Obama’s Flawed Premises in Afghanistan
President Obama’s Surprise Visit to Afghanistan
Obama tells Karzai to combat graft in surprise Afghan visit
NATO Tries to Silence a Truth-Teller in Afghanistan After Killing Pregnant Women by Derrick Crowe
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