Peter Kuznick
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what he did was a great service to America. And he exposed the mass surveillance that was going on of all of us. It was a wake up call. He should be lionized. Dan Ellsberg was one of my closest friends and Oliver knows Dan also.
And Dan was facing 115 years in prison for releasing the Pentagon Papers, but he said it was worth doing it, even though he thought there was only a little chance it could end the war or affect the end of the war. He wanted to get out this history. And for that, he was vilified and gone after by Nixon.
And Dan was facing 115 years in prison for releasing the Pentagon Papers, but he said it was worth doing it, even though he thought there was only a little chance it could end the war or affect the end of the war. He wanted to get out this history. And for that, he was vilified and gone after by Nixon.
And Dan was facing 115 years in prison for releasing the Pentagon Papers, but he said it was worth doing it, even though he thought there was only a little chance it could end the war or affect the end of the war. He wanted to get out this history. And for that, he was vilified and gone after by Nixon.
I mean, that was really the best thing they had on Nixon was the break into Dan's psychiatrist's office and the plans to try to effectively kill him. compromise him. But Dan ended up, by the end of his life, and what he spent most of his life warning about was the nuclear threat.
I mean, that was really the best thing they had on Nixon was the break into Dan's psychiatrist's office and the plans to try to effectively kill him. compromise him. But Dan ended up, by the end of his life, and what he spent most of his life warning about was the nuclear threat.
I mean, that was really the best thing they had on Nixon was the break into Dan's psychiatrist's office and the plans to try to effectively kill him. compromise him. But Dan ended up, by the end of his life, and what he spent most of his life warning about was the nuclear threat.
And the end of his life, he was getting, even the New York Times and everybody else was treating him much like what he deserved to be treated like, which is a hero. And I'm hoping that Trump will understand that and pardon Ed Snowden as quickly as possible. And Julian Assange. And Julian Assange, yeah. Well, he has been. Assange is at least, you know, got some measure of freedom at this point.
And the end of his life, he was getting, even the New York Times and everybody else was treating him much like what he deserved to be treated like, which is a hero. And I'm hoping that Trump will understand that and pardon Ed Snowden as quickly as possible. And Julian Assange. And Julian Assange, yeah. Well, he has been. Assange is at least, you know, got some measure of freedom at this point.
And the end of his life, he was getting, even the New York Times and everybody else was treating him much like what he deserved to be treated like, which is a hero. And I'm hoping that Trump will understand that and pardon Ed Snowden as quickly as possible. And Julian Assange. And Julian Assange, yeah. Well, he has been. Assange is at least, you know, got some measure of freedom at this point.
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