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ELLSBERG ON WHISTLEBLOWERS

Daniel Ellsberg, who blew the whistle on the Vietnam War, told retired journalist George Beres: "Mark Felt was one of a dozen people who had access to information that the White House was lying. The others need to ask themselves why they weren't Deep Throat." Ellsberg told Beres that what this country needs is more Felts (and Ellsbergs, say we): "We need a whistleblower with official documents to reveal the lies of the incumbent president. To do this, one must be ready to risk career and income and face imprisonment. Had there been someone with the courage to take the risk at the outset, this unnecessary war in Iraq and its terrible costs could have been prevented.... The difference between Richard Nixon of my time and Bush today is that Nixon faced a Democratic House and Senate and a news media that was more liberal, not compliant like today."

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