An NBC report on the US Government’s decision to release a full redacted accounting of The Pentagon Papers:
June 13, 2011
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August 26, 2010
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Most Dangerous Man in America ?
Watching this documentary about Daniel Ellsberg reminded me of his rather extraordinary life that has not yet stopped. With the recent WikiLeaks sensation its worth reminding America how powerful documents can change people and governments. I read Ellsberg’s book Secrets: … Continue reading
April 9, 2010
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My latest read – In Nixon’s Web
Of all the books written about Watergate and the domino effect those crimes left upon the federal government comes a rather late entry: In Nixon’s Web: A Year in the Crosshairs of Watergate. This was is a rather interesting read … Continue reading
December 31, 2009
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My latest read – Integrity
What can you learn from a Nixon staff lawyer who pleaded guilty to approving the break-in of Dr. Lewis Fielding’s office in 1971? Plenty to my surprise. Egil Krogh‘s Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White … Continue reading
July 1, 2007
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My latest read – The Best and The Brightest
Writers are Heroes. David Halberstam wrote his groundbreaking The Best and the Brightest in 1972 but won a Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for reporting on Vietnam. Did Halberstam reveal the deep mistakes (in Vietnam) that are visible today in Iraq? … Continue reading
September 4, 2006
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My latest read – Secrets
Daniel Ellsberg‘s Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers is about his direct experience in Vietnam and more importantly his role in leaking The Pentagon Papers. Daniel’s lessons in both academic research and military battlefields helped me learn … Continue reading