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In reply to the discussion: The real reason a very loud few are posting hostility toward Glenn Greenwald at DU: [View all]The Green Manalishi
(1,054 posts)Ellberg came forward with dirt on something JFK/LBJ had screwed up, and was severely criticized for it- by Democrats nearly as much as Republicans IIRC not for the information being wrong or fabricated but because some people believed it shouldn't have been made public.
Vietnam is a good reason why we should trust Democratic administrations only very slightly less than Republican ones; a 'D' after the name means very little when it comes to a politician or administration operative doing ANYTHING to hide/obfuscate information and/or attack the puryever of the news. IOW how many people who react viscerally to any criticism of this administration have forgotten that it was LBJ, not only a Democrat but one who was genuinely progressive on some important issues who was too blind/beholden or brainwashed to get the hell out of 'nam. just because I like (hell, love) this President on many things doesn't mean I trust the NSA, the pentagon or Justice depts any farther than I can throw the Washington monument.