In a true Democracy, even in a representative democracy such as we have here in the U.S., the people have a right to know what their government is doing, if not the details of their findings.
From Crooks and Liars
In a CNN interview Sunday (6/9/2013) night, Daniel Ellsberg -- possibly the most famous leaker in history -- said of Edward Snowden:
"He's done an enormous service, incalculable service, that can't be overestimated to this Democracy. It gives us a chance from drawing back from the total surveillance.... I think if the public is given now authentic official documents congress can't plausibly deny...maybe we'll see hearings with genuine oversight that can reign in this severely abusive surveillance program."
On Monday, Ellsberg wrote an op-ed for the Guardian:
"In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release of NSA material - and that definitely includes the Pentagon Papers 40 years ago."
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
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