8/14/13 James Goodale, NYT Pentagon Paper Atty :Fighting For The Press

James C. Goodale attorney the New York Times during the release Pentagon Papers explained why the defense establishment always defends secrecy, why President Obama has been played by the national security state, why secrecy is distinct from confidentiality, the Nixonian roots of today's attacks on Edward Snowden and how aggressive the Obama Administration has been against transparency.

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