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In reply to the discussion: I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution ... [View all]sabrina 1
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Why didn't Ellsberg do that? Manniing went to a well respected International News Organization, as did Ellsberg. Same thing happened with Ellsberg when the US Government tried to blame the NYT for publishing the leaks. The SC ruled against the US Government so apparently it is established that when the press publishes leaks they are doing what they are supposed to do. What makes the NYT any different from any other media outlet? The new media is just as legitimate now as TV became when it was new eg.
Wikileaks IS the new media, a multi-award winning news organization, still receiving awards for their work. Of course governments and banks and other organizations whose corruption was revealed by Wikileaks attempt to claim they are 'not the press'. No one supports that allegation who has an interest in the news media publishing facts.
Was anything published by Wikileaks, and then picked up by other major news organizations who worked with them, NOT a fact?