[ottersnot]

Ellsberg should still be rotting in prison for his efforts in the late 60s. Now he wants to urge others to follow in his footsteps.
well, maybe benedit ellsburg will get his wish. There are laws to prevent the revealing of secrets for a reason. Loose lips sink ships. This is treason pure and simple. Were mistakes made with the intel? Possibly. Did the press lie about the Iraq connection? Damn straight. Traitors. Pure and simple.

[DoughtyOne]

I think Ellsberg was emboldened by skating on his earlier infractions. What he's messing with here is a whole new ballgame though.

He is in essense working within a group to urge current government employees to ignore their top level security clearances, to commit crimes.

If this isn't a conspiracy, or at the very least subverion, I'd be surprised.

Ellsberg is an attorney, but he sure seems out on the tip of a limb as far as I am concerned.