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The Plumbers Are Back

From: Claes Andreasson
Length: 00:02:43

Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971 talks about the Valerie Plame-CIA affair Read the full description.
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Piece Description

Thirty years ago the White House plumbers tried to discredit Daniel Ellsberg, for releasing the Pentagon Papers. Last week, Chief of Staff LEwis Libby was indicted in the Valerie Plame-CIA leek affair. "The White House operation to neutralize the effects of Joseph Wilson´s revelations, is almost exactly equvalent to what the Nixon administration mounted against me," says Daniel Ellsberg. When Richard Nixon open the New York Times on June 13, 1971 and saw the first story about the Pentagon Papers he was outraged...

Broadcast History

Has not aired in the U.S. A longer, produced, story will be aired on Swedish NPR on Saturday Nov. 5, 2005

This is a breif story, meant to be used as a short segment or a starter in e.g. in a current affairs show.

In a couple of days,I plan to upload another segment with Daniel Ellsberg where he talks about the Pentagon Papers.

Transcript

Photograph on PRX courtesy of Daniel Ellsberg and The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.
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Timing and Cues

Thirty years ago the White House plumbers tried to discredit Daniel Ellsberg, for releasing the Pentagon Papers.

Last week, Chief of Staff LEwis Libby was indicted in the Valerie Plame-CIA leek affair.

"The White House operation to neutralize the effects of Joseph Wilson´s revelations, is almost exactly equvalent to what the Nixon administration mounted against me," says Daniel Ellsberg.

When Richard Nixon open the New York Times on June 13, 1971 and saw the first story about the Pentagon Papers he was outraged...

STORY STARTS

Host outtro:
Daniel Ellsberg, who was recently (October 29, 2005) awarded "The 2005 Distiguished Peace Leader" by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in Santa Barbara, California.

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Brief cut from the Theme from West Wing (Snuffy Walden)