Daniel Ellsberg Interviews

Why dont we have more men like him in government. A true patriot

Ellsberg's comment on the Reichstag fire is chilling and should be heard.

Wonderful stuff! Thanks! It's deja vu all over again, isn''t it?

This is so important. Everyone needs to see this. I agree with idiotwork, I dig the camera shake, but if the gets aired (which I hope it does) the host can set him up, who he is what he's done ect. They could just read what you've already typed up. Don't change it. Hey check out my pod Palace at 4am. It also needs some support. Let me know what you think.

important! nice fresh camera work and proper editing! Get this out there C TV!

We want to hear from more people like this gentleman. My only concern is that for an audience hungry for evidence to hang Bush, questions may arise regarding the credibility and accuracy of his statements. Can we get this guy on the national news?

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I like the "Raw" of this, but watching alone begs me to ask who is this guy and why does his commentary matter? Is he credible? I think I could give it a "Green" if it had more explination. I just feel in the dark...I think content is good, but context is missing....

Good piece.
On the hard side but, very eye opening and I guess it takes the hard look to open eyes. This kind of interview takes “The good old boy network” out of the closet and puts it in the faces of those who don’t look at the whole picture. However this is an extreme view. I will admit.

We need more voices like Ellsberg as a counterbalance to the administration - military background, older, white - to get out there...It was a huge thing when Congressman John P. Murtha came out against the War/Administration for those same reasons, I think. Like Ellsberg said...these politicians are caught between pursuing their personal political agendas, and that of their constituents. And Ellsberg's point, that people can't care if they don't know is so right! Perhaps people should take initiative themselves, because if this is the case, politicians will never speak up.

I agree with comments on setting Ellsberg up better on video, as far as who he is, and why he should be heard...what about a foreward? That is something that can be done without re-editing your entire piece.

Liked the shooting. Unconventional, but worked to draw my attention to what he was saying.

The Audacity of Bush's policies! The last presidnet was impeached and he pretends his position entitles him to free reign to do whatever he wishes. Of course there should be more debate it's an outrage! FISA is not as outdated as Gonzales and the administration is trying to point it out as being. In a recent article ion newsweek I think it was they spoke about one of the points in Aberto gonzales memo's being that the president also had the right to perform unwaranted ohysical searches and seizures! excuse me? When does executive powere rise above the ladder of law? The answer is never and it has to be stopped! Greenlight!

This is an awesome flcik about a person in regards to the Vietnam war. The thing is not many young people like myself are vey educated on this subject for whatever reason. I think that this flick going on air through Current TV will catch the eye of many youth, and perhaps shed some new light on the subject.

Hey every you must see this POD!

V/R MudDuck

P.S. Thank you for looking at my VCAM and leaving that outstanding Comment. I am actually trying for a degree in Film Production and Broad Cast TV.

Hi Pod People, thanks for Greenlights and comments. No network will air Daniell Ellsberg's Interviews, so kudos to CTV, the only truly democratic media...of the people, by the people and for the people! PODS ROCK!

The key word here is INACTION. Most people dont care because they are too busy consuming at Wal mart and stuffing themselves. It is a sad time for America and its environs. More of this stuff should be out there. More constitution education is also needed. GL
Interesting!

We need more avenues to air varying points of views of reality.... this clip helps!

Reichstag..... hmmm.....An apt parallel....
A media event wholly staged by the Nazis to escalate their dibs on country and world domination.
As George Santayana said: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Due to our vaunted short memory and attention spans, G.W.Bush and Co. are doing all they can to move on to the next aggressive media event. They continually remind us to be afraid.
We owe Daniel Ellsberg much for his efforts to remove the Nixonian yoke, and his continued vigilance against this current tyrant.
I for one am glad that he is still out there.
Thank you Sandy and Carl for your efforts in presenting this great patriot who reminds us that Thomas Jefferson said:
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."

It is not often that a man from the pages of a history book appears here. We need to see this as a great oportunity. This man helped stop the gears of an awfull war with little more than the power of free speech. Celebrate that! This man is a perfect man to put on Currunt.

Interesting.

Loved this piece. Ellsberg goes way back with me. When he released the Pentagon Papers it was a tipping point and huge boost to the anti Vietnam war movement. One of my all time heros - where are today's Ellsbergs?

Some small technical notes:Turn off the auto focus - focus manually if possible.
When shooting an interview like this, you might want to consider using a tripod.
Framing was very good (close up) for a piece like this.

greenlight .

Great thoughts and words from a courageous man; not sure about the hand-held camera, but certainly worth getting this out on the airwaves, etc. Greenlight it to the world!

Current TV,

I DO watch your programming but on a 'surfers' schedule. I have seen Ellsberg's piece and think it should be played and played often. Daniel is a courageous voice that now, more than ever, needs be heard. This clip is of great importance to our populace and Daniel's warnings should be heeded.
Thank You,

Sincerely,
Billy Kelly
"A Veteran of America's War in Viet Nam"

This video needs to be seen by everyone in the US. We are in a constitutional crisis and the people need to understand that if they don't act, our democracy will be completely lost to fascism.

The Ellsberg segment is the most vital and needs a wide viewership. Please make it a priority. Ellsberg risked life in prison to save our nation once and he is still trying to save us from ourselves!

Ellsberg tells it like it is . . and he's been doing this for years.

By coincidence, I finished reading Dr. Ellsberg's "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" for the third time just last night, before being made aware of this video's existence just this evening. I cannot recommend that book highly enough, not only for those who still do not know what Vietnam was all about, but also for those, young and old alike, who do not know what Iraq has been all about, dating back to President Bush the Elder and the Persian Gulf War. Happy belated 75th birthday, Dr. Ellsberg!

...

Dan Hand

NYC, NY, USA

P.S. For getreel's edification, the Pentago Papers were not "Nixon's secret war plans," but rather a secret history compiled at the instance of Secretary of Defense McNamara, before he was shunted off to the World Bank by President Johnson, and covering American foreign policy on Vietnam from President Truman through President Johnson's decision to initiate the Paris Peace Talks process. F.Y.I.

Thanks Dan, how's this I fixed it, see above.  
 
Dan and Carl and I are absolutely amazed by the comments and thank you all, It is an honor to facilitate Dan getting this message out through the Viral Democracy of Current TV.