War news

While the news about the 21 year old who leaked classified information is headline stuff, it is wise to wait a few weeks to digest all that has been reported. We can use our past experience to draw some similarities. The leaked info says, contrary to what the government tells us, that Ukraine is losing the war. Harken back to the Vietnam days when the press reported on a regular basis that the we were winning. Move forward to Afghanistan where similar reports were issued. The government can lie at will and cover up by saying it evolves national security. Years later when the lies are exposed it is too late to do anything about it. Danial Ellsberg, the man who released the now famous Pentagon Papers, which showed how the government was lying about the war was charged charged with espionage. No government officials were charged for lying to the public because something as important as war is not a crime but covered by national security. The same thing will likely happen in the current case.