Nice job, Brad.

What to talk about on Friday? I think you should talk about Daniel Ellsberg. Specifically, I think you should talk about what the U.S. government did to him.

Daniel was not acquitted of espionage charges because he acted within the constraints of, or in the interests of, the Constitution. He was acquitted (in kind) because it was proven that the U.S. government had conspired to deny him a fair trial. Oh, and that they had conspired to assault and or assassinate him.

Julian Assange, who was finally released from a rather extraordinary rendition today, is being similarly targeted. But unlike Daniel, Julian has never leaked anything. He's simply exercising freedom.