Amen. But it may go a little deeper. One could argue that The Pentagon Papers leak advanced the agenda of a DC faction, namely the anti-Nixon crowd. I say this

Amen. But it may go a little deeper. One could argue that The Pentagon Papers leak advanced the agenda of a DC faction, namely the anti-Nixon crowd. I say this knowing most of the documents Ellsberg leaked came from the Johnson or maybe even Kennedy administrations. It doesn't matter, as people will conflate actions of various administration, especially when such conflation has a political use. Snowden's leaks advanced the agenda of a faction generously described as the tinfoil hat brigade, and no one else. Which may explain the umbrage taken by Mr. Gladwell. Both parties want Gitmo - probably to deal with future enemies, not current ones. Both parties want the NSA for the same reason. After all, it was none other than Hillary Clinton who said just a few weeks ago that her greatest enemy was not the Russians or even the NRA, but Republicans.