John Kerry’s kerfuffle with Edward Snowden

Secretary John Kerry may have made a tactical mistake when he cited Daniel Ellsberg (the man who exposed the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War) as an example of how one ‘properly’ handles exposing government secrets. Watch Matt Lee, a diplomatic writer with AP, grill the spokesperson for the State Department during their daily briefing. You’ll want to skip ahead to 1:52 to get to the questions.

Daniel Ellsberg responded to Sec. Kerry:

Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong http://t.co/jHoEfAR7pH via @guardian

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