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John Reimann wrote
Ralph Johnson, apparently approvingly, quotes Glenn Greenwald: "I think
Donald Trump is a huge danger and menace to the republic for a lot of
reasons that David is very adeptly covering, and I really hope that we
can now turn our attention to those things, now that we?re done with
this espionage thriller that has dominated us for three years. I hope we
can focus on the things that matter."
"But Greenwald? His views should not be taken seriously."
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I accept that you will document what you write about Greenwald on
request, but what is it that you object to in these three sentences:
"Donald Trump is a huge danger and menace to the republic for a lot of
reasons...
I really hope that we can now turn our attention to those things, now
that we're done with this espionage thriller that has dominated us for
three years.
I hope we can focus on the things that matter."
You may differ about what "things that matter" means to Greenwald, as
opposed to what it may mean to a Marxist, but to me it's a sort of an
unobjectionable, fill-in-the-blanks statement.
Moreover, Greenwald whatever his warts is an exceptionally astute,
well-informed spokesperson for the civil libertarian liberal left, the
kind I would not parse and quibble over as compared to all the criminals
in high places out there, And as to his omissions and errors on the
issues you mention that you oppose, this was hardly the place for him or
anyone else to focus on them.
Greenwald's observations on the Mueller Report read as if he was
prepping to represent a litigant, at $750 an hour, rather than as an
investigative reporter, however much his compensation - which cannot be
a bad thing for us. Greenwald convinces me that there is no comforting
life left in this project, either from DOJ or Congress, despite or just
because of what's not been covered, and projecting politically, won't.
Is It an appropriate time to trot out your list of his other political
shortcomings, and then in conclusion write, "But Greenwald? His views
should not be taken seriously."
Sort of calls to mind those ad hominem attacks on Assange for his warts
at this critical juncture, joining the attack dogs, rather than keeping
our eyes on the main threat posed by his abduction and 7-year
confinement to one room in the embassy, convening of a
Pentagon-neighborhood secret Grand Jury to come up with a guaranteed
indictment, and impending delivery to the dungeon in order to
definitively chill whistle blowers and investigative reporters for the
duration.
We need all the help we can get, including when it comes to speaking
out, effectively, on behalf of our dwindling civil liberties. Or do you
think otherwise.
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