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You Needn't Think There Is Nothing You Can Do-you Can Tell The Truth.

There Are Two Types Of Courage Involved With What I Did. When It Comes To Picking Up A Rifle, Millions Of People Are Capable Of Doing That, As We See In Iraq Or Vietnam. But When It Comes To Risking Their Careers, Or Risking Being Invited To Lunch By The Establishment, It Turns Out That's Remarkably Rare.

I Felt That As An American Citizen, As A Responsible Citizen, I Could No Longer Cooperate In Concealing This Information From The American Public. I Did This Clearly At My Own Jeopardy And I Am Prepared To Answer To All The Consequences Of This Decision.

There Are Some Things That Should Not Be Leaked Without Authorization.

The Effect Of That Is To Poison The Flow Of Information To The President Himself And To Create A Situation Where A President Can Be Almost, To Use A Metaphor, Psychotically Divorced From The Realities In Which He Is Acting.