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...Snitching has long been considered an act of betrayal in Japan. The country has no cultural icons like David Ellsberg or Deep Throat, no cinematic glorifications of corporate warriors breaking ranks such as The Insider or Erin Brockovich. Those who do speak out for the greater public good can expect to be fired as well as ostracized for not being team players. But attitudes are changing as public distrust of politicians and corporations grows. "The lifetime employment system is crumbling amid a wave of restructuring," explains Kazue Akita, a Tokyo lawyer who is backing a whistle-blowers law. "Japanese workers...
Even now, as he prepares for an upcoming book tour in conjunction with the release of his memoir, Ellsberg says the current political situation takes precedence...
...Ellsberg, President Bush’s policies bear a “frightening” resemblance to those of the Nixon administration. In many ways, he says, it makes the publication of his memoir and continued study of Vietnam increasingly relevant...
...solution, too, according to Ellsberg, resembles his own approach...
...this case, Ellsberg argues that going public with secret information would be in the best interest of national security—as it was when he leaked the Pentagon Papers...