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He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted.

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Glenn Greenwald
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 6
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[I]f you want instant, reflexive support for the US government's police and military powers, MSNBC is the place to turn these days.
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What I do know is that Charlie Hebdo cartoonists have been converted into the closest thing the West has to religious-like martyrs in the war against radical Islam, which means that anything short of pure reverence for them generates tribal rage and vilification.
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Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.
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I know it's a really hard concept to process, but the fact that Govt accuses someone of being a Terrorist doesn't mean they are.
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I think that - not just as a journalist but as a human being - I have the ethical responsibility to avoid actions that can harm innocent people.
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I don't have a 'side'—I'm responsible for what I say and nothing else.
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The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as fact, or treats elected officials with a reverence reserved for royalty, cannot be accurately described as engaged in any other function.
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Colin Powell speaks regularly to high-ranking U.S. officials, he knows a lot about what's going on in the government. And so he's a powerful person who merits transparency, just like any other powerful people do.
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