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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
A good time to promote the canonization of #BenSalmon. "If Christians could have the same faith in their God that non-Christians have in mere materialistic idea, 'Thy Kingdom come' would shortly be a reality in this world of sorrow and travail."
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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
Feb 15, 1932: death of Ben Salmon, a Catholic CO from Denver who refused to serve in army during WWI. There being no provision for Catholic conscientious objectors, he was sentenced to death, reduced to 24 years. He fasted and was force-fed in prison until his release in 1920.
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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
And to remember his daughter, Maryknoll Sister Elizabeth Salmon, 94, and honor her years of service among the poor in Nicaragua, and her own witness for peace and the good of the Earth.
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He was right. Historians today pretty much agree that WWI was precipitated by a clash of powerful egos and resulted in the unnecessary death of millions. A colossal tragedy.

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@RobertEllsberg
@RobertEllsberg
I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Glenn Greenwald
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92: "We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong" rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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