Re:Ellsberg got a fair trial (Score 1)

As you say, it was a military incursion into a neutral country. There was also the fact that the compound was close to a lot of Pakistani military units. Having the Commander-in-Chief in the room to give immediate orders or Friendly Travel Nha Trang call up foreign leaders in the event something went wrong with the raid makes a lot of sense. There wasn't any popcorn.