BREAKING: Daniel Ellsberg, who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War and became known as the Pentagon Papers, has died. He was 92.
The documents in the Pentagon Papers looked in excruciating detail at the decisions and strategies of the Vietnam War. They told how U.S. involvement was built up steadily by political leaders and top military brass who were overconfident about U.S. prospects and deceptive about the accomplishments against the North Vietnamese.
Ellsberg, a former consultant to the Defense Department, provided the Pentagon Papers to Neil Sheehan, a reporter who broke the story for The New York Times in June 1971. In Memoriam: People We've Lost in 2023
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92Daniel Ellsberg dies at 92. He leaked the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Vietnam War history, in 1971. The former Defense Department official hoped giving newspapers the 7,000-page document would end the conflict.
Read more »
Whistleblower Who Changed the Course of U.S. History Dies at 92By leaking the Defense Department’s top-secret history of the Vietnam War, Ellsberg inspired whistleblowers for the next half century and beyond.
Read more »
Andrew Tate served with legal papers following rape and assault claims | CNNControversial internet personality Andrew Tate was served with legal papers by UK lawyers Wednesday after Romanian authorities upgraded the severity of the trafficking charge against him and his brother.
Read more »
Court hears arguments over records related to Biden gift of Senate papers to University of DelawareThe state Supreme Court is mulling whether the University of Delaware was justified in denying FOIA requests for records related to President Joe Biden’s senatorial papers
Read more »
Court hears arguments over records related to Biden gift of Senate papers to University of DelawareThe state Supreme Court is mulling whether the University of Delaware was justified in denying FOIA requests for records related to President Joe Biden’s senatorial papers.
Read more »
Court hears arguments over records related to Biden gift of Senate papers to University of DelawareThe case is playing out amid increased scrutiny of the handling of government documents by elected officials, including this week’s indictment of former President Donald Trump for allegedly mishandling and retaining classified documents.
Read more »