The value of dissent; Daniel Ellsberg.('Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers')

The Economist (US) | October 5, 2002 | Copyright

Daniel Ellsberg was the ultimate government insider until he discovered that leaking information could be a patriotic act

A DIFFERENT war, a different time. But for those who still anguish over America's part in the Vietnamese conflict--and there are many--Daniel Ellsberg holds a position of some significance. His name may not ring an immediate bell for today's university students or political activists; but it was Mr Ellsberg, the ultimate defence intellectual and government consultant, who moved from helping plan and calibrate the war effort to revealing internal ...

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