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And, he was a great hero to the left after releasing secret documents.
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Ellsberg, along with colleague Anthony Russo, secretly photocopied a study from the Defense Department that revealed that the Vietnam War could not be won.
They were both charged with espionage, theft and conspiracy for the leak, but a judge dismissed the case in 1973, ruling that the government was guilty of misconduct.
Then-President Richard Nixon tried to stop the publication of the papers, but the Supreme Court sided with the newspapers in 1971 on the basis of free speech.
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Ellsberg, along with colleague Anthony Russo, secretly photocopied a study from the Defense Department that revealed that the Vietnam War could not be won.
They were both charged with espionage, theft and conspiracy for the leak, but a judge dismissed the case in 1973, ruling that the government was guilty of misconduct.
Then-President Richard Nixon tried to stop the publication of the papers, but the Supreme Court sided with the newspapers in 1971 on the basis of free speech.
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Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dies at 92
Ellsberg announced a few months ago that he was diagnosed with "inoperable pancreatic cancer."
justthenews.com