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Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies at 92

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Daniel Ellsberg, the legendary whistleblower, has died at 92. In 1971, Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers which showed US military officials were not truthful about the Vietnam War.

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  1. France 24

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 (opens France 24)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the U.S. military analyst whose change of heart on the Vietnam War led him to leak the classified "Pentagon Papers," revealing U.S. government deception about the war and setting off…

  2. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, helped push the US withdrawal from Vietnam, dies at 92 (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers and helped push the US withdrawal from Vietnam, dies at 92.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Pentagon Papers Leaker Daniel Ellsberg Dead At 92 (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Daniel Ellsberg has died, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday. He was 92.

  4. Wfmy News 2

    Daniel Ellsberg, famous whistleblower who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Ellsberg announced in February that he was terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.

  5. KTVU San Francisco

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies at 92 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the legendary whistleblower, has died at 92. In 1971, Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers which showed US military officials were not truthful about the Vietnam War.

  6. Bloomberg

    Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked Pentagon Papers on Vietnam War, Dies at 92 (opens Bloomberg)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the onetime military analyst who carried out one of the most consequential media leaks in history when he revealed the US government’s duplicity during the Vietnam War, has died. He was 92.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation and to a landmark Supreme Court ruling…

  8. NPR

    History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92 (opens NPR)

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    Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

  9. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers and helped push the US withdrawal from Vietnam, dies at 92 (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation, has died at 92.

  10. The Boston Globe

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, has died (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Daniel Ellsberg leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers and helped push the US withdrawal from the Vietnam War.

  11. Triblive

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation, has died. He was 92.

  12. CBS News

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker, dies at age 92 of pancreatic cancer, family says (opens CBS News)

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    Daniel Ellsberg copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War that became known as the Pentagon Papers.

  13. France 24

    Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dead at 92 (opens France 24)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92.

  14. NBC New York

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (opens NBC New York)

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    Ellsberg posted on his Facebook page in March that he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

  15. The Guardian

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies aged 92 (opens The Guardian)

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    Analyst who leaked studies showing US government knew the Vietnam war was un-winnable became activist and writer

  16. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Vietnam-era whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War and inspired acts of retaliation by President Richard Nixon that helped lead to his resignation, has died. He was 92.

  17. KTVZ Bend

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker and anti-war activist, dies at 92 (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and anti-war activist whose disclosure of the so-called Pentagon Papers revealed systemic US government deception about the Vietnam War, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 92.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Ellsberg, the history-making whistleblower who by leaking the Pentagon Papers revealed longtime government doubts and deceit about the Vietnam War

  19. Military Times

    Daniel Ellsberg, former Marine who leaked Pentagon Papers, dies at 92 (opens Military Times)

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    He embodied the fall of American idealism in foreign policy and the upending of the post-World War II consensus that Communism should be opposed worldwide.

  20. The Times of Israel

    Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Fighter-turned-whistle-blower embodied the individual of conscience, answering only to his sense of right and wrong even if price was his own freedom

  21. Fortune

    Daniel Ellsberg, whistleblower who leaked Pentagon Papers exposing U.S. government's deceit about Vietnam War, dies at 92 (opens Fortune)

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    He leaked the 47-volume, 7,000-page Defense Department study of the U.S. role in Indochina.

  22. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked 'Pentagon Papers,' dies at 92 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    WASHINGTON — Daniel Ellsberg, the U.S. military analyst whose change of heart on the Vietnam War led him to leak the classified “Pentagon Papers,” revealing U.S. government deception about the

  23. New York Times

    Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 (opens New York Times)

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    Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.

  24. The Intercept

    Daniel Ellsberg Wanted Americans to See the Truth About War (opens The Intercept)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers leaker who died on Friday from pancreatic cancer, wanted to show Americans the truth about war.

  25. Deutsche Welle

    'Pentagon Papers' whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg dies aged 92 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Daniel Ellsberg, who shone a light on secret US government policy in the Vietnam War by leaking the Pentagon Papers, has died.

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