October 25, 2009
Ellsberg: As President Obama decides what to do in Afghanistan he must learn the lessons of Vietnam
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
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August 26, 2009
1971–Daniel Ellsberg, a top-level Vietnam War strategist, concludes the war is based on a decade of lies. He leaks 7,000 pages of top-secret documents to the The New York Times, a daring act of conscience that leads directly to Watergate, President Nixon’s resignation and the end of the Vietnam War.
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A scary scenario laid out here with great authority It would seem that there is little doubt that what Ellsberg is outlining is correct..