War Is Too Tragic for Weak Balance of Powers

By Dina Rasor, Truthout Feb 26, 2012 Many people know Daniel Ellsberg exposed the lies the U.S. government used to justify the Vietnam War. What many don't know is that he was also a gung-ho, Cold War analyst who participated in them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Ellsberg

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2012 For our first Truthdigger installment of 2012, we salute Daniel Ellsberg, who has taken a page from his experience with the Pentagon Papers and is still busy serving up a bracing dose of truth to power, most recently with his support of accused WikiLeaker Bradley Manning.For our first Truthdigger installment of 2012, we salute Daniel Ellsberg, who has taken a page from his experience with the Pentagon Papers and is still busy serving up a bracing dose of truth to power. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Papers Go Public

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2011 It's been 40 years since Daniel Ellsberg took his place in history as the whistle-blower who blew the lid off the American government's shameful secrets about the Vietnam War by leaking the Pentagon Papers On Monday, Americans can read (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Hope Is Action’: Hedges and Ellsberg Arrested at White House Protest

BLANK Dec 18, 2010 On Thursday, author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and Pentagon Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg were among the 131 anti-war activists arrested during a nonviolent demonstration outside the White House On Thursday, Chris Hedges and Daniel Ellsberg were among the 131 anti-war activists arrested during a nonviolent demonstration outside the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Leaking to Avert Disaster

Joe Conason / Truthdig Jul 29, 2010 While the Pentagon Papers revealed the duplicity of American policymakers in the senseless Vietnam War, their release came too late to save many lives or change the course of that conflict. The WikiLeaks disclosures may have arrived in time to influence policy and prevent disaster. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Longest War in U.S. History

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2010 The U.S. has now been fighting in Afghanistan longer than in any war in American history, including that other quagmire, Vietnam. Our friends at Brave New Films send this mini-documentary, featuring Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Obscenity of War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 President Barack Obama has just returned from his first trip as commander in chief to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led invasion and occupation of that country are now in their ninth year, amid increasing comparisons to Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inside ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 Judith Ehrlich discusses her Academy Award-nominated documentary about Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best Documentary Nominees

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 The Motion Picture Academy has assembled an impressive slate of feature-length documentaries this year, from the inside story of the Pentagon Papers to an on-the-ground look at Burma's Saffron Uprising. Here are the trailers for all five extraordinary films. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Memory of Howard

Daniel Ellsberg / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 My friend Howard Zinn was, in my opinion, the best human being I've ever known. The best example of what a human can be, and can do with his life. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

A Hundred Holocausts: An Insider’s Window Into U.S. Nuclear Policy

Daniel Ellsberg / Truthdig Sep 10, 2009 The document in his hand was almost unthinkable: It projected roughly 600 million deaths in a US-Soviet war Here’s the first installment of a memoir of the nuclear era by Daniel Ellsberg, the man who revealed the Pentagon PapersThe document in Daniel Ellsberg’s hand projected roughly 600 million deaths in a U. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Hiroshima Day: America Has Been Asleep at the Wheel for 64 Years

BLANK Aug 6, 2009 Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame writes that “official secrecy and deceptions about our nuclear weapons posture and policies and their possible consequences have threatened the survival of the human species.”Daniel Ellsberg writes that deceptions about our nuclear weapons have "threatened the survival of the human species.” Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )