The Amazing True Story of 8 Ordinary Americans Who Blew the Lid Off Government Spying

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Eight more patriots can be added to the roll of whistle-blowing heroes Daniel Ellsberg, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Daniel Ellsberg: ‘Obama Would Have Indicted Me’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer interviews the godfather of principled leakers about Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, Edward Snowden and President Obama's "unprecedented campaign against whistle-blowing." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ellsberg: Snowden Made Right Decision by Leaving America

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 8, 2013 Daniel Ellsberg was able to remain in the US after leaking the Pentagon Papers because, "The country I stayed in was a different America, a long time ago," he argues in an op-ed Sunday Edward Snowden would be greeted with a much different fate, Ellsberg notes, and as a result, he disagrees with those who compare Snowden to him unfavorably because of the NSA whistle-blower's exit from the U . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Daniel Ellsberg

BLANK Jun 16, 2013 Pentagon whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg remains a steadfast example of the courage he recognizes in Edward Snowden and others in the current generation of whistle-blowers. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Ellsberg on NSA Leaker Snowden: ‘He’s Done an Enormous Service’ (Video)

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 10, 2013 "It can't be overestimated to this democracy," Daniel Ellsberg told CNN on Sunday night. "It gives us a chance, I think, from drawing back from the total surveillance state that we could say we're in process of becoming, I'm afraid we have become. That's what he's revealed." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Shameful Exploitation of Bradley Manning

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 14, 2012 The major news outlets that were thrilled to profit from the information that Bradley Manning uncovered are deeply afraid of being associated with the brave whistle-blower himself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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 )

Nixon’s Watergate Testimony Finally Goes Public

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 After nearly 35 years, the American public finally gets to hear Richard Nixon's claims about some of his administration's shadier practices, Watergate figuring most notoriously among them, after the National Archives' release Thursday of transcripts of his grand jury testimony (more). Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Apr 27, 2011 There is a craven disconnect between the eagerness of leading editors to exploit the important news revealed by WikiLeaks and their efforts to distance themselves from both the courageous website and Bradley Manning, the alleged source of documents posted there.Why indeed is Manning the one behind bars and not the government officials who kept hidden unpleasant truths about this nation’s policies that the public has a right to know? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Manning Might Face the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2011 Pfc Bradley Manning was allegedly the conduit through which WikiLeaks received a great deal of information that the US military and government didn't want the public to know, and on Wednesday the Army slapped him with . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )