After Terminal Cancer Diagnosis, Daniel Ellsberg Reflects on Leaking Pentagon Papers & His Legacy

We spend the hour with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who recently announced that he has been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer with only months left to live. Ellsberg, who...

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May 1, 2023 · 11:27 PM UTC

Ryan Di Corpo · May 2, 2023 · 2:38 AM UTC

Ryan Di Corpo @corpo_ryan

May 2

Replying to @RobertEllsberg @democracynow

Did you see HBO's White House Plumbers tonight? The entire first episode focused on the attempts to burglarize Dr. Fielding's office.

@RobertEllsberg · May 2, 2023 · 10:32 AM UTC

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May 2

Entertaining but misleading about the motive for the burglary. NIxon admin was not trying to find evidence that he was a spy or to smear him, but to prevent him from leaking what they feared he possessed, additional docs on Nixon’s secret plans for escalation, including nukes.