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 * Daniel Ellsberg**

Daniel Ellsberg was a man who was against war. He had been the man who had secretly made copies of the Pentagon Papers. These papers had revealed that the U.S. believed that the war was only going to get worse and that there were going to be many more casualties. Ellsberg thought that this was truly against what America stands for since they didn’t reveal the status of the war to anyone. He was hoping to get the attention of the American people and the government. He had decided to join in with other protesting figures and leaders who were against the war. He wanted to influence senators to show the papers and prove that the war was worthless. He was willing to do anything, even going to jail for what he believed in. When he decided to release the papers, he wanted to make sure to keep it in a certain group of people. Ellsberg had decided to show the papers to one of the editors of the New York Times. He had made a promise with the editor, but the editor had tried to leak the papers. Ellsberg gave the papers to other news papers to help spread the word of what was really going on. His methods would really get the attention of people all over. He wanted to make sure that the people knew what their country was doing and what was going on. He was very successful in the fact that it became one of the biggest talked about situations during the Vietnam war.

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"[|Daniel Ellsberg: All the crimes Richard Nixon committed against me are now legal]". CNN.com. CNN Blogs, 7 June. 2011. Web. 01 May. 2012. 