During of crisis in the Vietnam war, many strongly opposed going to war in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Daniel Ellsberg, a political scientist working for the Pentagon, was one of the many who opposed going to war with Vietnam. Ellsberg managed to steal and copy a large portion of the classified paper entitled, "History of United States Decision-Making Process of Vietnam Policy", mostly known as "The Pentagon Papers". After confiscating them, he turned them in to The New York Times, which published in the first page paper on June 13, 1971. The Court then stepped into action, issuing a per curiam, meaning it is issued by the entire Court. The release of these papers stirred the public greatly, and much disput arised. In this video below, Daniel Ellesberg confesses the secrets behind Vietnam and The Pentagon Papers.
After watching this video, i've come to realize that Ellsberg had no intention of harming anyone. He simply wanted the people of United States to know the real truth behind the government and their actions. However, because of this case, many innocent lives were put in harms way. National Security and the government was put in danger and had to be reevaluateed after this case.
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