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Daniel Ellsberg dead: Pentagon Papers leaker dies at 92

By Mike Brest
Published June 16, 2023 6:30pm ET
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Daniel Ellsberg dead: Pentagon Papers leaker dies at 92
Daniel Ellsberg, seen here in 1973, wants people with information on a possible build up to war in North Korea to release that information before it's too late like he did. (File photo)

Daniel Ellsberg, the man responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers, documents that revealed previously unknown details of the U.S. military’s strategy in the Vietnam War, died on Friday at 92.

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