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The Most Dangerous Man in America
2009 · Film · documentary · 92 min
Directed by Judith Ehrlich, Rick Goldsmith
"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "imperial" presidency – answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people – in order to help end the Vietnam War.
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When Chelsea Manning was arrested, Daniel Ellsberg would remind everyone that the stuff he leaked had a higher classification than whatever Manning leaked.
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is a great documentary about him.
Fun fact: Mike Gravel was an Alaskan senator. When he heard Daniel had the papers, he convinced Daniel to send them to him. Then Gravel went on a filibuster to prevent funding of the Vietnam war, and he chose to read the Pentagon papers aloud in the filibuster. By doing so, he ensured that they would legally be accessible to the public, because they were now part of the congressional record.
There was no Ellsburg there, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg
A great guy, you should read about his life. Or even easier, watch "The Most Dangerous Man in America" documentary (cca 90 min).
This kind of response is not new sadly. On Netflix, there is a documentary on Daniel Elisberg and his leaking of the Pentagon Papers [1] - The Most Dangerous Man in America [2]. If you watch it and you'll see some of the parallels to today with the responses between the State and Journalism.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers [2] http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/daniel_ellsberg_doc/