The Pentagon Papers: Opening the Public Debate in 2003
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! OPENING THE PUBLIC DEBATE ON WAR AND SECRECY
On Sunday, March 9 at 8pm, FX will be showing an original movie entitled
"The Pentagon Papers" which documents the true story of Daniel
Ellsberg and the release of the 7000 page classified Department of Defense
document during the Vietnam war.
The story of Ellsberg is an important story of a committed Pentagon
official turned whistleblower, and it is argued that the release of the
Pentagon Papers played a significant role in bringing the Vietnam war
to an end, not to mentionthe Nixon presidency.
The story of Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers is very relevant today for
anti-war activists and the timely release of this movie could provide
many opportunities to widen the debate on the issues of government secrecy
and media complicity in driving the nation towards war.
Discuss: 
Historical
documents and sites relevant too Secrets: 
Recent Audio Interviews with Ellsberg: