Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg is a former military analyst who became famous in the early 1970s for leaking the Pentagon Papers, a secret government report detailing the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. His actions revealed that the government had misled the public about the war’s progress and scope, igniting a national debate on transparency and government accountability. Ellsberg faced legal challenges but ultimately his case raised important questions about civil disobedience and the ethics of whistleblowing. Today, he is regarded as a significant figure in the movement for government transparency and anti-war activism.