1. Is the Pentagon Papers Case Relevant in the Age of WikiLeaks?
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Altschuler, Bruce E.
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FREEDOM of the press , *CENSORSHIP , *SECURITY classification (Government documents) , *TWENTIETH century , *HISTORY , *EMPLOYEES ,NEW York Times Co. v. United States ,UNITED States politics & government - Abstract
The article discusses the relevance of the release of U.S. government documents related to its involvement in the Vietnam War known as the Pentagon Papers in the 1970s to the early 21st century release of information by the journalistic organization WikiLeaks, particularly concerning the concepts of freedom of the press and censorship. The article examines the classified study of the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. agency the Defense Department commissioned by U.S. defense secretary Robert McNamara, the role of U.S. military analyst Daniel Ellsberg in releasing the Pentagon Papers, and the actions of the administration of U.S. president Richard M. Nixon that led to the U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times v. United States. It also discusses former U.S. agency the National Security Administration (NSA) analyst Edward Snowden.
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- 2015
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