World hails Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, once ‘the most dangerous man in America’

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New Delhi: Tributes from activists, public figures and journalists alike poured in on Friday for Pentagon Papers whistleblower and military analyst-turned-political activist Daniel Ellsberg who died Friday at the age of 92. Whistleblower Edward Snowden shared an Ellsberg interview with The New York Times on the idea of classified documents, which Ellsberg had termed as “a system of control”. The late Daniel Ellsberg on classified documents: "the secrecy system is predominantly to protect from embarrassment and accountability;" that it is a political "system for control," not protection of the public. (via https://t.co/AxxlhP0Ebk) pic.twitter.com/ya06fwm0ua — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) June 16, 2023...