Most Dangerous Man In America – Official Film Site

An article at BillMoyers.com compares and contrasts Daniel Ellsberg and Julian Assange and their roles in disseminating government and private secrets.

To find out about their take on what makes a “good” leak and what differs between these two, click here.

Director Judith Ehrlich has embarked on another film project documenting the history of the Vietnam war resistance.

The Boys Who Said NO! is the story of 3,250 young Americans who tried to stop the Vietnam War by going to prison rather than enter the military. Why did they choose prison? What happened to them? What was their impact on the war and the draft?

To find out more about this compelling film (or pursue the opportunity to have dinner with Judith Ehrlich and Daniel Ellsberg, or lunch with David Harris, co-founder of The Resistance!) click here.

In a speech presented to the Dresden Peace Prize 2016, Edward Snowden acknowledges the importance of inspiration from Daniel Ellsberg (and “The Most Dangerous Man In America”).

“The film that you recently watched, (“The Most Dangerous Man in America”) is one that I myself watched. But it wasn’t this year or the year before. It was in the year 2012, the year before I came forward. In (Daniel Ellsberg’s) example, seeing what he could see, the choices that he faced, seeing how he struggled with the same sort of moral complexities that I myself was unable to resolve, helped me see that there was a model from people that came forward before. At different – at higher levels! Even more deeply embedded in government understanding. And they came to the conclusion that it was not enough to recognize, that something is wrong. It is not enough to simply raise a good point. We have not just the right but the moral obligation to ourselves and to society if we have the capability to achieve positive result for our families, for the future of our countries.

If I could simplify the connection, I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that without Daniel Ellsberg there could not be an Edward Snowden.”

Click here to see the complete speech by Snowden.

In an article at Inside Climate News, writer David Sassoon describes being inspired to pursue investigation into Exxon’s knowledge about climate change by Daniel Ellsberg.

Read his account here.