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Pentagon Papers stories: 3 news summaries

Post Held Off Afghan Story at DoD Request

Pentagon got one-day delay, and redacted McChrystal report

Sep 23, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Bob Woodward obtained Gen. Stanley McChrystal's classified report on Afghanistan, the Obama administration asked for and got a one-day delay in publication from the Washington Post, the paper reports. Woodward and the Post’s editor met with Pentagon officials Sunday and agreed to remove some sensitive information... More »

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Washington Post • Bob Woodward • Department of Defense • Pentagon Papers • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • Stanley McChrystal • redaction

legacy

'Whiz Kid' McNamara Could Not Escape Vietnam


Jul 6, 09 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Robert McNamara led many careers but will be best remembered for his time as secretary of defense during the Vietnam War. Though he privately disagreed with some decisions, he maintained a public optimism about “McNamara’s War” that earned him derision, Reuters reports. Describing the impact of the war... More »

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Pentagon • Vietnam War • defense secretary • legacy • Pentagon Papers • appreciation • Robert McNamara • Evan Thomas • Birch Bayh

Outcry Over Leak Site Closure Order

Privacy, 1st Amendment advocates fume over judge's decision

Feb 20, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Privacy and First Amendment advocates are fuming after a judge ordered an entire website shut down in response to a lawsuit. Wikileaks.org had allowed whistleblowers to anonymously post confidential documents, reports ComputerWorld. A critic calls closing down the whole website in response to a Swiss bank's complaint "like... More »

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online privacy • First Amendment • Wikileaks • Julius Baer Group • Pentagon Papers

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