When a country is engaged in war, the country deserves to know what is occurring in its foreign .
The Vietnam War for example, majority of the press posted exceedingly vague .
material about the war and broadcasted it on TV as well, which is far enough for American society to comprehend. When the Pentagon Papers were published by Daniel Ellsberg, he clearly invaded American security and also caused tribulations within the government. Thus, it was indeed correct for the government to attempt to punish Ellsberg, for he had no right interfering with foreign affairs, nor was it just for him to destabilize American security against the communists for they could have deciphered coded messages sent by the United States. .
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The first amendment states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech.", however, when homeland security is in risk, someone should be punished for putting all American lives in jeopardy and discomfort. Putting lives in jeopardy is indeed a serious matter and for public interest, is unjust. Governments keep things secrets for reasons, to prevent leakage of information and better yet to not cause panic. General Erwin Griswald stated ".the Pentagon Papers would cause great and irreparable harm to the security of the United States" and consequently, the Pentagon Papers were undeniably causing irreversible harm to American society. Disclosure of these documents will causes various issues within capitalist/communist affairs and will just cause more uncertainty throughout public interest. Generally, it was unjust to publish "The Pentagon Papers", and it was certainly correct to attempt and punish the publisher of these confidential articles, Daniel Ellsberg.
