#Neil Sheehan

[glfc2112]

This is what Rush wanted in their dressing room. This was during "Presto Tour." This particular show took place at the Civic Auditorium Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Big was the opener.

They were specific as to what they wanted for food and drink. Some bands and artists put things in these things to see if they pay attention and follow it.

Van Halen would put in to have the brown M&Ms removed for that exact purpose. Always follow what they want if requested.

Someone in the group said they called it and got something. Can't make out the last four numbers. I called what I thought the last four numbers are. Let it ring three times and got nothing.

[colleenmurphy]

"Col?"

Heavy work boots thudded down the hallway of the tiny apartment they shared. He heard the closet door slam as she packed her things. The paisley prints and her butter soft bluejeans that hugged her hips and thighs just right were being packed away into the depths of her brocade satchel along with her cotton fisherman pants and her twirling patchwork skirts. Her scarves were looped and tied securely around the straps of her ancient ditty bag that still bore her maiden name in bold black ink. A memory of a time when she had served her country, as a nurse full of hope and a mind filled to brimming with medical knowledge. His fighter had always been a lover but now...now he had fucked that up for her and broken her trust.

'It's the time of the season when love runs high...'

The record player sang on softly as she finished her final sweep through the bedroom. He noticed she'd left quite a bit. Her homey finds from the various swap meets and other little things she'd made to make the space much more welcoming and warm were still in their respective spots. The stained glass piece she had made at the University strictly for the arts credit sat proudly still in the window. Her Grecian column intertwined with blood red roses glimmering in the afternoon sun. The shell wind chime tinkled a few notes on the sea breeze as she packed her hairbrush and her body oils. The sweet earthy greenness of the Laotian out and sandalwood oils made his heart clench even years after this moment. Her long dark hair cut an image against the bright Aegean blue she had painted the walls. It would always be 'Colleen blue.' to him. A cool breeze caught the laughter of some of the kids from down the next building over. A snap crackle and a pop caught her totally off guard causing her to duck down and hit the floor with such a jolt it made Neil stare for a moment. Watching as she squeezed herself into a tight ball she moaned deep and low as her mind was caught in some flash back that only she could see. He hated the Fourth of July for this very reason, Colleen was transported back to a time she never really opened up about much. He had done his own tour of duty in the Army. He had seen his own shit but he had somehow managed to work through it, Col, still struggled.

'Too weird to live too strange to die.' was tattooed on her ankle in latin along with a small outline of an alligator. A memory from her home state as she'd said one night when they were out at the Old Towne drinking to the memory of another hard work week behind the two of them. She had come home and turned her life around completely. Gotten her funeral director's license and Neil understood that. He was Private Investigator by way of his law degree. His years with the Gulf Shore Police Department as well as his time with this county coroner at the moment, along with Colleen serving as Medical Examiner for their tiny town of Gulf Ridge. They had both sworn to protect and serve in different capacities until war changed them. Now they served in a vastly different way.

He knew that when she got into a trance it was best to just leave a joint out next to her ashtray and a nerve pill next to her glass of water. She'd be right as rain in about forty-five minutes. Running a half through his thinning sandy hair he sighed.

'Fine mess you've got yourself into now, Miller.'

He thought to himself as he surveyed the letters from a woman that hadn't forgotten their time together. It had been long before Colleen and their time together but this dizzy bitch was out for blood and didn't like to see him happy with Col. He and Colleen had been together the better part of nine years, nearly ten at this point in time. She'd divorced, a mistake of a marriage, she had said and Neil himself was recovering from Cindy. Cynthia Jean Winston had almost been his financial and mental undoing but she'd gotten half of everything, including the frozen embryos that were held somewhere out in Berkley. He and Colleen had been trying since nearly two years into their living together but only a trail of heartbreak and donated baby booties were their markers to tell the passage of time. The age difference between them by nearly a baker's dozen hadn't quite helped according to what they'd read either but Colleen had stopped getting her hopes up anymore.

Cindy's last attempt had been a twisted one but had given Col pause enough to doubt Neil and his alibi of being on a research trip to Georgia that she had left a voice mail on his office answering machine telling him that she had gone back to New England for a bit. Her hometown was a tiny fishing village that these days didn't see many souls. She had been summoned home again lay her grandmother Murphy to rest. Something her mother, Eileen couldn't do alone. Oddly enough that was how he had met Colleen, she had showed up in his life helping him at his lowest moment in burying his own mother. She was the furtherest thing from a funeral director he had ever seen in her home dyed peasant tops and her bellbottoms. She sang to them and talked to them as if they were still alive. What had endeared her thoughtfulness to him was the fact that she had somehow gotten his mother's chocolate chip cookie recipe, made a batch and had set them out for visitors when they signed the guest book before her church service.

"She just wants to make the world a better place."

He muttered as he lit a joint of his own and reached to pet Cornelius behind his tufty orange ears. This damn cat had endeared himself to Col just as Neil himself had.

"Maybe I oughta go with her..."

Was all he could mutter as he dialed her best friend Helene out on the east coast. He hadn't the first thought in just what to pack to prepare for the change in seasons.

[neil-gaiman]

neil! i saw that you've been photographed by beowulf sheehan! thats literally so crazy, how did that happen?

He pointed cameras at me and clicked the shutter.

[that-anxious-enby]

may i add:

✨him✨

same character, different fonts.

fight me.

[magazinewankersworld]

Savannah

Born Shannon Longoria in October 1970 in Mission Viejo, California, United States, Savannah left her parents at the age of 15 after discovering the man who raised her was not her biological father. She became a groupie and began having relationships with rock stars. After being in a relationship with Gregg Allman for nearly two years, she became pregnant and miscarried, then broke up with him. She then moved in with Billy Sheehan, bassist for rock group Mr. Big, but soon left and began working as a model in men's magazines and as an adult movie star in 1990. In 1991 she signed an exclusive contract with Vivid Entertainment and shot to stardom staring in over 100 films. However an excessive lifestyle of hard drugs and financial issues as well as a reputation for being difficult to work with led Vivid to sever its ties with the actress in 1992. In addition to having affairs with rock stars such as Vince Neil, Billy Idol, Slash and Axl Rose, she had a long term lesbian relationship with fellow actress Jenna Fine. In conjunction with her adult work, she appeared in numerous B-movies in the early 1990s including The Invisible Maniac and Sorority House Massacre II. Tragically her life came to an end in July 1994, when after a drunken bender she had a minor car accident, went home and decided to commit suicide after a panicked call to her manager.

[sleepingwithinkink2-0]

Those fucking blue jeans and ugly Christmas sweater I can't even 🤣(I rarely ever wear jeans and left my Nine Ice kills sweater at work)

Cooking burgers out in the wild with my homie!! I think this is my new favorite picture of us ... It's cuteeee!

11.07.24

4:53pm

-Danny Sheehan

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 7.10

Beer Birthdays

Adolphus Busch (1839)

Frank Yoerg (1867)

Jack "Legs" Diamond; bootlegger (1897)

Francis Showering (1912)

Lloyd Knight

Peter Estaniel

Five Favorite Birthdays

Saul Bellow; writer (1915)

Chiwetel Ejiofor; actor (1977)

Camille Pissarro; artist (1830)

Sixto Rodriguez; singer-songwriter (1942)

Joe Shuster; cartoonist, "Superman" creator (1914)

Famous Birthdays

Kurt Adler; German chemist (1902)

Arthur Ashe; tennis player (1943)

Harvey Ball; illustrator, "smiley face" creator (1921)

Milt Buckner; jazz keyboardist (1915)

Dick Cary; jazz trumpeter (1916)

Owen Chamberlain; physicist (1920)

Edmund Clerihew Bentley; English writer (1875)

David Brinkley; television news anchor (1920)

William Blackstone; judge (1723)

John Calvin; French theologian (1509)

Robert Chambers; Scottish writer, naturalist (1802)

Roger Craig; San Francisco 49ers RB (1960)

Kim Deal; pop singer (1961)

Ronnie James Dio; rock singer (1949)

Finley Peter Dunne; Irish writer (1867)

Bela Fleck; banjo player (1958)

Blind Boy Fuller; blues guitarist (1907)

Ron Glass; actor (1945)

Arlo Guthrie; folk singer (1947)

Fred Gwynne; actor (1926)

Jerry Herman; composer, lyricist (1933)

Jean Kerr; writer, humorist (1923)

Greg Kihn; pop singer (1949)

Jake LaMotta; boxer (1921)

Lee Morgan; jazz trumpeter (1938)

Alice Munro; writer (1931)

Karl Orff; German composer (1895)

Marcel Proust; French writer (1871)

Pierre-Joseph Redoute; Belgian artist (1759)

Cindy Sheehan; anti-war activist (1957)

Jessica Simpson; pop singer (1980)

Neil Tennant; pop singer (1954)

David Teniers III; Flemish artist (1638)

Nikola Tesla; Serbian inventor (1856)

Robert the Bruce; Scottish king (1274)

Sofia Vergara; model, actor (1972)

Virginia Wade; tennis player (1945)

[roman-noodlezz]

Daniel Elsberg, the person who leaked the papers, died at the age of 92 in I think 2022 and Neil Sheehan, the journalist who published the papers, dies at the age of 84 in 2021

if I was let into a "top secret" group chat where someone I think is a despot is planning global military actions I actually would not simply say oops sorry, I'll see myself out, and don't worry I promise not to tell the public all the horrid things you're planning, just that you're planning them.

american journalists are such boot licking simps that this is what passes for courage. people actually think this is brave lmao. it's so embarrassing.

[darkmaga-returns]

Today’s book is:

A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan

When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won. In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann—"the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam"—and of the tragedy that destroyed a country and squandered so much of America's young manhood and resources.

You can buy the book here (Amazon link).

[jxrm]

book log - 2017

tampa by alissa nutting

turtles all the way down by john green

vegas girls by heather skyler

class mom by laurie gelman

anne of green gables by l.m. montgomery

the identicals by elin hilderbrand

quidditch through the ages by j.k. rowling

the breakdown by b.a. paris

final girls by riley sager

audition by ryu murakami

gray wolf island by tracey neithercott

the stranger beside me by ann rule

one of us is lying by karen m. mcmanus

the call by peadar o gullin

a thousand nights by e.k. johnston

the library at mount char by scott hawkins

tender morsels by margo lanagan

rings by koji suzuki

the good daughter by karin slaughter

because you love to hate me by amerie

the party by robyn harding

primates of park avenue by wednesday martin

you by caroline kepnes

someday, someday, maybe by lauren graham

the hating game by sally thorne

eleanor oliphant is completely fine by gail honeyman

shine by lauren myracle

when dimple met rishi by sandhya menon

you can have a dog when i'm dead by paul benedetti

it's always the husband by michele campbell

princeless: raven the pirate princess by jeremy whitley

princeless: free women by jeremy whitley

goodbye, vitamin by rachel khong

sabine's notebook by nick bantock

always and forever, lara jean by jenny han

talking as fast as i can by lauren graham

three wishes by liane moriarty

behind closed doors by b.a. paris

dark places by gillian flynn

behind her eyes by sarah pinborough

baby proof by emily giffin

american gods by neil gaiman

confessions of a domestic failure by bunmi laditan

wedding night by sophie kinsella

you suck by christopher moore

night film by marisha pessi

the subtle art of not giving a fuck by mark manson

let's explore diabetes with owels by david sedaris

the here and now by ann brashares

it started with goodbye by christina june

murder games by elisabeth crabtree

the enchantress returns by chris colfer

down the rabbit hole by holly madison

women who run with the wolves by clarissa pinkola estes

goons n' roses by donna joy usher

the silent wife by a.s.a. harrison

cocoa and chanel by donna joy usher

secondhand souls by christopher moore

the seven steps to closure by donna joy usher

stranger than fanfiction by chris colfer

you are here by jenny lawson

killing mr. griffin by lois duncan

a dirty job by christopher moore

joyland by stephen king

irrestible by adam alter

small great things by jodi picoult

stranger with my face by lois duncan

the vegas diaries by holly madison

the potluck club by linda evans shepard

the girl with the dragon tattoo by stieg larsson

the wishing spell by chris colfer

one less problem without you by beth harbison

saving ceecee honeycutt by beth hoffman

in the country we love by diane guerrero

the last anniversary by liane moriarty

i woke up dead at the mall by judy sheehan

remembrance by meg cabot

girl in translation by jean kwok

very good lives by j.k. rowling

milk and honey by rupi kaur

my grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry by fredrik backman

the screwtape letters by c.s. lewis

reconstructing amelia by kimberly mccreight

how to fall in love by cecelia ahern

wild by cheryl strayed

NOS4A2 by joe hill

year of yes by shonda rhimes

troublemaker by leah remini

the summer we read gatsby by daniella ganek

the miraculous journey of edward tulane by kate dicamillo

sorry not sorry by naya rivera

the circle by dave eggers

the woman in cabin 10 by ruth ware

boneshaker by cherie priest

time cat by lloyd alexander

the color purple by alice walker

all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr

the princess bride by william goldman

when breath becomes air by paul kalanthi

the wangs vs. the world by jade chang

mischiling by affinity konar

sarong party girls by cheryl lu-lien tan

nine woman, one dress by jane l. rosen

the light between oceans by m.i. stedmaan

magonia by maria dahvana headley

the restaurant critic's wife by elizabeth laban

the couple next door by shari lapena

the wedding sisters by jamie brenner

how to be a bawse by lilly singh

where am i now? by mara wilson

scrappy little nobody by anna kendrick

double cup love by eddie huang

little girl gone by gerry schmitt

truly madly guilty by liane moriarty

something in between by melissa de la cruz

rich people problems by kevin kwan

modern romance by aziz ansari

yes, my accent is real by kunal nayyar

the girl on the train by paula hawkins

we should hang out sometime by josh sundquist

love ltters to teh dead by ava dellaira

what alice forgot by liane morairty

bringing it home by tilda shalof

the maintenance man by michael baisden

charlie and the great glass elevator by roald dahl

the princess diaries by meg cabot

[shilohs-stuff]

tag game du rp

règles du jeu: créer un nouveau billet en copiant-collant les questions ci-dessous, y répondre, puis tagger d'autres rpgistes !

depuis combien de temps fais-tu du rp? — j'ai commencé sur forum en 2006, donc ça fait 18 ans

quel était le premier personnage que tu as créé? — Amalthia, une guerrière de Poséidon sur un forum Saint Seiya dans l'Antiquité

quels sont les faceclaims que tu utilisais souvent à tes débuts? — au début je jouais sur des forums à avatar illustré mais par la suite, Hayden christensen et Robert Sheehan que j'adorais dans Misfits

y a-t-il un genre/univers dans lequel tu n'aimes pas du tout rp? — j'ai beaucoup de mal avec les forum City, j'ai déjà essayé mais je m'y ennuie très vite.

quelles sont les dynamiques entre personnages/types de liens que tu aimes le plus? — les histoires d'amour impossible, très torturées et full drama, type ennemi to lover et les dramas familiaux avec beaucoup d'amour et des liens fusionnels (et toujours beaucoup de drama **)

dans quels fandoms ou univers aimes-tu le plus rp? — les city fantastiques surnaturels originaux, j'aime pas trop les dérivés

un personnage que tu ne joues plus actuellement mais que tu aimerais reprendre? — Kaiman, mon sorcier vaudou et Tristan, mon Triton rebelle. J'ai plus de fo fantastique en ce moment et ça me manque beaucoup !

y a-t-il des archétypes de personnages que tu joues souvent? — j'essaie de varier les styles mais je joue souvent des anti-héros sombre et rebelle, avec un passé douloureux un sens de l'humour noir et un côté cynique, mais qui cache une grande grande sensibilité ou des marginaux, décalé, avec une vision du monde unique

y a-t-il un livre ou un écrit autre qui t'as beaucoup influencé·e pour écrire? — hmm j'ai lu 6 jours de Ryan Gattis pour m'informer sur l'ambiance des gangs et pouvoir mieux me plonger dans mon perso ! Et à part ça, j'aime beaucoup le style de Neil Gaiman !

une recommandation pour finir (livre, film, ou pourquoi pas un forum)? La série dead boy détective, je la trouve vraiment cool !

[ulkaralakbarova]

A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff’s family. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Bernie Madoff: Robert De Niro Ruth Madoff: Michelle Pfeiffer Frank Dipascali: Hank Azaria Stephanie Madoff: Kristen Connolly Catherine Hooper: Lily Rabe Mark Madoff: Alessandro Nivola Eleanor Squillari: Kathrine Narducci Andrew Madoff: Nathan Darrow Martin London: Steve Coulter Dan Horwitz: Michael A. Goorjian Ostrow: Geoffrey Cantor Michael Schwartz: Jason Babinsky Waitress: Marta Milans Agent Ted Cacioppi: Kelly AuCoin SEC Investigator: Amanda Warren Peter Madoff: Michael Kostroff Reporter: Portland Helmich Upscale Gala Guest: Doris McCarthy David Sheehan: Hamilton Clancy News Reporter: Tommy Bayiokos Reed: Gary Wilmes Club Codette: Cece King Trader: Kelly Aaron Party Guest: Amelia Brain Pinks: Marion McCorry Nicole De Bello: Sophie von Haselberg Driver: Karen Goeller Emily Madoff: Sydney Gayle Photographer / Paparazzi: Vincent Chan Caterer: Adam Butterfield Mike: Razor Rizzotti FBI Agent Kane Partner: Derrick Simmons Visitor: James Brickhouse Kenneth Langone: Ray Iannicelli Florida Fisherman: Guy Sparks Carl Shapiro: Ben Hammer Pool Kid: Ethan Coskay Picard Reporter: Victor Joel Ortiz Federal Agent: Chris LaPanta Daughter: Nicole Scimeca Young Mom: Anthoula Katsimatides Irving Picard: David Little Pierre: Jean Brassard Robert Jaffe: Mark Axelowitz Audrey: Reagan Grella Girl in Pool: Giulia Cicciari Party Guest: Wayne J. Miller Tom FitzMaurice: Neil Brooks Cunningham Palm Beach Party Guest: Lori Burch Bartender: Christine J. Carlson Inmate Gonzales: Sammy Peralta 17th floor Office worker: Ralph Bracco Young Daniel: Eli Golden Ike Sorkin: Mark LaMura Pool Party Guest (uncredited): Robert Levey II BLM Employee: Geoffrey Dawe Film Crew: Producer: Joseph E. Iberti Screenplay: Sam Levinson Executive Producer: Barry Levinson Screenplay: Samuel Baum Screenplay: John Burnham Schwartz Book: Diana Henriques Co-Producer: Amy Herman Original Music Composer: Evgueni Galperine Casting: Ellen Chenoweth Director of Photography: Eigil Bryld Editor: Ron Patane Costume Design: Rita Ryack Art Direction: Ryan Palmer Executive Producer: Robert De Niro Executive Producer: Jane Rosenthal Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler Executive Producer: Berry Welsh Co-Executive Producer: Jason Sosnoff Original Music Composer: Sacha Galperine Production Design: Laurence Bennett Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Skip Lievsay Movie Reviews:

[fimproda]

do you have aswell some movies or tv series with also good plot twists, or that in general you like narrative wise?

Dude, how can I tell you this...

I've got too many ���

TV Shows:

Sense8 on Netflix. I'll never get over its cancellation. It was such a good story, with great actors and characters, a compelling narrative, wonderful music and photography, and it was created by the Wachowski sisters of Matrix fame. At least we got two full seasons and a final episode that wrapped up all the plot lines as best as it could.

Anything by Mike Flanagan. You can find The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Fall of the House of Usher, Midnight Mass, and The Midnight Club on Netflix; if I recall correctly, there's also his adaptation of Gerald's Game from the homonymous book by Stephen King (but this one is a movie). As for Guillermo del Toro, I think Mike Flanagan's brand of horror is more of a gothic story, with ghosts and other paranormal elements. He always chooses stellar actors and the photography is just top tier.

Dark on Netflix. It's a German show that deals with time travel and its respective paradoxes, and that's how much I'm willing to tell you.

The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. I wouldn't have even begun to care about this show if it hadn't been for Robert Sheehan, but it's actually nice, all things considered; it has a very peculiar aesthetic that not many productions can hope to achieve.

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix. It's one of the cringiest, most senseless things I've ever had the displeasure to watch, but God if it makes me laugh. For all the wrong reasons, sure, but it does. I hate Sabrina so much, I want to slap her across the face so much, that rewatching this garbage fire of a show serves as an outlet for all my frustration and anger. I rewatch it religiously at least once a year.

Good Omens on Amazon Prime. Speaking of this, I forgot to recommend you the homonymous book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, which is one of the most hilarious books I've ever read. I'd only advise you to watch season one, though; I haven't watched season two yet, but I've heard about it, and it's kind of meh narrative-wise.

American Gods on... I don't know, the Starz network? I read the Nail Gaiman book and loved it (forgot to recommend it to you, too), and I really liked season 1. Season 2 was meh, just like Good Omens. I think they made a third season, but I'm not sure. Anyway, both the book and the show are a must if you like mythology, in my opinion.

Let's stay on the Neil Gaiman train: The Sandman on Netflix. Tom Sturridge's performance as Dream (especially his voice) makes it worth a watch by itself, and if I hadn't already realized that I'm an uncurable bisexual, seeing Mason Alexander Park as Desire would've done it. But jokes aside, it's a lovely, well-made show that surely won't waste your time.

Westworld on HBO. At surface level, it's a story about a Far-West-themed park populated by androids. I only watched season one, so I don't know how the show develops from there, but I can tell you that the plot twist is *chef kiss*. Terrific actors, too — and I seem to recall a pretty naked Ben Barnes in one memorable scene.

Speaking of Ben Barnes, Shadow and Bone on Netflix. It's one of the few times an adaptation is better than the book(s) it's been adapted from, and I'm still not done being salty about its cancellation. I think that the show's new storylines fit the characters better than the books', and those things I didn't like in the books have been explained and/or done better by the show.

Brooklyn 99 on Netflix (at least, it's on Netflix in Italy/in the EU). It's a completely different thing than all the other ones above it, and I think it's fitting as my last entry for this list. It manages to combine a comedy show and a cop show in a perfectly natural way, and even the last two/three seasons, which are considerably worse than the previous ones, still remain funny and enjoyable. Plus, Jake Peralta and Amy Santiago are Cassian and Nesta in another universe. Change my mind.

Movies:

Call Me By Your Name. I would never recommend you the book, as it's some of the most pretentious, boring shit I've ever read, but the movie is another thing entirely. Although, might I say, I haven't been able to bring myself to rewatch it since all the allegations about Armie Hammer came out. Pity; I liked him and his chemistry with Timothée Chalamet in this one.

Donnie Darko. This movie turned 20 years old a couple of days ago, but it's still great even in the Year of the Lord 2024. It's a bit cryptic, sure; I myself have never been able to completely understand it. 10/10 anyway.

The Shawshank Redemption, adapted from a novella by Stephen King titled Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It's a story about a prison escape, and I'm not going to tell you anything more than this.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This wonderful title has been translated in Italian as Se mi lasci ti cancello, "if you leave me, I'll delete you". Too spoiler-y of a title if you ask me, but this should give you an idea of what this movie is about.

The Truman Show and the Matrix trilogy, which are adaptations of Plato's allegory of the cave — and which, indeed, my philosophy professor made us watch at the end of the third year of high school.

Shrek 2. Yes, the second one specifically. Best movie ever made.

[alrederedmixedmedia]

Alredsered Remembers reporter and author Neil Sheehan, New York Times reporter on the Pentagon Papers and author of A Bright Shining Lie on his birthday.

"These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed for Vietnam."

-Neil Sheehan

[giancarlonicoli]

17 giu 2023 11:10

È MORTO DANIEL ELLSBERG, L'UOMO CHE CON I "PENTAGON PAPERS" SVELO’ LE BUGIE SUL VIETNAM – NEL 1971 PASSÒ AI MEDIA STATUNITENSI GLI STUDI SECRETATI DELLA DIFESA AMERICANA SULLA GUERRA – L’EX SEGRETARIO DI STATO AMERICANO HENRY KISSINGER ARRIVÒ A DEFINIRLO “L’UOMO PIÙ PERICOLOSO D’AMERICA” – LA STORIA È STATA RACCONTATA ANCHE NEL FILM “THE POST” DI STEVEN SPIELBERG – SI ERA ESPRESSO ANCHE CONTRO L'INTERVENTO MILITARE IN IRAQ E CONTRO IL SOSTEGNO ALL'UCRAINA – VIDEO -

Estratto dell’articolo di www.open.online

L’ex segretario di Stato americano Henry Kissinger arrivò a definirlo «l’uomo più pericoloso d’America». Oggi Daniel Ellsberg, l’economista e analista militare all’origine della clamorosa fuga di notizie passata alla storia come Pentagon Papers, è morto all’età di 92 anni.

[…] Lo scorso marzo, Ellsberg aveva inviato una mail ad amici e sostenitori in cui rivelava di soffrire di cancro al pancreas e di avere ancora pochi mesi di vita rimasti. Dopo la laurea ad Harvard, Ellsberg divenne uno dei cosiddetti «geniacci del Pentagono», un gruppo di brillanti giovani reclutati dal segretario della Difesa Robert McNamara negli anni Sessanta.

Nel 1969, mentre lavorava per il think tank Rand Corporation, iniziò a diventare sempre più critico nei confronti del coinvolgimento militare degli Stati Uniti in Vietnam. Quello stesso anno, Ellsberg cominciò a fotocopiare un dossier top secret di 7mila pagine che rivelava le strategie del governo americano, fin dai tempi di JFK.

Nel 1971, contattò Neil Sheehan, un giornalista del New York Times che aveva conosciuto proprio in Vietnam. Dopo un lavoro di analisi durato settimane, esplose la clamorosa fuga di notizia che prese il nome di Pentagon Papers.

Una volta resi pubblici, quei documenti provarono per la prima volta che diversi presidenti avevano mentito ai cittadini americani e avevano nascosto ciò che stava accadendo davvero in Vietnam. L’altro grande giornale coinvolto nella fuga di notizie fu il Washington Post, la cui editrice Katherine Graham rimase indecisa fino all’ultimo sul da farsi.

La decisione di pubblicare i documenti, con il rischio di possibili conseguenze legali, permise non solo di risollevare economicamente il giornale ma passò alla storia come una delle decisioni più coraggiose mai prese nel giornalismo americano. Una storia raccontata anche in The Post, il film del 2017 diretto da Steven Spielberg.

Negli ultimi decenni, Ellsberg si è fatto notare soprattutto per il suo impegno pubblico a favore della pace. […]

Ellsberg è stato una delle voci più critiche nei confronti dell’intervento militare americano in Iraq e in generale della politica estera di George W Bush. Più recentemente, Ellsberg si è opposto anche al sostegno militare fornito dagli Stati Uniti all’Ucraina, dichiarando che «una guerra fallita è redditizia tanto quanto una vincente».