Pentagon Papers Leaker Ellsberg Says He Has Terminal Cancer

Pentagon Papers Leaker Ellsberg Says He Has Terminal Cancer
Daniel Ellsberg speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2009. Nick Ut/AP Photo
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WASHINGTON—Daniel Ellsberg, who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War and became known as the Pentagon Papers, said he has terminal cancer and months to live.

Ellsberg posted on his Facebook page Thursday that doctors diagnosed the 91-year-old with inoperable pancreatic cancer on Feb. 17 following medical scans.