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ides (iou)



ides noun pl. Rarely in sing. ide. Also Ides. LOE.
[Old & mod. French from Latin idus (pl.), of unkn. origin.]
The eighth day after the nones in the ancient Roman calendar: the 15th day of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th of the Other months.

Pentagon Papers (sh)




Secret documents detailing the U.S. role in Indochina from World War II to 1968.

The U.S. Defense Department commissioned the study; a project associate, Daniel Ellsberg, who was opposed to U.S. participation in the Vietnam War, leaked details of the documents to the press. In June 1971 The New York Times began publishing articles based on the study. The U.S. Justice Department, citing national Security, obtained a temporary court order halting publication. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the government had failed to justify restraint of publication, and the documents were published widely, fueling debate over the country's Vietnam policy.