In a recent article, “Democrats on Capitol Hill ask White House not to gag federal employees“, the Washington Post quotes from a Congressional letter to President Trump. “As the new Administration seeks to better understand what problems exist in this area,…
Category: commentaries
A Christmas movie for whistleblowers
For the whistleblower in search of Christmas entertainment, look no further than the 1947 film classic, “Miracle on 34th Street.” The plot is a classic whistleblowing situation: A principled employee observes unethical and possibly illegal conduct and is subjected to…
Whistleblowers and the prosecution loophole
(Commentary) by Shanna Devine (Government Accountability Project) and Liz Hempowicz (Project on Government Oversight) Published in The HIll, March 12, 2015 When facing the prospect of criminal prosecution for leaking highly classified material to his mistress and later lying about it…
Double standard for leaking endangers the nation
Reportedly, investigators have recommended indictment of disgraced former Central Intelligence Agency Director, David Petraeus on charges of leaking classified information.
What Edward Snowden’s critics forget about Daniel Ellsberg
One year ago, The Guardian published the first disclosure of secret NSA surveillance activities by Edward Snowden. Four days later, the whistleblower revealed his identity to the world. Ever since, NSA officials and supporters have disparaged Snowden as “no Daniel…
FIlm Review: ‘Top Priority: The Terror Within’
“Top Priority: the Terror Within” tells the true story of whistleblower Julia Davis, a former DHS/ICE officer who conscientiously tries to prevent a bureaucratic SNAFU from turning into another 9/11.
Jesselyn Radack named one of 100 Leading Global Thinkers
NSA whistleblowers vindicated; surveillance empire strikes back
Edward Snowden gets a new job
Moscow newspapers reported today that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been hired to perform website maintenance for “an unidentified major online resource” in Russia.
Does Idealism Have to Come with An Expiration Date?
By Sibel Edmonds “Why do we call all our generous ideas illusions and the mean ones truths?” –Edith Wharton