[163180] in Zephyr_Bugs
Silenced Whistleblowers Have Vital Truths to Tell
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Leopold, Truthout)
Thu Mar 15 13:37:04 2012
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:37:03 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | Right now, the Obama administration is waging a devastating *war against whistleblowers*. Sources I've spent years cultivating now fear they could face prosecution for revealing details about governmental waste, fraud and even potential war crimes.
Over the past several months, I've been told by several sources that there is no upside for them to speak with me - the risks they face are simply too great. Just last year, the Army accused a reservist of leaking classified information to me and took steps to bar him from reenlistment, because he dared to speak out about the torture he witnessed at Guantanamo.
*What kind of country are we living in, where no good deed goes unpunished? *
We're here to follow stories that matter - even if they don't generate a million clicks or retweets. The full story of the torture regime and the ongoing assault on civil rights must be told. *It isn't sexy or profitable, but it is the first draft of history - a history that very few others are writing.*
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Right now, the Obama administratio=
n is waging a devastating <b>war against whistleblowers</b>. Sources I've s=
pent years cultivating now fear they could face prosecution for revealing d=
etails about governmental waste, fraud and even potential war crimes. =
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Over the past several months, I've=
been told by several sources that there is no upside for them to speak wit=
h me - the risks they face are simply too great. Just last year, the Army a=
ccused a reservist of leaking classified information to me and took steps t=
o bar him from reenlistment, because he dared to speak out about the tortur=
e he witnessed at Guantanamo. </span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "><br />
</span></div>
<div><b><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">What kind of country are we liv=
ing in, where no good deed goes unpunished? </span></b></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "><br />
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<div><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Truthout is here to follow stories=
that matter - even if they don’t generate a million clicks or retwee=
ts. The full story of the torture regime and the ongoing assault on civil r=
ights must be told. <b>It isn’t sexy or profitable, but it is the fir=
st draft of history - a history that very few others are writing.</b> =
</span></div>
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