Cut a Deal for the Whistleblower: NYT Goes to Bat for Snowden
Considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed, and the abuses he has exposed, Mr. Snowden deserves better than a life of permanent exile, fear and flight.’
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Manning: the convicted spy hailed as a whistleblower
Manning ultimately leaked hundreds of thousands of frontline military reports from Iraq and Afghanistan and diplomatic cables to the WikiLeaks
Read MoreStatement on Verdict in Bradley Manning Court-Martial
Manning’s alleged disclosures have exposed war crimes, sparked revolutions, and induced democratic reform. He is the quintessential whistleblower.
Read MoreObama's 'Insider Threat' Program a 'Sweeping' Crackdown on Leakers
As the documents reveal, any “leaks to the media” are officially “equated with espionage,” through the administration’s eyes.
Read MoreWhistleblowers and the economy of esteem
I have heard no speculation about the worrying sort of person who becomes Director of National Intelligence. Why not?
Read MorePipeline Whistleblower Reveals Dangerous "Culture of Noncompliance"
Vokes, a five year employee of TransCanada, was fired without cause in 2012 after repeatedly raising concerns about the company’s safety practices.
Read MoreBradley Manning Trial Begins: A 'Danger Zone' for Civil Liberties
Manning said he “had information that needed to be shared with the world.”
Read MoreBarack Obama's sledgehammer against dissent: Amy Goodman
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder have used the Espionage Act six times to prosecute whistle-blowers –
Read MoreBradley Manning admits guilt, wanted to spark debate
The 25-year-old, who is being held in military custody pending trial, said he would plead guilty to ten of the less serious of the 22 charges against him WikiLeaks: US private to plead guilty to 10 charges (via AFP) US...
Read MorePersecuted whistleblower rewarded record $104M by IRS
…the IRS vindicated his actions with the largest amount ever awarded under its whistleblower program”
Read MoreWikileaks suspends publishing to focus on fundraising
internet whistleblower Wikileaks is suspending operations to focus on fund-raising instead. Its founder Julian Assange, speaking at a news conference in London, said a financial blockade imposed by American financial institutions cut off most of the website’s funding. RT’s Ivor Bennett was at the conference.
Read MoreObama uses espionage act to prosecute/persecute whistleblowers
The government, including the Obama administration, works to make reporting “illegalities, malfeasance, fraud, waste and abuse perpetrated by our own government” a crime. National Security Agency whistleblower Thomas...
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