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US Whistleblowers — Test Your Spy Knowledge With Our Quiz! [Espionage Act used to prosecute government officials]

“It is Snowden who decided, at great risk, to honor his oath to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies foreign and domestic – and NOT the timid politicians whose cowardice Snowden exposed.  Naïve souls still inclined to give credence to … Continue reading

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40 Years Ago — The Intelligence Identities Protection Act (June 23 1982)

“The legislation ultimately will harm, not help, our national security interests (…)  If left to stand, it will curtail legitimate journalistic scrutiny of a particularly important and sensitive area of government, creating the possibility that wrongdoing or wrong-headedness could flourish in … Continue reading

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On This Day — The Intelligence Identities Protection Act (June 23 1982) [2021]

“The legislation ultimately will harm, not help, our national security interests (…)  If left to stand, it will curtail legitimate journalistic scrutiny of a particularly important and sensitive area of government, creating the possibility that wrongdoing or wrong-headedness could flourish in … Continue reading

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US Whistleblowers 2021 — Test Your Spy Knowledge With Our Quiz!

“It is Snowden who decided, at great risk, to honor his oath to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies foreign and domestic – and NOT the timid politicians whose cowardice Snowden exposed.  Naïve souls still inclined to give credence to … Continue reading

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Spy Quotes — Former CIA John Kiriakou

“That Mark Zaid is involved in this case leads me to believe that the CIA whistleblower is either an idiot who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into or he’s been directed to make his ‘disclosure’.” Former CIA officer … Continue reading

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On This Day — The Intelligence Identities Protection Act (June 23 1982) [2020]

“The legislation ultimately will harm, not help, our national security interests (…)  If left to stand, it will curtail legitimate journalistic scrutiny of a particularly important and sensitive area of government, creating the possibility that wrongdoing or wrong-headedness could flourish in … Continue reading

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US Whistleblowers 2020 — Test Your Spy Knowledge With Our Quiz!

“It is Snowden who decided, at great risk, to honor his oath to defend the Constitution against ALL enemies foreign and domestic – and NOT the timid politicians whose cowardice Snowden exposed.  Naïve souls still inclined to give credence to … Continue reading

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Former CIA Jeffrey Sterling Wins 2020 Sam Adams Award

“Operation Merlin is the perfect example of powerful bureaucratic interests running amok and creating the intelligence necessary to justify their operations. The net result is that Jeffrey Sterling was unjustly imprisoned and that the United States has gone down a … Continue reading

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TRUMP WHISTLEBLOWER: CHOICE OF LAWYER RAISES SUSPICIONS [UPDATE — Former CIA John Kiriakou : “This is an insult to real whistleblowers!”]

“That [Mark] Zaid is involved in this case leads me to believe that the CIA whistleblower is either an idiot who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into or he’s been directed to make his ‘disclosure’.” Former CIA officer … Continue reading

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TRUMP WHISTLEBLOWER: CHOICE OF LAWYER RAISES SUSPICIONS

“That [Mark] Zaid is involved in this case leads me to believe that the CIA whistleblower is either an idiot who has no idea what he’s gotten himself into or he’s been directed to make his ‘disclosure’.” Former CIA officer … Continue reading

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