Save Tom Drake Mark Klein Mark Klein is a former AT&T technician who leaked knowledge of his company's cooperation with the United States National Security Agency in installing network hardware to monitor, capture and process American telecommunications. The subsequent media coverage became a major story in May 2006. In recognition of his actions, the Electronic Frontier Foundation picked Klein as one of the winners of its 2008 Pioneer Awards.[1] For over 22 years Mark Klein worked for AT&T. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Thomas Drake | Americans Who Tell The Truth Thomas Drake made national headlines as a whistleblower at the National Security Agency and later, as the 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Truth-Teller award. A decorated veteran of the US Navy and the US Air Force, Drake was working as a senior official at the United States National Security Agency (NSA) when he became outraged at what he saw as corruption and criminal activity within the agency. Frustrated in his attempts to get answers via official channels, Drake anonymously went to the press with what he knew -- an action that led to his indictment under the US Espionage Act. A computer and linguistics expert, Thomas Drake worked in intelligence capacities for both the US Navy and US Air Force throughout the 1970s and 80s before becoming a government contractor in the Washington, DC area. In 2001, Drake began full time work with the NSA, where he quickly became involved in a debate over a computer program.
Russ Tice Career[edit] Tice worked as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Air Force, Office of Naval Intelligence, and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). During his nearly 20-year career with various United States government agencies, he conducted intelligence missions related to the Kosovo War, Afghanistan, the USS Cole bombing in Yemen, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tice was transferred from the Defense Intelligence Agency to the National Security Agency in 2002. In April 2001 Tice reported his suspicions that an Asian-American woman he was working with was a Chinese spy, saying she had voiced sympathies for China, travelled extensively abroad and displayed affluence beyond her means.[4][5] Tice was told his suspicions were unfounded.[4] After moving to the NSA, Tice continued to report his concerns. He had been nominated to receive a medal for work he had done during the Iraq war, but after his clearance was suspended it was withdrawn.[6] Whistleblower[edit] Oh, absolutely. See also[edit]
Thomas Tamm Thomas Tamm (born 1952) is a former attorney in the United States Department of Justice Office of Intelligence Policy and Review during the period in 2004 when senior Justice officials fought against the widening scope of warrantless NSA surveillance that consisted of eavesdropping on U.S. citizens. He was an anonymous whistleblower to The New York Times, making the initial disclosure regarding the issue. Background[edit] A 1974 graduate of Brown University, he is a former attorney in the United States Department of Justice Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. The New York Times article on December 16, 2005[2][3] exposing the warrantless NSA surveillance for the first time, was based on his initial tip-offs. On April 26, 2011, after a lengthy criminal investigation, the Justice Department announced that it would be dropping its investigation of Tamm and would not file charges.[7] Related events in 2012[edit] Awards[edit] 2009 Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize[1] See also[edit] References[edit]
When you talk too much for Twitter Obama’s Justice Department: Holder’s Leak Investigations Are Outrageous and Unprecedented Attorney General Eric Holder has overseen more leak investigations under Obama than were pursued under Bush Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Attorney General Eric Holder has said that he doesn’t want the Obama administration’s leak prosecutions “ to be his legacy .” This shouldn’t be a source of pride, even the fake point-scoring kind. Here’s the official excuse, from the Justice Department’s letter to AP today and from the daily White House press briefing: “The president feels strongly that we need the press to be able to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism,” press secretary Jay Carney said. The Drake prosecution started under President George W. Nor is there a law or a Supreme Court reading of the constitution to kill them. Whether a leak threatens national security is clearly not the standard Holder and his department are using.
Dan Kennedy: Obama's War on Journalism Kudos to David Carr of the New York Times for shining a light on an issue that doesn't attract nearly the attention that it should: the Obama administration's abuse of the Espionage Act, which in turn has led to a virtual war on journalism and free expression. As Carr notes, the Espionage Act, approved in 1917 during the hysteria of World War I, was used three times before President Obama took office in 2009 -- and six times during his presidency. We live in a dangerous era, and there have been prosecutions with which it may be hard to disagree. Carr cites the case of Bradley Manning, who's been charged with stealing national-security documents that are at the heart of the WikiLeaks disclosures. But Carr also writes that leak prosecutions often seem to be aimed more at punishing people for embarrassing the government than for genuinely damaging national security. (More about the Kiriakou case from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. I can't tell you about that case.
Internet Control: Obama Blames Internet for 'Domestic Terrorism' In another verbal assault on net neutrality, Obama is now warning that both recent and future acts of terrorism stem from the accessibility of information on the internet. In his speech yesterday, Obama said that information available online fuels ‘violent agendas’ through ‘hateful propaganda’ that drives terrorism. Warning that ‘internet materials’ are fueling domestic terror threats and actually causing people to go out and commit mass acts of terrorism, Obama is once again following in the footsteps of his fellow control freak associates in assaulting the openness of the internet that is now a hot spring for alternative news amid the frozen depths of the mainstream media. In the speech, Obama said : “Today, a person can consume hateful propaganda, commit themselves to a violent agenda and learn how to kill without leaving their home.” The simple reality is that the internet is the largest threat to corrupt government officials. Category : Internet Freedom
World Bank Whistleblower Reveals How The Global Elite Rule The World This article was first published on September 30, 2013. Karen Hudes is a graduate of Yale Law School and she worked in the legal department of the World Bank for more than 20 years. In fact, when she was fired for blowing the whistle on corruption inside the World Bank, she held the position of Senior Counsel. She was in a unique position to see exactly how the global elite rules the world, and the information that she is now revealing to the public is absolutely stunning. The goal is control. Remember, this is not some “conspiracy theorist” that is saying these things. Karen Hudes studied law at Yale Law School and economics at the University of Amsterdam. Today, Hudes is trying very hard to expose the corrupt financial system that the global elite are using to control the wealth of the world. Previously, I have written about the Swiss study that Hudes mentioned. But the global elite don’t just control these mega-corporations. This system did not come into being by accident.
Glenn Greenwald: 'I don't trust the UK not to arrest me. Their behaviour has been extreme' | World news The dogs can smell Glenn Greenwald long before they see him. As we drive up the hill to his house, a cacophony of barking greets us. The chorus is so overwhelming it makes me think of the National Security Agency (NSA) chiefs who Greenwald has tormented over the past year."They don't bite," Greenwald says as we are engulfed by the pack of strays that he and his partner, David Miranda, have rescued. After a beat, he adds: "… as long as you don't show any fear." I'm not certain he's joking, which is awkward, given that there are 12 of them, ranging from an 80lb Bernese mountain dog to a rat-sized miniature pinscher. The image of Greenwald and his dogs has been beamed around the world by news organisations since his first NSA revelations were published by the Guardian last year. But the sight of him surrounded by the animals still comes as a shock. Think of that legendary 1973 photograph of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein at the height of Watergate. But it's true. "But I do. Perceptions?
Glenn Greenwald: the explosive day we revealed Edward Snowden's identity to the world On Thursday 6 June 2013, our fifth day in Hong Kong, I went to Edward Snowden's hotel room and he immediately said he had news that was "a bit alarming". An internet-connected security device at the home he shared with his longtime girlfriend in Hawaii had detected that two people from the NSA – a human-resources person and an NSA "police officer" – had come to their house searching for him. Snowden was almost certain this meant that the NSA had identified him as the likely source of the leaks, but I was sceptical. "If they thought you did this, they'd send hordes of FBI agents with a search warrant and probably Swat teams, not a single NSA officer and a human-resources person." I figured this was just an automatic and routine inquiry, triggered when an NSA employee goes absent for a few weeks without explanation. Poitras had spent the previous 48 hours editing the footage from my first interview with Snowden, but she said it was too detailed, lengthy, and fragmented to use. Postscript
Guardian editor receives European Press award for Edward Snowden story | Media Alan Rusbridger, the editor in chief of the Guardian, has been honoured at the European Press awards for leading the team which masterminded a series of remarkable disclosures from the files leaked by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The Guardian was given "The Special Award" by judges at the European Press Prize – Europe's equivalent of the Pulitzers – at a ceremony in London which brought together leading journalists, editors and commentators from across the continent. Announcing the award, BBC Today presenter Justin Webb said Snowden had been "the biggest global story of the year". The series of revelations about the extent of state surveillance had "set alarm bells ringing throughout the world." He added: "One European paper, the Guardian, has played a leading role in the story. The judges said that such continuing revelations obviously raised issues of great significance for concerned citizens across the world.
Ex-BP worker files whistleblower suit over cleanup NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for airing concerns about the cleanup of Mississippi's shoreline after the Gulf oil spill. In a federal suit filed last Friday in New Orleans, August Walter claims one of his BP bosses manipulated data on shoreline cleanup and didn't give the Coast Guard "the true status" of what substances needed to be cleaned. Walter, a Covington, La., resident who helped develop BP's cleanup plans in Mississippi after the 2010 spill began, claims in the suit that he was fired last month in retaliation for complaining that BP wasn't following environmental regulations and was "picking and choosing what oil to pick up." Walter also claims he refused to misrepresent data so that the Coast Guard would believe cleanup activities in Mississippi were closer to completion. The allegations in Walter's suit are limited to BP's cleanup in Mississippi.