Saturday, November 20, 2010

This Is What Is Wrong With The U.S. Military



Marine Whistleblower Franz Gayl: Security Clearance Removal Is Retaliation -- Washington Post

Franz Gayl made a name for himself a few years ago as a Marine Corps whistleblower, a civilian scientist who helped push the Pentagon to shift its Iraqi weapons strategy. Senators called him a hero for disclosures that helped get heavily armored vehicles known as MRAPs to the battlefield.

But a few weeks ago, Gayl found himself booted from a room where confidential materials are handled and stripped of his security clearance. His superiors accused him of "a disregard for regulations, a pattern of poor judgment and intentional misconduct" - behavior that they said "indicates you are unreliable and untrustworthy."

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Update #1: Marines Wreck Super Geek’s Career -- The Danger Room
Update #2: Why is Pentagon Whistleblower Franz Gayl Being Retaliated Against for Saving Our Troops? -- Whistle Blower
Update #3: Marine Corps Whistleblower Franz Gayl Stripped of His Security Clearance -- Project On Government Oversight

My Comment: This is wrong on so many levels.

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