Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Washington Declares War Against Whistleblowers

Washington Keeps Getting Worse For Whistleblowers -- David Freddodo, Washington Examiner

With espionage charges now laid against Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who revealed government collection of data on all Americans' phone calls, the Obama administration has initiated prosecutions of more than twice as many leakers as all previous presidential administrations combined.

Snowden has certainly broken the law, and with his subsequent revelations about U.S. spying on foreign officials, he has arguably ceded the moral high ground as well. But what about whistleblowers who have merely violated the unwritten bureaucratic code of silence? By prosecuting so many leaks, and by creating its so-called "Insider Threat Program" to combat even less serious leaks, is the Obama administration creating an especially hostile environment for innocent officials who step forward to point out wrongdoing and incompetence?

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My Comment: When President Obama himself comments that those who leak are enemies of The United States .... the message is out .... people who leak are to be targeted and punished .... and targeted and punished they are as a deterrent to those who may want to leak critical information in the future.

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