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Whistleblower effectively gagged by FBI
rawstory.com — Originally cleared to give speech about discrimination, retaliation within the agency, highest-ranking Arab American agent slapped with new restrictions, stern warning.
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- cageybee, on 01/11/2008, -6/+30do me a favor, go watch "America: Freedom to Fascism". find it on Google video
- Herostratus, on 01/11/2008, -1/+13I second that. I am a member of RTR Nation and participate in most of their calls.
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- ChaosMotor, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2I'm trying to get people interested in developing a free, universal wireless communication service that will make AT&T and Comcast irrelevant.
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This should be front page news on every newspaper in the us.- lucutus, on 01/11/2008, -1/+3She?
- ChaosMotor, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2He's probably thinking of Sibel Edmonds.
- lucutus, on 01/11/2008, -1/+3She?
- Teku, on 01/11/2008, -9/+4There is such a thing as blowing the whistle to the wrong people.
- imgstacke, on 01/11/2008, -1/+5So the American public is the 'Wrong People'?
- Teku, on 01/11/2008, -5/+1Honest answer? Some of them, yes.
- imgstacke, on 01/11/2008, -1/+5So the American public is the 'Wrong People'?
- trebuchet03, on 01/11/2008, -1/+10FTA
"the FBI does not want the general public to know the contents of the censorship provisions it unconstitutionally demands that its agents follow."
Almost ironic... - republicker, on 01/11/2008, -2/+15Newsflash!!!!! Highest-ranking Arab American agent found dead on park bench, with handgun found 10 meters away in apparent suicide.
- lucutus, on 01/11/2008, -2/+6Didn't see that one comming. Figured there'd be some sort of accident by now.
- BlacklabelSAR, on 01/11/2008, -1/+7Now in darkness world stops turning
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees the war pig's crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing spreads his wings
All right now! - serif69, on 01/11/2008, -7/+9The FBI has every right to forbid someone going public with classified matters. It's akin to a non-disclosure agreement nearly all companies have their employees sign. The relationship is the same. It has nothing to do with freedom of speech or the Constitution; it has to do with working for an entity that would like to control the information that escapes from it. The difference is that those things about which many of us could speak about our employers would be damaging to the companies, while that which this gentleman may have spoken could create a direct threat to the FBI and general security. Of course, you'll never see a media "source" like the raw story cover that angle.
- pkonink, on 01/11/2008, -1/+7Without regard to this specific case, I think a key difference here is that the FBI is a government arm and a public agency. What they do not only directly effects all of us, but is also funded by us through taxes. While I agree that it may not necessarily be a 1st amendment issue, I would say that hiding corruption or malfeasance within this or any other agency would also be tantamount to a national security issue and should take precedence.
- serif69, on 01/11/2008, -1/+1I agree wholeheartedly that cases of corruption and malfeasance are absolutely necessary to report publicly. But with regard to this specific case, it's an agent who is suing the FBI who wishes to speak publicly about his opinion of the very organization he is suing. And he still works there. At best, it's conflict of interest. At worst, it's vengeful dissemination of classified information.
- ChaosMotor, on 01/13/2008, -0/+2Governments have no right to keep secrets from their people. There is no possible justification for classified, secret, top secret, or any form of restricted information. For, of, and by the people. It is OUR government, we are not THEIR subjects. The people have a right to know EVERYTHING. The only thing secrets gives the government is the ability to LIE to us.
- serif69, on 01/11/2008, -1/+1I agree wholeheartedly that cases of corruption and malfeasance are absolutely necessary to report publicly. But with regard to this specific case, it's an agent who is suing the FBI who wishes to speak publicly about his opinion of the very organization he is suing. And he still works there. At best, it's conflict of interest. At worst, it's vengeful dissemination of classified information.
- bfdonnelly, on 01/11/2008, -2/+1Yeah, and that left-wing rag, the _Wall Street Journal._ Those crazy lefties wrote about it too.
- pkonink, on 01/11/2008, -1/+7Without regard to this specific case, I think a key difference here is that the FBI is a government arm and a public agency. What they do not only directly effects all of us, but is also funded by us through taxes. While I agree that it may not necessarily be a 1st amendment issue, I would say that hiding corruption or malfeasance within this or any other agency would also be tantamount to a national security issue and should take precedence.
- PhilMoskowitz, on 01/11/2008, -2/+14This is ALL that America has become, a country dedicated to managing failure. Making everything worse, then covering it up.
- kfed2, on 01/11/2008, -1/+5The only surprise is that they got caught. How many times have they gotten away with it?
- schneidafunk, on 01/11/2008, -9/+5she's hot - check out her pic (and a better news story) at http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/06/fbi-whist ...
*rawstory sucks - it's like listening to a prettier version of michael moore- insllvn, on 01/11/2008, -1/+2404
- TwwIX, on 01/11/2008, -9/+1A blower?gagging?
That must've been one big dick. - zer02121, on 01/11/2008, -2/+1Who would have thought?? Freddy Krueger an FBI whistleblower?!?
- zhulien, on 01/12/2008, -0/+3since Bush came into power, not only is the USA the most disliked nation on the planet, now they are becoming the laughing stock of the planet too!
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