Article by Linda Lewis on “Whistleblowing Today” Four national security whistleblowers and a former CIA analyst appeared onstage Tuesday at Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall for a roundtable discussion, “Beyond Orwell: Surveillance, Secrets & Whistleblowing in the Security State.” Keynote speaker Daniel Ellsberg, the famed “Pentagon Papers whistleblower,” fired a broadside at the political establishment, saying […]
National security whistleblowers explained the challenges they faced when trying to expose wrongdoing or violations of the law and discussed the critical balance between civil liberties and national security. Speakers included Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers, and Edward Snowden’s attorney, Jesselyn Radack. Authors Sancy Tolan and Narda Zacchino participated from the audience. […]
A panel discussion on February 18, 2014 launches a new UK whistleblowers’ support network, “The Whistler,” hosted by Gavin MacFadyen of the Centre for Investigative Journalism, and Eileen Chubb of Compassion in Care, who exposed the abuse of elderly patients in the UK. Ray McGovern (ex-CIA), Jesselyn Radack (ex-Department of Justice), Thomas Drake (ex-NSA) and […]
Jesselyn Radack and Thomas Drake were interviewed on how the U.S. and U.K. are colluding to stop whistleblowers by RT Show “Going Underground.”