Tag Archives: whistleblower

.@BarackObama: Pardon John Kiriakou; punish torturers, not whistleblowers

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Susan Chandler

Congress: Pardon John Kiriakou | Defending Dissent Foundation Outgoing Congressman James Moran D-VA this week called on President Obama to pardon whistleblower John Kiriakou, calling him an “American hero.” … Kiriakou is the only CIA agent to be jailed over … Continue reading →

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Kiriakou’s incarceration education continues …

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Susan Chandler

CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou Is Counting Down the Days Until His Release | The Dissenter He has 86 days. Once he leaves, he will go to a halfway house that he said is located in southeastern DC. Recently, there had … Continue reading →

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Answering former FL DoC Secretary McDonough’s question

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Susan Chandler

More Correctional Officers Arrested in Rikers Island Investigation – The Prison Complex Jail beatings rarely result in prosecution, but there are exceptions. In June last year, the Bronx district attorney’s office charged 10 jail officers and supervisors, including a former … Continue reading →

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Push back against Bureau of Prisons retaliation against John Kiriakou

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Susan Chandler

CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou recently resumed speaking with the press and writing his ‘Letters from Loretto’ after the Bureau of Prisons reneged on their deal to give him 9 months in a halfway house. Unfortunately, prison officials have chosen … Continue reading →

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Patriotism: the real deal = a raw deal. So far.

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Susan Chandler

Letter to an Unknown Whistleblower: How the Security State’s Mania for Secrecy Will Create You I know that you’re there. I know that, just as Edward Snowden and Bradley (now Chelsea) Manning did, you will, for reasons of your own, … Continue reading →

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Serious subject; suspect reporting, complete with sucker punch.

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Susan Chandler

Government Pays Millions in Taxpayer Dollars to Phone Companies to Spy « CBS DC … the fees can add up quickly. The average wiretap is estimated to cost $50,000, a figure that includes reimbursements as well as other operational costs. … Continue reading →

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Tell ’em, Taibbi!! Sorkin sucks.

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Susan Chandler

Hey, MSM: All Journalism is Advocacy Journalism | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone So New York Times Dealbook writer Andrew Ross Sorkin has apologized to journalist Glenn Greenwald for saying he’d “almost arrest” him, for his supposed aid and comfort … Continue reading →

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Kansas disbars lawyer involved in Guantanamo case | McClatchy Tribune News Service | The Bellingham Herald

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Susan Chandler

… concerned about the legal and physical treatment of prisoners, Diaz printed out a list in early 2005 of all the detainees and anonymously mailed them to a civil rights lawyer in New York. That lawyer turned them over to … Continue reading →

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A Holocaust of FBI Law Enforcement Practices Comes to Light | Prism Magazine

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Susan Chandler

“The right angle to this is huge. The FBI is agreeing to look at 10,000 cases when in fact the FBI taught local, state and federal crime lab personnel this analytical technique for decades. That means in this nation alone … Continue reading →

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