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The Northerner

(5,040 posts)
Thu May 10, 2012, 04:13 PM May 2012

Sibel Edmonds: US government needs to keep the fear factor alive



The Obama administration has the worst track record when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers. Obama once claimed he'd work hard to have a transparent government, but many have faced retaliation for revealing controversial government information. Sibel Edmonds, who is a whistleblower, waited 340 days for FBI clearance of her memoir but finally released it on her own. Edmonds, founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, joins us for more.
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Sibel Edmonds: US government needs to keep the fear factor alive (Original Post) The Northerner May 2012 OP
Ms. Edmonds has balls of steel. Good for her. Go Sibel. 99th_Monkey May 2012 #1
Well, there you have it... KansDem May 2012 #2

KansDem

(28,498 posts)
2. Well, there you have it...
Fri May 11, 2012, 10:25 AM
May 2012

The question is: Why did the US support these so-called "terrorist organizations?"

What was the objective? What was the reason for keeping the "fear factor alive?

I'll have to read her book...

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