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Blackford

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22. Fruit of the poisoned tree

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #21)

Thu Jul 11, 2013, 08:25 PM

Jul 2013

IT should be a lesson to those who would blow the whistle. If you desire justice, follow the protocol, else what you do may result in no prosecutions for wrong doing.

He broke the law to reveal the torture. because the evidence was obtained through illegal means, it is fruit of the poisoned tree and cannot be used.

He is to blame for there being no other prosecutions.

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Imprisoned CIA whistleblower, John Kiriakou: "Everyone is corrupt I�ve come to learn" [View all] MNBrewer Jul 2013 OP

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #1

No, John. Not everyone. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #2

Not meaning to be snarky, but many of us aren't important enough to be in a position byeya Jul 2013 #3

Some got in just for the cash prizes. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #6

And the complimentary breath mints byeya Jul 2013 #10

On the contrary. The needier you are, the more susceptible you are to corruption. Baitball Blogger Jul 2013 #11

K&R newfie11 Jul 2013 #4

K&R ReRe Jul 2013 #5

If only he'd tortured or killed somebody, he'd be in the clear. Octafish Jul 2013 #7

He should have robbed the Treasury, there are no consequences for crimes like that in the US. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #13

How to leak and not get caught struggle4progress Jul 2013 #8

From wikipedia Progressive dog Jul 2013 #9

I'll see your wikipedia and raise you a Democracy Now MNBrewer Jul 2013 #15

He pleaded guilty, that's all we need to know Progressive dog Jul 2013 #25

Didn't John Kiriakou reveal the identities of a couple fo CIA agents? Blackford Jul 2013 #12

Reporting the identity of a torturer... how do you feel about that? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #16

Reporting the torture: cool. Reporting the identity of a secret CIA agent you allege is torturing: Blackford Jul 2013 #17

Report up the chain of command and let the courts settle it? MNBrewer Jul 2013 #18

He didn't follow the protocol Blackford Jul 2013 #20

Protocol was broken MNBrewer Jul 2013 #21

Fruit of the poisoned tree Blackford Jul 2013 #22

Bull. Shit. MNBrewer Jul 2013 #23

We can obviously have no civil discourse regarding this issue Blackford Jul 2013 #24

... AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #14

Don't trust the police? No shit Nevernose Jul 2013 #19

Are there any CIA/FBI agents Bryn Jul 2013 #26