Tag Archive | Jesselyn Radack
Firedoglake: Can It Be Both a ‘Progressive News Site’ and an ‘Action Organization’ in Its Present State?
Allow me to juxtapose some notions and statements that may not be compatible. From the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics: Journalists should: — Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. — Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility. — Disclose unavoidable conflicts. From a Dissenter post titled […]
“Truth never damages a cause that is just” -Gandhi
Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola helpfully opined yesterday that I see what you are doing as being more divisive to the cause of fighting the war on whistleblowing. You have not demonstrated to me that what you are doing is about more than having some kind of beef with Jesselyn [Radack]. It seems like you have an […]
Fact Check Update: NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake All But Concedes GAP NDAA Amicus Was Premised on False Statement
In a Firedoglake discussion, NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake said the following: During the 2001-2006 timeframe, OSC was not in a position to properly process the very sensitive (and even highly classified disclosures I made to Congress and later to the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General) involving intelligence activities and programs at the NSA. […]
Firedoglake’s Kevin Gosztola has time to transcribe conversations, but not to fact check them
The fine journalistic ethos at Firedoglake apparently amounts to this: You think [Jesselyn Radack] has spread misinformation, intentionally or unintentionally? What? You send me to a list of posts that I can on my own time read through. I don’t have time for this. I have work on a wide array of civil liberties/national security […]
My Letter to John Kiriakou
As I see it, certain elements within the whistleblower community are a detriment to whistleblowers acting out of conscience. Mr. Kiriakou will have to make a choice about what kind of person he wants to be after repaying his debt to society. At the very least, such a choice should be an informed one.
A Few Questions for Filmmaker James Spione about SILENCED
SILENCED, a new film about whistleblowers by filmmaker James Spione, is currently in post-production. The film features three GAP clients (Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou, and Peter Van Buren) and one GAP employee (Jesselyn Radack). Here is the trailer. The film’s promotional material states it will be “offering an analysis, along with a number of independent […]
Fact Check Update: Whistleblower/GAP Attorney Shoots the Messenger in Response to Fact Check
Background: Fact Check: GAP Legal Filing Falsely Claims Intelligence Workers Lack External Avenues to Blow the Whistle (Dec. 19, 2012)
