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>But R. Scott Oswald, a Washington attorney of the Employment Law Group, called the Obama administration “a friend to whistleblowers,” saying it draws a distinc
by aspensmonster 13y ago
>But R. Scott Oswald, a Washington attorney of the Employment Law Group, called the Obama administration “a friend to whistleblowers,” saying it draws a distinction between legitimate whistleblowers who use internal systems to complain of wrongdoing vs. leakers, who illegally make classified information public.
Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou, Peter Van Buren, and William Binney didn't seem to think that those "internal systems" were effective. Judging by their treatment, I can't blame Edward Snowden for not deciding to become another body amongst foundations.
- hga 13y agoAt a less dire level, look at the early Obama administration treatment of Inspectors General (IG, try https://www.google.com/search?q=obama+inspector+general&oq=obama+inspector+general https://www.google.com/search?q=obama+inspector+general&oq=o...), i.e. the guys who's official job it is to expose problems. We're pretty sure that's why the IRS IG didn't even do an investigation, just an "audit" (really), with unsworn testimony with people's supervisors in the same room. Anyone who makes this "a friend to whistleblowers" claim is simply not living in the same universe I am.