(2023-06-27). World Whistleblower Day protest calls for Assange's release. greenleft.org.au
(2023-06-27). ONU denuncia tratos crueles para prisioneros en Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Un experto de la ONU pidió el lunes al gobierno de Estados Unidos que se disculpe por el trato inhumano de los detenidos en el centro de detención de la Bahía de Guantánamo.
(2023-06-27). First UN Investigator Allowed in Gitmo Says Detainees Face 'Cruel, Inhuman' Treatment. news.antiwar.com The first UN investigator allowed inside the notorious US prison at Guantanamo Bay said the 30 remaining detainees in the facility are facing "ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law." UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ni Aolain issued a report on the facility and told reporters in New York that "significant improvements" have been …
(2023-06-27). UN expert demands immediate shutting down of Guantanamo prison, apology to inmates. peoplesdispatch.org UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US' treatment of detainees was "cruel, inhuman and degrading"
(2023-06-26). Dan Ellsberg: An American History Giant. covertactionmagazine.com Like so many Americans, I was heartbroken to learn of the death of my friend, mentor, and personal hero Daniel Ellsberg. Dan was a giant of modern American history. He was the godfather of national security whistleblowers. And he was a patriot who wanted nothing more than to ensure transparency, truth, and the rule of …
(2023-06-26). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.
(2023-06-27). James Risen on Why Trump's Charges Are Different Than for Whistleblowers Targeted Under Espionage Act. democracynow.org As former President Donald Trump faces Espionage Act charges, newly leaked audio reveals he showed a classified Pentagon document to multiple people in 2021 detailing a plan to attack Iran, contradicting Trump's recent claim that he did not have classified documents. We speak with veteran national security reporter James Risen, who says Trump is a thief and should not be compared to whistleblower Reality Winner or others, but also notes, "I am no fan of the Espionage Act. I don't think that it should be on the books."…
(2023-06-27). New docs link CIA to medical torture of Indigenous children and Black prisoners. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in The documentary record of "mind control" experiments conducted by the United States and other governments during the Cold War is just the tip of the iceberg, and our collective ignorance is by design. In early 1973, as the fallout from the Watergate scandal exposed the need for greater congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies, the he…
(2023-06-27). Daniel Ellsberg: the establishment whistleblower. greenleft.org.au
(2023-06-27). "The Last Honest Man": James Risen on How Frank Church Exposed CIA, FBI & NSA Assassinations, Abuse. democracynow.org Veteran national security reporter James Risen joins us for an in-depth look at his new book, The Last Honest Man, about the work of Senator Frank Church to rein in the FBI, CIA and other agencies after the Vietnam War, Watergate and other fiascos had shaken the public's trust in the U.S. government. Church, a Democrat, chaired a Senate committee that in 1975 began investigating the intelligence community and uncovered numerous abuses, including assassination plots and widespread domestic surveillance. Risen's book also includes new details about Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's p…
(2023-06-27). Clarence Thomas Encourages Constitutional Challenge To Whistleblower Law. thedissenter.org United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas effectively invited corporations accused of fraud to bring a constitutional challenge against the False Claims Act, which could dismantle a law that whistleblowers have depended on for over a century. | On June 16, Thomas issued a dissenting opinion in a case that involved the U.S. government's authority to dismiss False Claims lawsuits. Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett joined Thomas in his dissent, with Kavanaugh declaring that it was his view that the Supreme Court should consider what Thomas raised in an "appropriate case."The False…