I dont want to live in a society that does these sort of things duration. The stirring film war on whistleblowers, directed by acclaimed documentarian robert greenwald, outlines the challenges and sacrifices faced by these tireless activists, and calls attention to their increasing importance in a society where the powerful. In 2017 27 year old air force veteran and former nsa contractor reality leigh winner became the first target of the trump administrations continuation of this ongoing war on whistleblower after leaking classified information concerning the possibility of russian hacking in the 2016 presidential election. The massive cost to the individual responsible for unlocking those secured treasures is sometimes a cost paid dearly with freedom or their life. Until recently, there was a virtual free speech advocacy for whistleblower job rights thats unprecedented, more than any other president in. Robert greenwald, he was one of the few whistleblowers. Julian assange urges us to end war on whistleblowers. Us waging war on whistleblowers vladimir kremlev, rtin 2008, when campaigning for president, barack obama told voters in fairfax, virginia, that he is preparing a federal law to protect those who disclose suspect practice. It also presents the cases of several other national security whistleblowers. Liberal filmmaker robert greenwald released a documentary in 20 called war on whistleblowers. The tactics of the obama administrations war on whistleblowers and journalists have.
In a mustread article, the new yorker documents obamas war on whistleblowers, and growing legacy. Free press and the national security state 20 filmmaker robert greenwald highlights four instances of government whistleblowing. Free press and the national security state highlights the stories of four courageous men compelled to expose acts of illegality and violations to the us constitution during the explosion of the national security state under recent presidential administrations. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, coverup and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and.
Obama whistleblower prosecutions lead to chilling effect. Us media freedom, enshrined in the first amendment to the 1787 constitution, has encountered a major obstaclethe governments war on whistleblowers. Guilty verdict for cia agent called new low in war on whistleblowers. Release dates 4 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 19 april 20 new york city, new york premiere. We object to the use of the espionage act to prosecute whistleblowers who provide information of important public interest to the media. Julian assange, and edward snowden are but a handful of the recent whistleblowers weve read about. Julian assange urges us to end war on whistleblowers this article is more than 7 years old. A lineup of the leakers the obama administration is prosecuting. War on whistleblowers 20 watch free documentaries online.
Free and open expression is our most fundamental right, all others threatened without it. Kathy bolkovac rachel weisz, a nebraskan police officer, takes a job as a peacekeeper in post war bosnia. Free press and the national security state 20 release info. Whistleblower peter van buren, who revealed wasteful spending during the iraq war, described the administrations approach in the following terms. Hyde side is the focus of the new film war on whistleblowers. The war on whistleblowers and journalism glenn greenwald. Free press and the national security state is a 66minute documentary by robert greenwald and brave new foundation, released in 20. Director robert greenwalds latest film, war on whistleblowers. Download in light of whistleblowers being in the news cycle as of late, parallax views presents a classic replay of our conversation with billie winnedavis about her daughter reality leigh winner, an early. War on whistleblowers highlights recent cases where american government employees and contractors took to the media to expose fraud and abuse. This rippedfromtheheadlines thriller is inspired by actual events. The film details the ordeals of four whistleblowers who. War on whistleblowers trailer available now youtube.
Exposing government wrongdoing is courageous and essential. Guilty verdict for cia agent called new low in war on. Free press and the national security state, focuses on four whistleblowers who had their lives permanently altered. Landay isnt alone in that assessment, as several investigative journalists attest in war on whistleblowers. Until then, below is the video of the 90minute event i did this week at the sydney opera house on the war on whistleblowers and journalism, along with wikileaks founder julian assange, chelsea. After war on whistleblowers, obama commutes mannings. The documentary features comments by dana priest, a washington post colleague.
In all cases the whistleblowing was to the detriment. The war on doddfrank whistleblowers how wall street. I wrote a brief for a federal whistleblowers law, to make sure that it applied in more situations all the way to the supreme court making sure. Free press and the national security state, a timely documentary directed by robert greenwald of brave new foundation that premieres this week in new york and washington. Today, reader support makes up about twothirds of our budget, allows us to dig deep on stories that matter, and lets us keep our reporting free for. War on whistleblowers highlights the stories of four whistleblowers who noticed government wrongdoing and turned to the media to expose the abuse they discovered. The stirring film war on whistleblowers, directed by acclaimed documentarian robert greenwald, outlines the challenges and sacrifices faced by these tireless activists, and calls attention to their increasing importance in a society where the powerful are more omniscient and unregulated than ever before. Free press and the national security state highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrongdoing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. Greenwalds other films include rethink afghanistan. The government whistleblowers featured here as well as the journalists who were their conduit to expose hellish misdeeds by the agencies waging the war on terror are shown here for the heroic if not quirky people that they are and anyone in a position to now be contemplating any such blowing of the whistle themselves would do well to see this. That was franz gayl in the clip from war on whistleblowers. Even if throughout his entire trial and to this day, sterling maintains his innocence, he. Free press and the national security state, the latest film from robert greenwald and his.
Now, congress wants to give whistleblowers greater protection. Obamas war on whistleblowers the president has been accused of allowing the stuxnet leaks to help in the election, but his overarching policy has been extraordinarily tough on whistleblowing. Obama waged war on press freedom and whistleblowing. Where was the love for whistleblowers during the obama. Seriousness of purpose is brought low by the banana peel of slipshod craft in war on whistleblowers. This film highlights 4 cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrongdoing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse.
Filmmaker and political activist robert greenwald highlights four recent cases were government. Its a swift kick in the pants at 66 minutes and utilizes a deft blend of archival footage, graphs, subject interviews and. New film looks at war on whistleblowers the washington. Hundreds of nhs whistleblowers suffered repercussions from colleagues.
Attorney general william barrs role in the war on whistleblowers, moreover, will be particularly harmful to the national security interests of the united states. The war on whistleblowers, a documentary the new york. While it was great to get interviews with folks like seymour hersh, this had the feel of a promotional film that encouraged more folks to come forward. After a long and grueling trial, this former cia operative had been found guilty of 7 counts of espionage on january 26, 2015. Filmmaker robert greenwald on war on whistleblowers. It is a project of the brave new foundation, a social justice advocacy organization. Whistleblowing nation, edited by kaeten mistry and hannah. In a democracy, citizens are entitled to the freedom of information and the freedom of the press, but what happens when that democratic government turns its back on the truth and begins to punish. Billie winnerdavis on her daughter reality winner, the 1st target of trumps war on whistleblowers. On june 16, 2015 jeffrey sterling selfsurrendered to the englewood federal correctional institution in colorado, almost 900 miles from his home. The obama administration, which arrived in washington promoting sunshine in government, turned out to be committed to silence and the censoring of lessthanpositive news about its workings. The war on doddfrank whistleblowers how wall street gags, intimidates and fights the fraud fighters erika kelton contributor opinions expressed by. Support our work join the small group of generous readers who donate, keeping common dreams free for millions of people each year.
Families who lost loved ones at gosport war memorial hospital heard on thursday how up to 650 people were. With the wikileaks indictment, they have also expanded the war on whistleblowers to directly attack publishers and journalists, a move that the obama administration ultimately backed down from. War on whistleblowers highlights recent cases where american government employees and contractors took to the media to expose fraud and. This article is from the archive of our partner the justice departments subpoena of new york times reporter james risen monday was the latest sign of how aggressive the obama administration is. Wikileaks founder makes speech from balcony of ecuadorean embassy thanking supporters and asking us to. Hundreds of whistleblowers claim they faced recriminations. After eight years of waging relentless war against whistleblowers and transparency at home and abroad, president obama commuted the sentence of bradley manning, a former u.
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