U.S. Government Shuns Whistleblowers

Is President Barack Obama waging a war against whistle-blowers under his administration? There has been more prosecutions of whistle-blowers than all previous presidents combined. Pre-trial hearings are under way for one of them, WikiLeaks whistle-blower Bradley Manning, the army private is regarded as a hero for releasing a video which showed a U.S. Apache helicopter shooting and killing Iraqi civilians and two journalists. But Manning now faces a slew of charges including aiding the enemy, if convicted he faces a life sentence of life behind bars.

Meanwhile, WikiLeaks editor in chief, Julian Assange, is fighting his extradition. Amid all of this are whistle-blowers being silenced in the U.S. and what’s the future of whistle-blowing in the federal government?

“Yes, the government is very frightened of the people.” – Susan Lindauer, former CIA asset

The U.S. Government is using Secrecy to keep Politicians IN Power

(Video description) Under Barack Obama’s term as president there has been more people prosecuted for whistle blowing than all other US presidents combined. Bradley Manning, the latest whistle blower, is being held on trial for releasing video exposing a US Apache helicopter shooting and killing civilians and journalists in Baghdad. Some say Manning is a hero, but he is being charged with aiding the enemy. Susan Lindauer, former CIA asset, gives us her taking on whistle blowing.