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The Whistleblower and the Wrath of the NSA feat. Thomas Drake
Primary Sources
English - August 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsPolitics News Government whistleblowers federal government fbi espionage act government secrets Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Thomas Drake swore an oath to defend the US Constitution on multiple occasions. His fidelity to that oath put him on a collision course with his employer, the National Security Agency. Drake assisted in an inspector general complaint concerning a costly intelligence boondoggle and aided Congressional investigations into intelligence failures in the lead-up to 9/11.
And as the national security state expanded post 9/11, Drake's oath forbade him to remain silent when the government undertook surveillance that violated the rights of Americans. Drake's good deeds put a target on his back. As a result, he became the signature Espionage Act case in an emerging War on Whistleblowers.