Court won't reinstate suit against FBI (Sibel Edmonds)

[cascadiance]

When are these people going to understand that sometimes the public needs to know what they are being held accountable for in this, OUR country, not those at the top! I hope we can talk the supremes to hear this case, but I wonder what will happen there too. They've not heard on a case that they haven't ruled upon for quite some time (the 70's).

AP story out from: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/11582029.htm

Posted on Fri, May. 06, 2005

Court won't reinstate suit against FBI

MARK SHERMAN

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday turned down a fired FBI contractor who was seeking to revive her lawsuit against the government, saying state secrets could be exposed if it went forward.

Sibel Edmonds, 32, said she will take her case to the Supreme Court.

Edmonds said she was fired from her job as a wiretap translator because she told superiors she suspected a co-worker was leaking information to targets of an ongoing FBI probe.

The FBI said it fired her because she committed security violations and disrupted the office.

In its judgment, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court ruling from last summer that Edmonds' claims might expose government secrets that could damage national security.
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Also from the UPI at:
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050506-014920-9719r.htm

Dismissal of FBI whistleblower suit upheld

Washington, DC, May. 6 (UPI) -- An appeals court in Washington Friday upheld the dismissal of a misconduct suit against the FBI by a former bureau translator.

Sibel Edmonds was a contract translator for the FBI from September 2001 until March 2002. In 2002, she was highly critical of the FBI's translating process both before and after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Edmonds claims she lost her job in retaliation for her accusations of misconduct and security breaches by her co-workers and supervisors.

She filed suit against the FBI, the Justice Department and four government officials in July 2002.
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[johnaries]

1. Go Public, Sibel!

Tell us everything! But keep your head down....

[Nite Owl]

2. Maybe this is actually a good thing.

If it goes before the SCOTUS it will get more attention.

[cascadiance]

3. I wonder if she needs help with her legal fees to go to the SC...

I certainly would be in to help her out! Maybe we should start an online petition/donation jar.

[Wilms]

10. Might very well be helpful.

Poke around the site.

But I think, ain't sure, there are lawyers doing pro bono work on this.

Nice of you to think about it. :)

[Daphne08]

11. I think you are right!

[punpirate]

4. It's time for her to find...

... a neutral country that won't extradite her and start writing a book, because I'd be surprised if the Supreme Court will hear this one.

[realFedUp]

5. Sibel needs a larger audience....someone needs to help her

[Wilms]

6. Here's her website. There's a petition there, too.

http://www.justacitizen.com

[leftchick]

7. Thank you for the link!

I can't believe I haven't seen it before. Sibel needs to give it all up. Now! Surrounded by bodyguards.

[sattahipdeep]

16. Bremer....

CD: Could this apparent toleration of dangerous criminal groups in
the midst possibly be interpreted to mean that American policy is
driven by the "ends justify the means" philosophy?

SE: But how are the ends possibly met by such activities? To this
day, I just can't see how. What is happening does not
benefit 99.9 percent of Americans – just a very small elite.

I'm no expert, but from what I have personally seen I can say that
our national security is being compromised every day, because
important investigations are being stopped, and potentially important
clues are being overlooked. It's absolutely incredible that even after
9/11, certain individuals, foreign businessmen and others, among
others, are still escaping scrutiny.

Okay, perhaps talking about the pre-9/11 world they could get away
with saying "we didn't know," but to continue doing so – I mean, what
if we are attacked by nuclear or chemical weapons, what will be their
next excuse? That "we didn't know" it could happen? Come on! I can prove
they are lying, because they know.

http://antiwar.com/news/interview.html

What the official posting does not indicate is that under the Bremer administration, a strict
privatization scheme has been executed in Iraq, doting contracts upon US and Iraqi
corporations. Simultaneously, Iraqi citizens, organizers, union activists, and others critical of
the new regime are classified as "resistance" and "terrorists", and targeted by the US Army. If
you are outraged by the Bush Adminstration's actions in Iraq, please come and contest
Bremmer's "expertise". Invite your friends. If you are not in the Worcester area, perhaps you
know someone who is. Invite them. Bring grandparents and children and goldfish. Come
http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/35268/index.php

[cascadiance]

8. Here's another link on this story from the ACLU web site

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=18196&c=206

[sattahipdeep]

17. Without Opinion

“First the government claims that everything about me is a state secret,
then the court hearing is closed to the public, and now the court issues a
decision without any public explanation. The government is going to great
lengths to cover up its mistakes,” Edmonds said. “If the courts aren’t
going to protect us, then Congress must act.”

http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=18196&c=206

Congress must act....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1332757

[0007]

9. bttft

[Toucano]

12. Is that a typo?

I don't see that acronym being used by anyone but you.

Not that there's anything wrong with that, but what is it supposed to mean? :hi:

[0007]

13. No typo

Bounce
To
The
Fucking
Top
:bounce:

[Toucano]

14. Thank you.

ittuouaicaa

[sattahipdeep]

15. CD: What are they so afraid of?

SE: They're afraid of information, of the truth coming out, and
accountability – the whole accountability issue that will arise.

But it's not as complicated as it might seem.

If they were to allow the whole picture to emerge, it would
just boil down to a whole lot of money and illegal activities.

CD: Hmm, well I know you can't name names, but can you tell me
if any specific officials will suffer if your testimony comes out?

SE: Yes. Certain elected officials will stand trial and go to prison.

http://antiwar.com/news/interview.html

[cascadiance]

18. Another article...

This one released an hour ago shows ACLU committing to taking this case to the supreme court.

http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=1788