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12. Obama's chilling war on whistle blowers

Reply to rachel1 (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 11:11 AM

Feb 2013

Whistle Blowers are being selectively persecuted for doing the right thing! We need whistle blowers if there is going to continue to be some form of checks and balances in our government.

This is selective enforcement as there are many that have done worse and walk free. Why are the government officials that sanctioned the torture being prosecuted? Cheney and Rumsfeld are the engineers behind the U.S. Torture program. Yet they walk free among us. Selective enforcement is unjust at it's core.

America is growing their political prisoner ops at a frightening pace! This has a very strong totalitarian police state aroma to me!

-90% Jimmy

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Ex-CIA Agent, Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to Prison While Torturers He Exposed Walk Free [View all] rachel1 Feb 2013 OP

Holy fuck ... Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #1

K&R. Very disturbing to me too. Overseas Feb 2013 #2

This is an historic injustice prosecuted by the Obama Justice Dept. A shocking abuse of power leveymg Feb 2013 #3

And those that exposed CIA agent Plame go free. We have a war on our hands rhett o rick Feb 2013 #4

This man . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #5

Doesnt matter imo if it was published or not, if he revealed it to a reporter then he is guilty. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #6

Police State: blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #7

Fun fact: he's a native of my town Orrex Feb 2013 #8

Let's face it, the criminals are running the prison now. Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #9

K&R Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #10

In An Orwellain State - Exposing True Crimes Is Not Tolerated Well cantbeserious Feb 2013 #11

Obama's chilling war on whistle blowers 90-percent Feb 2013 #12

So have there been any whistleblowers who cstanleytech Feb 2013 #13

What if the legal options turn a deaf ear? RVN VET Feb 2013 #14

Sure our government like others ignores stuff at times cstanleytech Feb 2013 #16

A Clear Miscarriage of Justice cer7711 Feb 2013 #15

A miscarriage of justice? Maybe on the sentencing I will go as far as that to agree with you cstanleytech Feb 2013 #17

This sick. War criminals and torturers can walk free but this guy goes to prison? idwiyo Feb 2013 #18