President Obama, in his news conference this month, said that Edward Snowden was wrong to go public with revelations about secret surveillance programs because “there were other avenues available for somebody whose conscience was stirred and thought that they needed to question government actions.” This is a common refrain among administration officials and some lawmakers:If only Snowden had made his concerns known through the proper internal channels, everything would have turned out well. The notion sounds reasonable, as do the memorandums Obama signed supposedly protecting whistleblowers. But it’s a load of nonsense. Ask Gina Gray. Gray is the Defense Department whistleblower whose case I have been following for five years. She was the Army civilian worker who, before and after her employment, exposed much of the wrongdoing at Arlington National Cemetery— misplaced graves, mishandled remains and financial mismanagement— and she attempted to do it through the proper internalchannels. Pentagon sources have confirmed to me her crucial role in bringing the scandal to light. GALLERY
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 04:42:53 +0000
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