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Wed, 10/22/2014 - 10:00am to 10:15am
Interview with Marcy Wheeler

from The Nation, October 8th 2014:


"Ever since New York Times reporter James Risen received his first subpoena from the Justice Department more than six years ago, occasional news reports have skimmed the surface of a complex story. The usual gloss depicts a conflict between top officials who want to protect classified information and a journalist who wants to protect confidential sources. Meanwhile, Jeffrey Sterling—a former undercover CIA officer now facing charges under the Espionage Act, whom the feds want Risen to identify as his source—is cast as a disgruntled ex-employee in trouble for allegedly spilling the classified beans.
 
But the standard media narratives about Risen and Sterling have skipped over deep patterns of government retaliation against recalcitrant journalists and whistleblowers. Those patterns are undermining press freedom, precluding the informed consent of the governed and hiding crucial aspects of US foreign policy. The recent announcement of Eric Holder’s resignation as attorney general has come after nearly five years of the Obama administration extending and intensifying the use of the Justice Department for retribution against investigative journalism and whistleblowing."

'CitizenFour' comes out this Friday, October 24th.  Brace yourself because once Laura Poitras's film has built a celebrity safehouse wherein high level whistleblowers can seek refuge, the night sky will light up like a Korean Christmas tree with the consciences of NSA officials.  That's the Dr.  Jekyll side of the American Security Industrial Complex.

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