Donna Lorraine Barlett

Army Lt. Col. Donna Lorraine Barlett is defense counsel in the Office of Military Commissions. The views expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the Department of Defense or U.S. Government.

Guantánamo, Our Gulag

I recently read an article by Kelley Vlahos about Thomas Drake, a news-worthy fellow who attained notoriety by becoming a federal whistleblower.  Instead of being lauded as a hero, he faced criminal charges and lost his job at the National Security Agency. Drake explained, “I saw, experienced government wrongdoing and malfeasance, directly and indirectly”, but … Continue reading “Guantánamo, Our Gulag”