Wednesday, Sibel Edmonds, former FBI language specialist and a whistleblower, filed a motion in a Washington, D.C., federal court asking for the recusal of Judge Reggie Walton from Edmonds' pending case filed under the Federal Tort Claim Act. Walton is also currently...
Whistleblowers Are Not Protected, Mr. Goss
Dear Mr. Goss, the timing of your recent op-ed in the New York Times interestingly coincides with the upcoming congressional hearing by the House Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats & International Relations on National Security Whistleblowers....
Domestic Spying Hurts Our National Security
According to numerous reports and audits released by entities such as the inspectors general (IGs) of agencies that deal with national security and various presidential commissions, today, more than four years after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, almost all...
FBI Penetrated; Again!
U.S. Marine Leandro Aragoncillo, a naturalized U.S. citizen who worked in the vice president's office and later at the FBI as an analyst, was arrested last month and accused of downloading classified FBI reports and sending them to political figures in the...
Where Is Accountability?
Over four years ago, more than four months prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in April 2001, a long-term FBI informant/asset who had been providing the bureau with information since 1990 provided two FBI agents and a translator with specific information...
Gagged, but Still Going Strong
The appeal court's decision on the Sibel Edmonds case is out: case dismissed, no opinion cited, no reason provided. The court's decision of Friday, May 6, has generated a string of obituaries; "another major blow, maybe the last one, to Sibel Edmonds, a woman who has...
FBI Whistleblower Edmonds Files New Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sibel Edmonds, a former FBI contract linguist who was terminated in 2002 after becoming a whistleblower regarding the 9/11 tragedy, today filed the most detailed lawsuit to date outlining her allegations. The complaint, filed under the Federal Torts...
Statement of Sibel Edmonds
Emerging Threats: Overclassification and Pseudo-classification Good afternoon, my name is Sibel Edmonds. I have been invited to provide you with testimony today regarding my direct experience with the use of excessive secrecy, rare privileges, and over-classification...
FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds to Testify Before Congress for First Time Wednesday
WASHINGTON - Sibel Edmonds, who was fired after exposing national security concerns at the FBI, will testify before Congress for the first time Wednesday. Edmonds, a former Middle Eastern language specialist for the FBI, will share her story with members of the House...
Demand Accountability
A few days ago, during an interview, I was asked to provide comments regarding the inspector general's (IG) report into my allegations, and I was asked whether or not I agreed with the report's conclusion that the FBI did not take my reports and allegations seriously,...