Although President Clinton preferred to work through his fixers, on March 11, 1997, Clinton quietly signed Executive Order 13039, effectively removing all federal whistleblower protection from anyone, civilian or military, associated with U.S. Navy "Special warfare" operations.
As Thomas Drake can attest, Obama fell rather spectacularly short of his promises.
The Inspectors General report substantiated Drake's testimony, but that did not stop NSA management from persisting with TrailBlazer and punishing Drake with a purgatory of petty assignments.
In November 2007, Drake's life took a turn for the Kafkaesque when a dozen FBI agents raided his house for allegedly leaking info about the NSA's warrantless wiretap program.
Given Obama's professed affection for whistleblowers, Drake "Had reason for hope" as he would relate in an op-ed a few years later.
More than a year after Obama was sworn in, Obama's Justice Department chose to indict Drake on ten felony counts.
In March 2011, as prosecutors prepared to try Drake in a U.S. District Court in Baltimore, he was awarded the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, the highest honor accorded to whistleblowers.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/no_one_noticed_when_clinton_and_obama_abused_whistleblowers.html
As Thomas Drake can attest, Obama fell rather spectacularly short of his promises.
The Inspectors General report substantiated Drake's testimony, but that did not stop NSA management from persisting with TrailBlazer and punishing Drake with a purgatory of petty assignments.
In November 2007, Drake's life took a turn for the Kafkaesque when a dozen FBI agents raided his house for allegedly leaking info about the NSA's warrantless wiretap program.
Given Obama's professed affection for whistleblowers, Drake "Had reason for hope" as he would relate in an op-ed a few years later.
More than a year after Obama was sworn in, Obama's Justice Department chose to indict Drake on ten felony counts.
In March 2011, as prosecutors prepared to try Drake in a U.S. District Court in Baltimore, he was awarded the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, the highest honor accorded to whistleblowers.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/no_one_noticed_when_clinton_and_obama_abused_whistleblowers.html
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