Whistleblower

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A '''whistleblower''' is a person exposing {{wpl|corruption}} in an organization. Not just anyone can be a whistleblower, as you must actually be ''telling the [[truth]]'', and ''have [[Evidence|proof]]''.

In the US, there is the [http://www.whistleblowers.org/index.php National Whistleblowers Center], an organization "''dedicated to protecting employees’ lawful disclosure of waste, fraud, and abuse''." There is also the [https://whistleblowingnetwork.org/ Whistleblowing International Network].

==Known whistleblowers==
Some whistleblowers are on the side of the angels:
*Philip Agee — covert [[CIA]] meddling in various countries
*[[Julian Assange]] — [[WikiLeaks]] (has not endeared himself to the public by endangering innocent people's lives, and by showing partisanship in [[democratic]] elections)
*William Binney — [[NSA]] spying
*[[Smedley Butler]] — exposing the Business Plot against [[FDR]] and author of ''War is a Racket''
*Peter Buxtun — revealed the [[Tuskegee experiment]]
*Daniel Davis — author of [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606042150/http://www1.rollingstone.com/extras/RS_REPORT.pdf reports] that the DoD lied to Congress
*[http://www.whistleblowers.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1181&Itemid=108 Julia Davis] — DHS failure to process immigrants from "high-risk" countries
*Thomas Drake — more NSA spying
*Sibel Edmonds — [[FBI]] deceptions
*Daniel Ellsberg — the [[Pentagon Papers]] regarding the [[Vietnam War]]
*Mark Felt (a.k.a. "Deep Throat") — [[Watergate]]
*"Witness K" — {{wpl|Australia–East Timor spying scandal}}
*Anat Kamm — killings by the [[Israel Defense Force]] (IDF)
*Mark Klein — AT&T's collusion with the NSA
*[[Chelsea Manning]] — U.S. military collateral murders (not endeared herself to the masses by being [[transgender]])
*Nomi Prims — banking institutions
*Coleen Rowley — [[9/11]] intelligence failures
*Frank Serpico — NYPD massive corruption
*Karen Silkwood — Kerr-McGee [[nuclear energy]] plant [[plutonium]] safety violations
*[[Edward Snowden]] — again! more NSA fuckery! (got himself stuck in [[Russia]], as he's still a wanted man, but no longer deportable as a Russian citizen)
*Russ Tice — NSA and DIA spying
*Jeffrey Wigand — [[tobacco]] industry
*Mordechai Vanunu — [[Israel]]i [[nuclear weapons]] program

==Idiot whistleblowers==
One of the most common objections to the more grand [[conspiracy theories]] is the fact that absolutely no one has spoken out on them (and indeed, conspirators in general are hilariously bad at keeping secrets for so long). Unfortunately, aside from the usual [[escape hatch]]es, pointing this out to the average [[crank]] you find in [[YouTube]] comments will lead to them mentioning a good list of nutters who ''claim'' to be a whistleblower, without a shred of the evidence. The most well-known are the fundies back in the 80s claiming to be ex-satanists who have created a [[moral panic]] in the US over a [[Satanic panic|vast (read: non-existent) network of underground satanists]] running the show, creating such horrifying monstrosities as Rock Music and [[Pokémon]]. Theorists tend to cite the lack of mainstream press these "whistleblowers" get as evidence of a [[coverup]] or, even less accurately, the whistleblowers are speaking the "truth". That this completely ignores the fact that the press ''loved'' the same aspiring "ex-satanists" back in the good old days is completely lost on the suckers who fall for their stories.{{efn|''Obviously'' the only reason any "ex-satanist" got any sort of press is to "expose" them as frauds years later to damage the conspiracy community's credibility, but you didn't hear it from us!}} In the world of conspiracy theorists, a whistleblower is anyone who claims to be one. No proof required.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524043552/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CRylh4WN8 US Soldier Exposing Obama Martial Law New World Order Age] by Eyes Open Television, April 2, 2013, ''Youtube''</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t8JQLJVED8 URGENT ! A soldiers message to all americans ..] by OpeningYourEyes, September 17, 2009, ''YouTube''</ref> All you have to do is slap "EX-[[Illuminati|ILLUMINATI]]"<ref group=note>Or Ex-CIA/FBI/Army/Police etc. etc. etc.…</ref> before your name, and that ''proves'' the theory to be true.

Here are some self-proclaimed "whistleblowers" who "expose" what passes for "truth" in la-la land:
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*Gordon Duff<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWR3iSkk_lI</ref>{{dead}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150414181745/http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/09/18/isil-operating-with-help-of-foreign-military-power-gordon-duff/ ISIL operating with help of foreign military power: Gordon Duff] By Gordon Duff, September 18, 2014, ''Veterans Today''</ref> — ISIS
*Doctor Jim Garrow — Doesn't like [[Obama]]… or [[gays]]<ref>[http://www.dcclothesline.com/2014/08/29/former-cia-agent-obama-critic-jim-garrow-arrested-canada/ ''"...claimed that he had been a covert CIA agent but was fired by none other than Obama himself…"'']</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYvIiS9Mj_Q CIA Whistleblower: Obama's Plans To Destroy US And Seize Power; 70 Agency DHS To Enforce Martial Law] by Bobby Powell, October 13, 2013, ''YouTube''</ref>
*Ted Gunderson — Every conspiracy theory under the sun.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do_swOstGaI WhistleBlower Head of FBI tells all from NWO]</ref>
*Preston James<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZKsQQgcagg</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThFWb3HvUGA</ref> — [[Extraterrestrials|Aliens]]
*[[Ken Johnston]] — anti-NASA propagandist, standard interviewee on all radio shows and TV documentaries that wish to persuade us that NASA is a den of liars.
*Carl Lentz — A pastor who claimed to have an [[Illuminati]] meeting<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00y-DhYRtnE</ref>
*Donald Marshal — Illuminati<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x40vlnBhTs</ref>
*Kristen Meghan<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cWIFmeYjE</ref> — [[Chemtrails]]. [[Metabunk.org]] has an [https://www.metabunk.org/threads/kristen-meghan-former-us-air-force-whistle-blower.1066/ discussion on her]. She entered the discussion, but when she couldn't provide proof, she left. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67cWIFmeYjE#t=12m20s This is her response], along with another video claiming we're "trolls".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJwZVdUghxc</ref> She had a lot of public appearances and speeches, so there's no way she's lying. At all. Obviously.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZD1DbqoXcA</ref>
*Paul Mooney — Though it's not so much that he lied to us, it's that people can't figure out what a joke is.<ref>http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=999_1337752334</ref> He actually does this quite a bit.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf6bJsYIceY</ref> For people who say he'll be killed, he ''currently'' has cancer, so nice try.
*[[Mark Richards]] — Illuminati, Secret Space Program, Epic battles with aliens
*[[Aaron Russo]] — The Rockefellers and the [[New World Order]]
*[[Svali]]
*[[Mark Taylor]] — Columbine shooting;<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVxiXs6wF5I [https://www.metabunk.org/threads/mark-taylor-conspiricy.1179/ Metabunk has an article on this one]</ref> the nuttier will tell you the "New World Order" was behind it<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwKhuD5lnw</ref>
*[[John Todd]] — [[Satanism]] and Illuminati
*Gwenyth Todd — [[World War 3]], and a planned third Iran War<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLhbXaF5yec</ref>
*Stew Webb<ref>http://www.stewwebb.com/</ref>, of course he, along with Preston James, is accused of being ''part'' of the Illuminati.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDKYmY07MAY</ref> Sometimes paired with Chip Tatum on NWO theories.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4uwLOkWBo</ref>
*Leo Zagami<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLfRsReGII&list=PLEF33FB3392031751</ref>

===Hold it!===
This is not by any means a complete list. Why are there so many? Because… '''fame'''. You can get famous in the company of other conspiracy theorists by taking advantage of their (and your own) [[Credulity|gullibility]] (not to mention the need to feel special).

===How to become a celebrity on YouTube===
Simple:
#[[PIDOOMA|Think of a good story out of your ass]], preferably about how you were in the Army, and you found out they work for <sup>(insert bogeyman here)</sup>
#Put on a uniform/Buy some fake military awards off eBay
#Tell your "story" to the [[sucker|suckers]]
#Watch your views, and probably your Paypal account, skyrocket.

==Whistleblower's dilemma==
Whistleblowers face a lot of consequences for their actions, including unemployment and prosecutions (via the Espionage Act in the US<ref>http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/</ref><ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/04/new-manning-lawyer-hits-espionage-act-charges-186800.html</ref>). The dilemma comes from the decision of exposing or not exposing the illegal or unethical practices of their establishment to the public, if their superior(s) do nothing or are part of the problem. Discrediting in the form of character assassinations are expected by both their employer and the media.

==How do they cover their asses?==
In the United States, there are the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/101/s20</ref> and Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007.<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/110/hr985#overview</ref> There's hope!

==Further reading==
* C. Fred Alford is a great scholar to read about what whistleblowers have to deal with once they're outed. He has written a few academic articles on the topic and a book called ''Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power''. His website at the University of Maryland is [https://www.gvpt.umd.edu/alford/ over here].
* [https://cryptome.org Cryptome] is a site that archives most of the leaks you ever want to find.

==Notes==
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==References==
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