Edmonds was an FBI translator after 9/11 and was and remains gagged by the rarely-invoked "States Secret Privilege," invoked by the DoJ.
As the Brad Blog reports, "Her extraordinary story was first aired by CBS' 60 Minutes in 2002 (and re-run twice thereafter), and (run) via a detailed 2005 exposé in Vanity Fair."
Edmonds (pictured above-right) says the American corporate media has refused her offer to disclose classified information not before reported that includes allegations of criminal negligence and information concerning the "security of Americans," among other government crimes and incompetence.
Edmonds says several mainstream publications have been informed of the "full story" of administration and FBI misconduct and incompetence regarding 9/11 by other FBI leakers, but have killed stories on the matter.
The Brad Blog has been all over the story, and is running an exclusive interview with Daniel Ellsberg on the affair.
Writes Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog:
The BRAD BLOG spoke recently with the legendary 1970's-era whistleblower in the wake of our recent exclusive, detailing Edmonds' announcement that she was prepared to risk prosecution to expose the entirety of the still-classified information that the Bush Administration has "gagged" her from revealing for the past five years under claims of the arcane "State Secrets Privilege".
Edmonds says several mainstream publications have been informed of the "full story" of administration and FBI misconduct and incompetence regarding 9/11 by other FBI leakers, but have killed stories on the matter.
The Brad Blog has been all over the story, and is running an exclusive interview with Daniel Ellsberg on the affair.
Writes Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog:
The BRAD BLOG spoke recently with the legendary 1970's-era whistleblower in the wake of our recent exclusive, detailing Edmonds' announcement that she was prepared to risk prosecution to expose the entirety of the still-classified information that the Bush Administration has "gagged" her from revealing for the past five years under claims of the arcane "State Secrets Privilege".
I'd say what she has is far more explosive than the Pentagon Papers," Daniel Ellsberg told us in regard to former FBI translator turned whistleblower Sibel Edmonds.
"From what I understand, from what she has to tell, it has a major difference from the Pentagon Papers in that it deals directly with criminal activity and may involve impeachable offenses," Ellsberg explained. "And I don't necessarily mean the President or the Vice-President, though I wouldn't be surprised if the information reached up that high. But other members of the Executive Branch may be impeached as well. And she says similar (things) about Congress."
See more of the interview and links to other aspects of the story at:
Brad Blog
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"From what I understand, from what she has to tell, it has a major difference from the Pentagon Papers in that it deals directly with criminal activity and may involve impeachable offenses," Ellsberg explained. "And I don't necessarily mean the President or the Vice-President, though I wouldn't be surprised if the information reached up that high. But other members of the Executive Branch may be impeached as well. And she says similar (things) about Congress."
See more of the interview and links to other aspects of the story at:
Brad Blog
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