Carroll, the woman’s attorney, said she had been given protected whistleblower status before speaking with Congress. But those familiar with the Whistleblower Protection Act cautioned that such protections can be limited, especially at the CIA.
Tom Devine, a longtime whistleblower rights advocate who is legal director for the Government Accountability Project, said CIA employees don’t have the same rights as other federal employees because of national security concerns.
“You can blow the whistle, but only within the intel community,” Devine said. “So when she went to the police, she was very much on her own. It’s an obnoxious loophole.”
Such a classic - “You can only complain to the people who won’t do anything”
I get the whole “national security” bit, at least to a degree…
But if America’s national security is at risk because a woman told the cops she was assaulted, something is very wrong.
What kind of secrets are there that voters must not be aware about? Not one.
The “national security” bit is not wanting to get our government’s horrid actions made public.
“You can blow the whistle, but only within the intel community,”
AMD community left out
And people wonder why Snowden went outside of “whistleblower protection” avenues.
We all know such protections are useless if those exposed are powerful enough. Best to get it out beyond their control before they even know they have been outed.
Am I the only one who thinks ‘terminates’ isn’t the best synonym for fired with this employer?
You can’t possibly think the CIA would simply kill someone would you? /s
JFK in shambles
Is fell out of a “defective” 3rd story window any better?
There’s defense, and there’s defenestration.
defenestration
TIL
It’s really just such a fun word.
Did they terminate her employment, or did they terminate her life?
Yes.
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The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation.
What, did she elect a leftist leader?
She nationalized a lithium mine.
Well at least she didn’t oppose the interests of corrupt fruit company.
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The three-letters are a bunch of fascist nonces.
You have to be the densest CIA agent to blow the whistle. Hey dumbass, you work for the pointy end of imperialism.
Maybe they were suckered in with the woke CIA adverting thinking it wasn’t going to be the neo-nazi fraternity that it is.
This is why I still come to Kbin, not a drop of this on other social media sites.
