Podcast appearances and mentions of Thomas Drake

On today's episode, Andy sits down with Thomas Drake—a former senior executive at the NSA, Air Force veteran, software expert, whistleblower. While at the NSA, Drake exposed serious issues including multi-billion-dollar fraud, intelligence failures, and a secret post-9/11 mass surveillance program. He supported the use of ThinThread, a cost-effective and privacy-protecting tool, but it was rejected in favor of Trailblazer—a more expensive program lacking privacy safeguards. In 2005, Drake anonymously shared unclassified information about NSA misconduct with a journalist. In 2010, he was charged with 10 felony counts under the Espionage Act but the case collapsed, and he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. That same year, he received the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Watch Change Agents: Black Project, a 4 part mini series, weekly on Tuesdays or Binge all 4 episodes of now by becoming a member on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmK3k1U3D3fqPZWcnAaa-Vg/join. Sponsors:  Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8, 1983. Winter Haven, Florida. 47-year old Nancy Drake is viciously attacked inside her church after being bludgeoned with a claw-toothed hammer during an apparent robbery. Nancy is left comatose, but when she wakes up, she has no memory of the incident. Suspicion turns towards Nancy's 45-year old husband, Thomas Drake, who took out a life insurance policy on her while conducting a secret affair with another woman. Thomas is charged with attempted murder and found guilty at trial, but shortly thereafter, Nancy claims that her memory has returned and she now recalls being attacked by another man. This leads to Thomas receiving a new trial, but he is found guilty a second time and remains incarcerated to this day. Did Thomas Drake attempt to bludgeon his wife to death with a hammer, or was someone else responsible? On this episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, Jules and Robin explore a controversial “Final Appeal” case from “Unsolved Mysteries” which did not even air on television until over 16 years after it was originally produced. Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcold

July 8, 1983. Winter Haven, Florida. 47-year old Nancy Drake is viciously attacked inside her church after being bludgeoned with a claw-toothed hammer during an apparent robbery. Nancy is left comatose, but when she wakes up, she has no memory of the incident. Suspicion turns towards Nancy's 45-year old husband, Thomas Drake, who took out a life insurance policy on her while conducting a secret affair with another woman. Thomas is charged with attempted murder and found guilty at trial, but shortly thereafter, Nancy claims that her memory has returned and she now recalls being attacked by another man. This leads to Thomas receiving a new trial, but he is found guilty a second time and remains incarcerated to this day. Did Thomas Drake attempt to bludgeon his wife to death with a hammer, or was someone else responsible? On this episode of “The Path Went Chilly”, Jules and Robin explore a controversial “Final Appeal” case from “Unsolved Mysteries” which did not even air on television until over 16 years after it was originally produced.Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcold

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Jay discusses his interviews with Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the joint congressional investigation into the events of 9/11 and was the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Graham outright accused Bush and Cheney of facilitating the 9/11 attacks. Jay also discusses his interviews with former NSA official Thomas Drake, who says intercepts that could have prevented 9/11 were never acted on. Paul Jay was a guest on Law and Disorder, hosted by Michael Smith. This interview was originally recorded on October 18, 2021.

Juste avant 13 heures le 8 juillet 1983, un membre de l'église du Nazaréen à Winter Haven, en Floride, pour acheter des billets pour un événement à venir. Dans la salle d'équipement du bureau de l'église, elle a trouvé Nancy Drake, quarante-sept ans, la secrétaire de l'église, allongée sur le sol dans une mare de sang. Elle était proche de la mort. Elle avait été battue si violemment que son crâne s'était fendu. Elle a survécu, mais en deux semaines, la police a découvert que son mari de quarante-cinq ans, Thomas, l'avait trompée. Est-il le coupable dans l'affaire?

Kjaerulv er faldet i en paranoid fælde og tør kun tale i fiktive termer ovenpå FE og PETs seneste besøg hos danske chefredaktører. Men hvad er egentlig op og ned på de hemmelige aftaler mellem Danmark og USA hvad angår efterretninger? I dagens nyhedsbrev indgår klip fra Deadline, DR, og citater fra whistleblowerne William Binney og Thomas Drake fra aflytttets arkiver. Du kan læse hele teksten fra dette nyhedsbrev på https://radarmedia.dk/ og https://mingarage.net

Twenty years later, Thomas Drake still says the NSA knew about the 9/11 plotters prior to the attack, and likely reported the intel through a back channel to VP Cheney. Nothing was done to prevent the attack, says Drake a former senior executive at the NSA. Why? To prepare public opinion in favor of invading Iraq. Drake joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.

Julie Varughese, solidarity network coordinator for Black Alliance for Peace, joins us to discuss Afghanistan. International security analysts are concerned that the Taliban seems to be recycling government officials from the organization's former theocratic hard-line base of power. Also, the war-torn country is facing a humanitarian crisis that is being exacerbated by punitive economic moves by the US empire.Laith Marouf, broadcaster and journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon, joins us to discuss Israel. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett seems to have a policy of no war, but continuous bombing and no peace with the Palestinians. Also, Israel is arresting and harassing the families of several prisoners who recently escaped from an Israeli prison. Randi Nord, writer and activist, joins us to discuss Yemen. Yemen has launched several successful drone and missile strikes deep into the homeland of Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the US and UK are blasting the attacks as they provide material support for Saudi Arabia in the conflict. Teresa Lundy, principal of TML Communications, a leading minority public relations, communications and advocacy firm in Pennsylvania, joins us to discuss the Texas abortion ban. The argument between pro and anti-abortion rights activists is getting thicker as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) jumps into the rhetorical scrum. Meanwhile, the governor of Texas vowed to "eliminate all rapists" when asked about the lack of an exception for rape and incest in the bill. Daniel Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "The Velvet Coup," joins us to discuss Ukraine. President Biden has vowed to turn the foreign policy page on Afghanistan, but some international security analysts fear that his pivot to Russia and China will create a much more dangerous situation for the world. Dan Kovalik, writer, author, and lawyer, joins us to discuss regime change colonialism. An interesting article in the Orinoco Tribune argues that modern-day regime change rhetoric is nothing more than a sanitization of colonialism and genocide. John Kiriakou, journalist, author and host of The Back Story, joins us to discuss whistleblowers. Thomas Drake is a whistleblower who exposed illegalities and corruption in the NSA. Drake was investigated, indicted, convicted and sentenced concerning the US domestic mass surveillance regime. We discuss his recent article in Responsible Statecraft.Dr. Colin Campbell, a Washington, DC, news correspondent, and Gary Flowers, host of “The Gary Flowers Show” on radio station Rejoice WREJ-AM 990, join us to discuss the takedown of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia. One of the largest Confederate monument statues in the nation was removed as the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond fell to the cheers of several hundred onlookers who had come to support the move.

Thomas Drake swore an oath to defend the US Constitution on multiple occasions. His fidelity to that oath put him on a collision course with his employer, the National Security Agency. Drake assisted in an inspector general complaint concerning a costly intelligence boondoggle and aided Congressional investigations into intelligence failures in the lead-up to 9/11. And as the national security state expanded post 9/11, Drake's oath forbade him to remain silent when the government undertook surveillance that violated the rights of Americans. Drake's good deeds put a target on his back. As a result, he became the signature Espionage Act case in an emerging War on Whistleblowers.

Thomas Drake is a former senior executive at the National Security Agency, where he blew the whistle on massive multi-billion dollar fraud, the widespread violations of the rights of citizens through secret mass surveillance programs after 9/11, and critical 9/11 intelligence failures. In 2010, he was charged under the draconian Espionage Act for his oath to support and defend the US Constitution. In 2011, the government's case against him collapsed and he went free in a plea deal. He is featured in the “Silenced” documentary as well as the US PBS Frontline special “The United States of Secrets”.In 2017, Drake received his PhD in public policy and administration. His dissertation “Eyewitness to History in Devolution of Democracy and Constitutional Rights Following 9/11” focused on the centrality of the post-9/11 security driven world and the price paid by those who speak truth about the abuse of power and the erosion of our rights and freedoms. He speaks widely on privacy and security issues and the critical need to protect our inalienable human rights. Mr. Drake has a varied career background that includes teaching, information technology, systems and software engineering, code analysis and military and intelligence experience. He is now dedicated to the defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake says that in the name of national security we are eating out the very heart of democracy; what will be left will be a garrison state. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 7, 2015, with Paul Jay.

On Reality Asserts Itself, former NSA senior executive Mr. Drake and host Paul Jay talk about the “dark state” and how 9/11 opens up disturbing questions about power, who we are, who's in charge and the secret subversion of the U.S. constitution. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 3, 2015, with Paul Jay.

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake, a former Senior Executive at the National Security Agency, says he was targeted by the NSA because he exposed that the agency had intel that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks and because he blew the whistle on a massive secret surveillance program aimed at Americans. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 2, 2015, with Paul Jay.

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake says the suspension of the Constitution that took place in secret after 9/11, for all intents and purposes, developed with executive orders, regulations, statutes, and oftentimes in cooperation with the Congress – since 1947. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 4, 2015, with Paul Jay.

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake tells Host Paul Jay that mass surveillance is not about protecting people, in the end it's about social control. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 5, 2015, with Paul Jay.

On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the prosecution and sentencing of former intelligence analyst, Daniel Hale, with his lawyer Jesselyn Radack. Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst in the drone program for the Air Force, who as a private contractor in 2013 leaked some 17 classified documents about drone strikes to the press, was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 months in prison. The documents, published by The Intercept, exposed that, between January 2012 and February 2013, US special operations airstrikes killed more than 200 people. Of those, only 35 were the intended targets. For one five-month period of the operation, according to the documents, nearly 90% of the people killed in airstrikes were not the intended targets. The civilian dead, usually innocent bystanders, were routinely classified as “enemies killed in action.” The Justice Department coerced Hale, who was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012, on March 31 to plead guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act, a law passed in 1917 designed to prosecute those who passed on state secrets to a hostile power, not those who expose to the public the lies and crimes of government. Hale admitted as part of the plea deal to “retention and transmission of national security information” and to leaking 11 classified documents to a journalist. If he had refused the plea deal, he could have spent 50 years in prison. The sentencing of Hale is one more potentially mortal blow to the freedom of the press. It follows in the wake of the prosecutions and imprisonment of other whistleblowers under the Espionage Act including Chelsea Manning, Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake and John Kiriakou, who spent two-and-a-half years in prison for exposing the routine torture of suspects held at black sites. Those charged under the act are treated as if they were spies. They are barred from explaining motivations and intent to the court. They cannot provide evidence to the court of the government lawlessness and war crimes they exposed. The bipartisan onslaught against the press – Barack Obama used the Espionage Act eight times against whistleblowers, more than all other previous administrations combined – by criminalizing those within the system who seek to inform the public is ominous for our democracy. It is effectively extinguishing all investigations into the inner workings of power.

Attorney Jesselyn Radack has been at the forefront of opposing the government's War on Whistleblowers. She has represented numerous clients indicted under the Espionage Act, including Edward Snowden, Daniel Hale, Thomas Drake, and John Kiriakou. Jesselyn knows first hand the perils of being a whistleblower. Before becoming one of the leading attorneys defending the rights of national security whistleblowers, she was a Department of Justice employee who blew the whistle on FBI ethics violations during the interrogation of so-called American Taliban John Walker Lindh. Jesselyn joins host Chip Gibbons to discuss her journey and what it's like being on the front lines of the War on WhistleblowersSupport the show

In this episode Drew sits down with author and poet Thomas Drake to talk his new book "No Rap"! In this jam packed show the two discuss everything from emotions to Pittsburgh trap rap.  Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!   

Josh Thomas, sophomore at Drake, joins the podcast to share his story and talk about the Church. Coffee snobbery is involved.

Reporters John McGowan and Thomas Drake discuss this week's news.

Our final 2020 episode, focusing on the kafksesque trial of Julian Assange, is one of the most important, informative and compelling programs of the year, if not of the past 4. We discuss everything from A(ssange) to Z(imbabwe). The combo of the dynamic Sam Adams Award recipients Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack is a tour de force. Together, the two are the whistleblower community's Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers or William Powell and Myrna Loy. Jesselyn Radack heads the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program (WHISPeR) at ExposeFacts. As National Security & Human Rights Director of WHISPeR, her work focuses on the issues of secrecy, surveillance, torture and drones, where she has been at the forefront of challenging the government's unprecedented war on whistleblowers, which has become a war journalists, hacktivists, and those who reveal information that the public has right to know but the government wants kept secret.Among her clients are national security and intelligence community employees who have been investigated, charged, or prosecuted under the Espionage Act for allegedly mishandling classified information, including drone whistleblower Brandon Bryant, NSA whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Thomas Drake and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou. She also represents clients bringing whistleblower retaliation complaints in federal court and other administrative bodies. Previously, she headed the National Security and Human Rights program at the Government Accountability Project, a whistleblower protection organization, served on the DC Bar Legal Ethics Committee and worked at the Justice Department for seven years, first as a trial attorney and later as a legal ethics advisor.Thomas Drake is a former senior executive at the National Security Agency, where he blew the whistle on massive multi-billion dollar fraud, the widespread violations of the rights of citizens through secret mass surveillance programs after 9/11, and critical 9/11 intelligence failures. In 2010, he was charged under the draconian Espionage Act for his oath to support and defend the US Constitution. In 2011, the government's case against him collapsed and he went free in a plea deal. He is featured in the “Silenced” documentary as well as the US PBS Frontline special “The United States of Secrets”.In 2017, Drake received his PhD in public policy and administration. His dissertation “Eyewitness to History in Devolution of Democracy and Constitutional Rights Following 9/11” focused on the centrality of the post-9/11 security driven world and the price paid by those who speak truth about the abuse of power and the erosion of our rights and freedoms. He speaks widely on privacy and security issues and the critical need to protect our inalienable human rights. Mr. Drake has a varied career background that includes teaching, information technology, systems and software engineering, code analysis and military and intelligence experience. He is now dedicated to the defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

While the textile business in the United States started in New England, it did not take Philadelphia long to catch up and pass our northern neighbors.  Three people who immigrated to Manayunk helped build what had been a small village into one of the major manufacturing centers of the country.  Joseph Ripka was a draft dodger from Silesia who at his peak employed 2000 men, women, and children in his mills, but went out of business at the start of the Civil War.  Sevill Schofield came from England and took advantage of the Civil War to manufacture 365,000 blankets for the Union Army.  Samuel Winpenny also came from England, but he declared bankruptcy before his 35th birthday.  Several of his sons and grandsons were far more successful, but others were not and still have interesting stories to tell.  I do not have time to talk about Thomas Drake, another mill owner, whose daughter Charlotte Cardeza was a survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking; I will cover them in a future episode.  Even if you know nothing about the textile business, I promise you will be informed and entertained for the next 90 minutes as I present All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories #21, Me and My Machine: Three Textile Barons of Laurel Hill.

Thomas Drake joined the NSA in 2001 to help deal with the glut of data created by the huge rise of Internet use around the world. But he grew increasingly troubled by something else: the way the U.S. government was targeting its own citizens for surveillance after the attacks of September 11. This season, there’s more I Spy with I Spy Plus. Get ad-free I Spy episodes and access to weekly bonus episodes right in your favorite podcast app, plus more exclusive espionage content. Subscribe to I Spy Plus today at foreignpolicy.com/ispy.

Another breathtaking marathon featuring Jesselyn Radack head of the Whistleblower and Source Protection Program and lawyer for national security and intelligence community employees who have been investigated, charged, or prosecuted under the Espionage Act; Thomas Drake whistleblower and former senior executive at the National Security Agency who like Assange was charged under the Espionage Act; Rebecca Vincent, UK Bureau Director for Reporters Without Borders; and Robert Boyle a civil rights and criminal defense attorney who has written an expert report on US grand jury abuse for use in the Assange extradition proceedings . Co-hosted by Ben Norton, journalist filmmaker and assistant editor of The Grayzone.

Thomas Drake encourages us from the gospel reading of the beatitudes, including a modern blessing of those that our current culture often overlook.  

Onderzoeksjournalist Jan Born is bestuurder bij stichting Publeaks. In gesprek met Rico Brouwer legt hij uit hoe mensen via Publeaks op een veilige en anonieme manier in contact kunnen komen met de pers om een misstand te melden. In gesprek over klokkenluiders: Hoe gaat het met de controlerende taak van de media in Nederland en hoe zit het met de uitleveringsrechtszaak tegen publicist Julian Assange die 24 februari in Londen begint? De Verenigde Staten stellen dat persvrijheid niet geldt voor buitenlandse publicisten. Wat betekent dat voor de vrije pers in Nederland? Stichting Publeaks: https://publeaks.nl/ interviews met klokkenluiders: Thomas Drake, Roelie Post e.a. https://potkaars.nl/whistleblowers - Ojdfjell: NOS EenVandaag 23 januari 2012 Misstanden bij Odfjell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcwNKqSD7Fg - Barbie: https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/embed/514867/ - Klokkenluiders: https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/zo-belangrijk-waren-klokkenluiders-in-25-jaar-eenvandaag/ - Publeaks: https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/vijf-jaar-klokkenluidersplatform-publeaks-wat-heeft-het-opgeleverd/

This episode is presented by Laura Summers and Vanessa Toholka. Guests include Thomas Drake, US based former NSA employee and a whistleblower speaking about surveillance. Followed by a discussion on the recent La Trobe University Academic report on incidents regarding cyber crime in Australia.

Guest Minster Thomas Drake offers today's sermon

Thomas Drake offers a sermon 

  OLIVER STONE'S new three-part documentary on Kennedy titled JFK: Destiny Betrayed Oliver Stone announces the series in his facebook post Jim DiEugenio wrote the script for the documentary series 25 interviews conducted for this series shot in LA, SF, Dallas, New Orleans, Washington DC The series deals with JFK's foreign policy and how it was changed after his assassination CAPA's conference on 22nd and 23rd November (2019) titled CAPA November in Dallas Jim to speak at the conference on the 22nd; Oliver Stone on the 23rd (Saturday) Book your seats / hotel rooms At Kennedys and King: Interesting new updates in the news section Dr. Robert McClelland passed away last month Marita Lorenz, the spy who loved Fidel Castro, died Leslie Gelb, who oversaw the Pentagon Papers, dies at age 82 Book: The Last Investigation by Gaeton Fonzi: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook Video: CMC: The Italian Undercover CIA and Mossad Station and the Assassination of JFK Article: MI6 Accused of Thwarting Effort to Solve 1961 Death of UN Chief Documentary: Cold Case Hammarskjold: Stream on Amazon, iTunes Book: Who Killed Hammarskjold? by Susan Williams: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle Article: Mark Zaid, JFK, and Trump by Jim DiEugenio Russiagate, Steele dossier, Robert Mueller There is a big difference between an accusation and what one can actually prove A possible deep state plot against Trump Mark Zaid on the JFK assassination Documentary on John Kiriakou, Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack: Silenced (2014): Trailer, Stream on iTunes Mark Zaid argued in favor of Luis Alvarez who devised the Jet Effect theory He also said that Oswald was not a spy working for the CIA Tulsi Gabbard to drop the charges against Snowden and Assange if elected President The Hillary Clinton campaign spent twice as much the Trump campaign did And hired twice the workers Funny Video: Bill Burr doesn't have a lot of sympathy for Hillary Clinton The Left Wing and the Right Wing belong to the same bird Video: Michael Moore predicts Trump's win Listener questions answered News: Sandy Hook father awarded $450,000 after suing conspiracy theorist Article: The Decline and Fall of Jim Fetzer by Jim DiEugenio Book: In History's Shadow: Lee Harvey Oswald, Kerry Thornley by Joe G. Biles Testimony of Kerry Thornley (33 pages) Most of the testimony of other Marines around Oswald had been reduced to half-page affidavits Thornley had been kept on the stand longer than most of the witnesses in the entire inquiry See Chapter 5, On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison; borrow ebook here Steve Rivele and the Corsican connection Nigel Turner was the Hillary Clinton of the JFK case Video: David Josephs' Presentation on Oswald's Mexico Journey (BOR 920b) Oswald's supposed meeting with Valeriy Kostikov, the KGB Assassination officer Watch Episode 30, 50 Reasons for 50 Years Luis Echeverria, a CIA asset, went on the become the President of Mexico Jim Garrison was the first person in the research community to raise questions about the Mexico trip “All information re LHO in Mexico City is clouded with a mist, as if it were something that happened about the time of the Druids. This place is the thing wherein we’ll catch the conscience of the Queen Bee.” - Jim Garrison to Lou Ivon, January 19, 1968  

Discussing the whistleblower at the center of the Trump impeachment inquiry and comparing the government and mainstream media’s treatment of this individual with other whistleblowers and how past administrations treated whistleblowers. We dive deep into these subjects with interviews with Thomas Drake and John Kiriakou.Homepage - https://truthinmedia.com/Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BenSwannRealityCheckIsegoria Network _ https://isegoria.com/Twitter - @benswann_

What do you do when you see the rule of law fail? Jesselyn Radack was a legal ethics advisor for the US Justice Department until she blew the whistle on it and quit. Jesselyn Radack is now the expert defense attorney for whistleblowers like Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou and Edward Snowden. In this interview with Rico Brouwer she explains how the legal system is being turned against truthtelling and how to defend against that in both a courtroom and in the court of public opinion. They discuss the situation of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden and talk about the book ‘permanent record’ Snowden just published which release caused the CIA and NSA to file a lawsuit and try block its proceeds from reaching him. Radack: ‘..the unintended consequence is, it has gone on to suddenly propel his book to be number one on the Amazon bestseller list ..the government doesn’t want you to buy this book him to get any kind of benefit from the book. To me, you couldn’t get a better endorsement from the government for why you should buy and read that particular book’. She’s started the Whistleblower & Source Protection Program (WHISPeR), where you can help defend national security whistleblowers & sources in the fight against the war on whistleblowers: https://whisper.exposefacts.org/ referenced interviews: Stefania Maurizi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HGU3VG7XI Nils Melzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEFeV9YVtCU Thomas Drake https://potkaars.nl/blog/2019/1/23/thomas-drake-nsa-klokkenluider John Kiriakou https://potkaars.nl/blog/2019/4/29/cia-whistleblower-john-kiriakou-cia-whistleblower -- Wat doe je als je de rechtsstaat stuk ziet gaan? Jesselyn Radack was juridisch ethisch adviseur voor het Amerikaanse ministerie van justitie tot ze er de klok over luidde en weg ging. Jesselyn Radack werkt sindsdien als advocaat voor klokkenluiders zoals Thomas Drake, John Kiriakou en Edward Snowden. In dit Engels gesproken interview met Rico Brouwer legt ze uit hoe het rechtssysteem wordt ingezet tegen het aan het licht brengen van misstanden en hoe iemand zich daartegen kan verweren in zowel de rechtszaal als in de rechtbank van de publieke opinie. Ze bespreken de situatie van Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning en Edward Snowden en praten over het boek ‘permanent record’ dat Snowden zojuist heeft gepubliceerd. De CIA en NSA hebben inmiddels een rechtszaak aangespannen en proberen te voorkomen dat de opbrengsten hem kunnen bereiken. Radack: '... het onbedoelde gevolg daarvan is dat het zijn boek plotseling naar nummer één op de bestsellerlijst van Amazon stuwt ... de regering wil niet dat je dit boek koopt en wil voorkomen dat hij er geld mee verdient. Volgens mij is dat de beste aanbeveling van de overheid die hij zich kon wensen waarom je dat specifieke boek nu juist wel zou moeten kopen en lezen '. Radack begon het Amerikaanse klokkenluider en bron bescherming programma (WHISPeR), waardoor mensen klokkenluiders over misstanden bij veiligheidsdiensten kunnen helpen bij hun verdediging, in de strijd tegen klokkenluiders: https://whisper.exposefacts.org/ Genoemde interviews: Stefania Maurizi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98HGU3VG7XI Nils Melzer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEFeV9YVtCU Thomas Drake https://potkaars.nl/blog/2019/1/23/thomas-drake-nsa-klokkenluider John Kiriakou https://potkaars.nl/blog/2019/4/29/cia-whistleblower-john-kiriakou-cia-whistleblower

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake, a former Senior Executive at the National Security Agency, says he was targeted by the NSA because he exposed that the agency had intel that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks and because he blew the whistle on a massive secret surveillance program aimed at Americans

On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Drake, a former Senior Executive at the National Security Agency, says he was targeted by the NSA because he exposed that the agency had intel that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks and because he blew the whistle on a massive secret surveillance program aimed at Americans

Thomas Drake hat bereits im Jahr 2010 interne Informationen des US-Geheimdienstes NSA veröffentlicht - damals aber ohne Hilfe von Wikileaks und ohne große Beachtung. Snowden selbst bezeichnet Drake als Vorbild. Jetzt spricht Drake.

Thomas Drake [voormalig hoge ambtenaar bij de NSA] deed toen hij klokkenluider werd, alles volgens het boekje en kreeg desondanks de enorme druk van de VS op zich. Hoe met hem werd omgegaan maakte dat andere klokkenluiders minder in plaats van meer vertrouwen in hun overheid kregen. Drake werd in de media monddood gemaakt en aangekllaagd op de Spionagewet uit 1917. Hij opende de doos van pandorra maar is luid en duidelijk te horen in deze potkaars. Onderin die doos van pandorra, ook op de profiel pagina van Thomas Drake op Twitter .. ligt hoop. artikel op:

recorded interview with NSA Whistleblower Thomas Drake, about how to give NSA whistleblower Reality Winner a voice, Reality was awarded a special recognition award by Blueprint for free speech yesterday. article on: https://potkaars.nl/blog/2019/1/17/thomas-drake-whistleblowing

Thomas Drake is a former senior executive of the U.S. National Security Agency, a decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. In April 2010, a federal grand jury in Maryland indicted Tom under the Espionage Act for illegally retaining classified information after he was suspected of leaking operational inefficiencies in the National Security Agency.

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Thomas Drake is former senior executive of the U.S. National Security Agency, a National Security Agency whistleblower, United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. In 2010 the government alleged that Drake mishandled documents, one of the few such Espionage Act cases in U.S. history. Drake's defenders claim that he was instead being persecuted for challenging the Trailblazer Project & the unconstitutional methods of the NSA after the events on 9/11/2001. He is the 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling and co-recipient of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award.

interviews with Thomas Drake, panelist and Diane Davison, co founder

Researchers #3: Thomas Drake - NSA & Domestic Surveillance - part 3 Guest: Thomas Drakehttps://www.whistleblower.org/bio-thomas-drakeTrilogy of NSA & Domestic Surveillance is concluded with a prominent NSA whistleblower - Thomas Drake. Mr. Drake is a former senior executive of the NSA and decorated USAF veteran. In this inspirational interview we discussed SIGINT procedures and development of the system ThinThread which was designed to collect intelligence and preserve privacy. However, NSA decided to invest into multi-billion program Trailblazer that never became operational. In 2010 Drake was indicted by the Government under the Espionage Act. Mr. Drake will describe the whole procedure and the final outcome.OmniTalk Radio Network Home Page:http://omnitalkradio.weebly.com/OmniTalk Radio Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/omnitalkradioOmniTalk Radio Twitter Page:https://twitter.com/omnitalkradioOmniTalk Radio Podcast Page:https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/omnitalk-radio-the-podcast-hub OmniTalk Radio Podcast RSS Feed:https://rss.whooshkaa.com/rss/podcast/id/2591OmniTalk Radio iTunes RSS Feed:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/omnitalk-radio-the-podcast-hub/id1271190891__________________________________________________Music Credits & Music Themes:Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Intro Themes by Accelerated Ideas: http://www.accelerated-ideas.com/freemusictracks/aisearchtracks.aspx?stxt=intro

"The 9/11 terrorists were not just lucky once; they were lucky over and over again."—Mindy Kleinberg (9/11 widow) This week we are joined by the Yorkshire-born journalist, educator, photographer and political activist John Booth, whose career in journalism has included working for news organisations in Africa, the US and the UK. John joins us to share something of his intellectual journey into questioning, and then investigating, the events of 9/11, and to discuss his excellent new article recently published by Lobster magazine, "Fifteen Years on from 9/11". John Booth currently writes for Lobster — http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk — and LAFZ, the magazine for Pakistani diaspora — http://www.lafzmagazine.com — and is a founder member of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

"The 9/11 terrorists were not just lucky once; they were lucky over and over again."—Mindy Kleinberg (9/11 widow) This week we are joined by the Yorkshire-born journalist, educator, photographer and political activist John Booth, whose career in journalism has included working for news organisations in Africa, the US and the UK. John joins us to share something of his intellectual journey into questioning, and then investigating, the events of 9/11, and to discuss his excellent new article recently published by Lobster magazine, "Fifteen Years on from 9/11". John Booth currently writes for Lobster — http://www.lobster-magazine.co.uk — and LAFZ, the magazine for Pakistani diaspora — http://www.lafzmagazine.com — and is a founder member of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

This week, film-maker and political activist John Massaria joins us to introduce his new and compelling film project, I Love My Country But Hate What They Are Doing. Featuring interviews and personal statements by well-known activists such as Dr. Daniele Ganser, Tommy Hansen, Gerald Celente, Anthony Freda, Ken O'Keefe, Gary Franchi, Ray McGovern and Joe Rogan, John Massaria's film crafts a challenging narrative of a country—the US, the country he loves—subservient to its military-industrial complex and addicted to war. Only by facing up this reality, and—(as Anthony Rotunno put it in a previous show)—"changing the discourse", will there by any chance of turning the tide and steering the world in the direction of peace and goodwill. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

This week, film-maker and political activist John Massaria joins us to introduce his new and compelling film project, I Love My Country But Hate What They Are Doing. Featuring interviews and personal statements by well-known activists such as Dr. Daniele Ganser, Tommy Hansen, Gerald Celente, Anthony Freda, Ken O'Keefe, Gary Franchi, Ray McGovern and Joe Rogan, John Massaria's film crafts a challenging narrative of a country—the US, the country he loves—subservient to its military-industrial complex and addicted to war. Only by facing up this reality, and—(as Anthony Rotunno put it in a previous show)—"changing the discourse", will there by any chance of turning the tide and steering the world in the direction of peace and goodwill. (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

SPY Historian Vince Houghton sat down with Thomas Drake, former senior executive of the NSA – and whistleblower – who in 2010 was indicted on 10 felony counts; charges that would have carried decades of prison time had Drake been convicted. Instead, in early June 2011, the government dropped all of the charges and agreed not to seek any jail time in return for Drake's guilty plea to a misdemeanor of misusing the NSA’s computer system. Although the legal case was settled, the controversy would continue, as a new wave of whistleblowers (or leakers – depending on your perspective) burst on to the public scene, and dramatically changed the way many Americans viewed the power of their government.

Peace Revolution episode 085: The Future of Freedom & the History of Western CivilizationTo Purchase the HISTORY BLUEPRINT (Richard's Brain Model Organizing History):https://www.tragedyandhope.com/the-brain/ To Donate or Subscribe to the Tragedy and Hope online learning community:https://www.tragedyandhope.com/subscribe/ To Subscribe to Peace Revolution on iTunes:                    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peace-revolution-podcast/id659865433 The Peace Revolution Page (all feeds, formats, and episodes): https://www.tragedyandhope.com/peace-revolution/  The Tragedy and Hope Official Youtube Page:https://www.YouTube.com/TragedyandHopeMag Follow Richard on Twitter (@TragedyandHope) Reference Map to Episode 085(0-37m) Introductory montage created from links below, featuring Carroll Quigley, Jacob Appelbaum, and others.(6m-7m ) NSA Whistleblower William Binney “We are becoming the East German (Stasi) Police”(37m-48m) Richard's introductory monologue(48m-1h52m) Laura Poitras: Surveillance Teach-In(1h52-3h10m) NSA officer Thomas Drake questions 9/11 official account(3h10m-5h55m) PBS The United States of Secrets on Youtube(5h55m-7h9m) The Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium Presents: The Price of Privacy: Re-Evaluating the NSA(7h9m-8h9m) JACOB APPELBAUM EXPOSES NSA TOOLS HACKING YOUR COMPUTER-BACK DOORS & MALWARE(8h9m-9h30m) Julian Assange Interviews Cypherpunk Activists (Uncut) 1 of 2 on 'The World Tomorrow'(9h30m-11h28m) Julian Assange Interviews Cypherpunk Activists (Uncut) 2 of 2 on 'The World Tomorrow'(11h28-15h48) Professor Carroll Quigley's lecture series on Western Civilization via YouTubeWould You Like to Know More?See also:Peace Revolution episode 027: DIAMONDS / The Jewel of Denial / Outgrowing Stockholm SyndromePeace Revolution episode 023: How to Free Your Mind / The Occulted (Hidden) Keys of WisdomPeace Revolution episode 046: Liberty is Life / Practical Applications of RationalityPeace Revolution episode 047: Slavery is Death / Practical Applications of IrrationalityPeace Revolution episode 048: The Philosophy of Life / This is John Galt Speaking

Peace Revolution episode 085: The Future of Freedom & the History of Western Civilization To Purchase the HISTORY BLUEPRINT (Richard's Brain Model Organizing History): https://www.tragedyandhope.com/the-brain/ To Donate or Subscribe to the Tragedy and Hope online learning community: https://www.tragedyandhope.com/subscribe/ To Subscribe to Peace Revolution on iTunes:                     https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peace-revolution-podcast/id659865433 The Peace Revolution Page (all feeds, formats, and episodes):  https://www.tragedyandhope.com/peace-revolution/  The Tragedy and Hope Official Youtube Page: https://www.YouTube.com/TragedyandHopeMag  Follow Richard on Twitter (@TragedyandHope)  Reference Map to Episode 085 (0-37m) Introductory montage created from links below, featuring Carroll Quigley, Jacob Appelbaum, and others. (6m-7m ) NSA Whistleblower William Binney “We are becoming the East German (Stasi) Police” (37m-48m) Richard's introductory monologue (48m-1h52m) Laura Poitras: Surveillance Teach-In (1h52-3h10m) NSA officer Thomas Drake questions 9/11 official account (3h10m-5h55m) PBS The United States of Secrets on Youtube (5h55m-7h9m) The Johns Hopkins Foreign Affairs Symposium Presents: The Price of Privacy: Re-Evaluating the NSA (7h9m-8h9m) JACOB APPELBAUM EXPOSES NSA TOOLS HACKING YOUR COMPUTER-BACK DOORS & MALWARE (8h9m-9h30m) Julian Assange Interviews Cypherpunk Activists (Uncut) 1 of 2 on 'The World Tomorrow' (9h30m-11h28m) Julian Assange Interviews Cypherpunk Activists (Uncut) 2 of 2 on 'The World Tomorrow' (11h28-15h48) Professor Carroll Quigley's lecture series on Western Civilization via YouTube Would You Like to Know More? See also: Peace Revolution episode 027: DIAMONDS / The Jewel of Denial / Outgrowing Stockholm Syndrome Peace Revolution episode 023: How to Free Your Mind / The Occulted (Hidden) Keys of Wisdom Peace Revolution episode 046: Liberty is Life / Practical Applications of Rationality Peace Revolution episode 047: Slavery is Death / Practical Applications of Irrationality Peace Revolution episode 048: The Philosophy of Life / This is John Galt Speaking

Landslide Lauren talks Thomas Drake, Edward Snowden and the laws that (do not?) protect them. Also, Climate Justice Rally and UN Climate Summit, what to expect.Track List :Eli Muro - Two Mirrors (Dreamtime Hunter EP)Janet Jackson - All For You (Nick Wisdom Remix)Mr.Carmack - Miss You Most (at Night) (w/ Taku)Black Parachute - 1991x (Single)Ta-Ku - Knightime (Soundcloud)Goldlink - When I Die (Instrumental) (Prod by McCallaman)Tinashe - Vulnerable (Pomo remix)Jeremih - 773 Love (Cyril Hahn 4am Bootleg)Wildlight - Dawn to Flight (The Human Experience Remix)Duncan Gerow - Big Pimpin (Jay-Z & UGK + Kaytrananda)Tor - The Thickness (Drum Therapy EP)Gabrielle Aplin - Panic Cord (Hucci Remix)Son Lux - Flickers (Zeds Dead Remix)

This is a recording of a panel I hosted at the Splendour in the Grass music festival forum. It features NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, WA Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Underground author Suelette Dreyfus and Edward Snowden's attorney Jesselyn Radack.

Whistleblowers and journalists play a crucial role in scrutinising the powerful and holding them to account. The revelations by Edward Snowden have transformed our understanding of how sweeping digital surveillance techniques capture personal information about all of us. They have also exposed the immense dangers faced by whistleblowers in exposing illegality by governments, with Snowden having fled the US and currently residing in Russia. This MEAA and The Walkley Foundation special event, in partnership with Blueprint for Free Speech, features US whistleblower Thomas Drake, a former senior executive of the US National Security Agency, together with Edward Snowden’s US defence attorney Jesselyn Radack in discussion with ABC broadcaster Quentin Dempster. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of The Walkley Foundation

What does it mean to be a whistleblower in the 21st century? When Edward Snowden released thousands of classified documents in June last year, information he acquired while working as an NSA contractor, he could not have foreseen it would be the biggest intelligence leak since the Pentagon Papers, affecting governments all over the world. While he remains busy in an undisclosed location somewhere in Russia, one of his lawyers, Jesselyn Radack, and former NSA crypto-linguist, Thomas Drake, are visiting Australia to discuss the issues which surround the Snowden case. What does it tell us about freedom, the individual and the state? And what do we need to understand about privacy, free speech and security in our times? Join host Sally Warhaft with Thomas Drake, whose own story inspired Edward Snowden to act on his conscience, and Jesselyn Radack, Director of National Security and Human Rights with the Government Accountability Project (GAP), for this special edition of the Fifth Estate in partnership with Blueprint for Free Speech and the Centre for Advancing Journalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Media Roots Radio, Robbie and Abby Martin detail the history of the NSA’s ‘Program’ as told in PBS’ State of Secrets and the whistleblowing by Thomas Drake, Bill Binney and eventually Edward Snowden. They also examine several of the criticisms coming towards Greenwald and Snowden from the left leaning alternative-media and more ‘fringe’ circles of the Internet, such as ‘there’s nothing new in the documents’and that ‘they aren’t releasing them fast enough’. They also discuss the near death of Net Neutrality, Uruguay’s badass president and the dark underbelly of corporate surveillance. For more information visit: www.mediaroots.org

Jesselyn Radack  & Thomas Drake are a force to be reckoned with.  She is the legal adviser to former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the Director of National Security & Human Rights at the Government Accountability Project.  He is a former senior executive of the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and a whistleblower.  In 2006, Thomas leaked information about the NSA's data-gathering Trailblazer Project and was prosecuted under the Espionage Act, but in 2010, but the case collapsed.

Hey gang.  I'll be running my mouth about some NSA reform ideas bought forward by two whistle blowers.  Their names are William Benney and Thomas Drake.    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1003662-nsainsidersrecommendations8jan2014update-final-9.html    

On the November 7, 2013 edition of Tell Somebody, former FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley talked about her recent trip to Moscow with Ray McGovern, Jesselyn Radack, and Thomas Drake to present NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden with the Sam Adams award. This page and the podcast are produced and maintained by Tell Somebody and may or may not reflect the edition of the show broadcast on the radio.   Click on the pod icon above, or the .mp3 filename below to listen to the show, or right-click and choose "save target as" or "save link as" to save a copy ot the audio file to your computer. You can also subscribe to the podcast, for free, at the iTunes store or other podcast directory. If you have any comments or questions on the show, or problems accessing the files, send an email to mail@tellsomebody.us. Follow  Tell Somebody on Twitter: @tellsomebodynow. "Like Tell Somebody on facebook: www.facebook.com/TellSomebodyNow

Justin and Jason discuss the NSA domestic surveillance story, including James Bamford's 2012 Wired article on the subject, how Edward Snowden revealed classified documents showing Hong Kong hacking targets, whether the fallout will effect US businesses, the NSA's definition of "collect", why Snowden leaked to Glenn Greenwald, the change in poll numbers on the subject, Jason's cheeky idea for an NSA video game and strategies for monitoring and storing vast quantities of domestic surveillance data, the NSA whistleblowers Thomas Drake and William Binney, the problem with partisanship, candidate Obama debating president Obama on government surveillance, how Microsoft is giving away zero-day exploits to the government, what Jason would do if he was working at Google and received a National Security Letter, how the vast majority of terrorist plots were organized by the FBI and how the NSA missed all of the recent terrorist plots including the Boston Marathon bombings, the Church Committee and Operation Mockingbird, the nature of power and the fundamental law of human nature, predictions on what will happen to Snowden, the TechZing wiki, Justin's authentic dim sum experience at Lunasia, how economic mobility has been decreasing in the United States, Jason's recent trip to San Diego and Sea World, Jonathon Kresner's Airpair, some ideas for how to market AnyFu, why Justin is putting Pluggio on Flippa, World War Z and the robot Justin didn't buy.

We explore the extent of surveillance by the United States. Why is there so much surveillance and is the increasing surveillance of people in the United States justified? We discuss which is more harmful to our society, leaks or the policies that are leaked. Our first guest is Thomas Drake who was prosecuted for allegedly disclosing National Security Agency secrets years before Edward Snowden surfaced. Drake says the U.S. government has an “industrial-scale” surveillance system that “the Stasi in East Germany would have drooled over.” Then Fred Branfman, who recently wrote “America’s Most Anti-Democratic Institution: How the Imperial Presidency Threatens U.S. National Security,” is our guest. He argues,  ”And today’s U.S. executive branch policies pose an even greater long-term threat to U.S. strategic interests, not only abroad but at home. The evidence is overwhelming, including the statements by several dozen U.S. national security experts cited at the end of my recent piece, that U.S. leaders are not protecting national security but rather weakening it as never before.”

When it comes to national security does the need for secrecy override the public's right to know? It is a hot debate in many democracies, none more so than the United States where the Obama Administration has gone after leakers and whistle-blowers with unprecedented ferocity. Stephen Sackur speaks to Thomas Drake, a former intelligence official inside America's National Security Agency. His unhappiness with things he saw led him to leak information to a reporter. He ended up prosecuted by the government he had served. Did he deserve the trouble he got?

PNN - Thomas Drake and the News - A special Presentation with a supreb speech by Nationally Recognized former NSA Staffer Thomas Drake  And More with News Director Rick Spisak  

A panel of whistleblowers, transparency advocates, and expert journalists offer insights informed by their own encounters with national security secrecy and surveillance. Speakers: Steven Aftergood, Nancy Chang, Thomas Drake, Jameel Jaffer, Jesselyn Radack, Tim Shorrock. (Recorded: April 04, 2012)