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WOW, so surprised to see Sibel Edmond's stuff on this site. As a translator for the FBI, she had a lot to say about the 9/11 attacks and how corruption within the FBI's translation unit may have played a factor in failing to prevent those attacks [1]. She went on record to claim that the subsequent 9/11 Commission was a farce and did nothing to gather the relevant facts [2].

As she went through the proper channels to report what she had seen, she was eventually fired as a result of her allegations [3]. Her testimony was also sealed by John Ashcroft under the states secrets privilege [4], which is exactly what has happened with the recent Snowden allegations [5].

Personally I think Sibel Edmonds is one of the most reliable people in the whistleblower community and that she has a lot to say that's being hidden from the public.

[1] http://www.aclu.org/national-security/sibel-edmonds-patriot-...

[2] http://www.nswbc.org/Press%20Releases/NSWBC-911Comm.htm

[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibel_Edmonds#cite_note-oig_upd...

[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibel_Edmonds#FBI_career

[5] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/us-government-sp...



IIRC, she was also gagged by the court during her wrongful termination lawsuit, citing national security. Convenient.


Can gag order be unconstitutional or illegal?




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