Whistleblower of the Year! Is there ever a year without one?
www.whistleblower.org/blog/31-2010/1191-doj-case-against-nsa-whistleblower-thomas-drake-collapses
Key Quotes: The New York Times: But Jesselyn A. Radack, a lawyer for the nonprofit Government Accountability Project who had rallied support for Mr. Drake, hailed the outcome. “This is a victory for national security whistle-blowers and against corruption inside the intelligence agencies, she said. “No public servant should face 35 years in prison for telling the truth.”
Washington Post: “It’s an unambiguous victory for Drake,” said Jesselyn Radack, director of national security at the Government Accountability Project, who supported Drake on whistleblower issues. “The prosecution’s case imploded.”
Wall Street Journal: Jesselyn Radack, a director at the Government Accountability Project and an attorney who has been advising Mr. Drake, said the government's case "was largely built on sand. Once it was put to the test, it started collapsing under the weight of the truth."
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