| Stephon m Kohn the public editor at the time has noticed this war on truth. He points out the legislation introduced in 1778 to protect whistle-blowers, that euphemism which describes the truth-tellers who see incompetence or deception. "The tension between protecting true national security secrets and ensuring the public's "right to know" about abuses of authority is not new. Indeed, the nation's founders faced this very issue...."It is no surprise that honest citizens who witness waste, fraud and abuse in national security programs but lack legal protections are silenced or forced to turn to unauthorized methods to expose malfeasance, incompetence or negligence. "Instead of ignoring and intimidating whistle-blowers, Congress and the executive branch would do well to follow the example of the Continental Congress, by supporting and shielding them." |
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