War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2013-04-19 United States of America 66 Min. PG-13
7.8 8 votes
Documentary

Overview

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.

Cast

Daniel Ellsberg is Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Franz Gayl is Self - Whistleblower
Self - Whistleblower
Seymour Hersh is Self - Journalist
Self - Journalist
David Carr is Self - Journalist, New York Times
Self - Journalist, New York Times
Sharon Weinberger is Self - National Security Reporter
Self - National Security Reporter
Tom Vanden Brook is Self - Journalist, USA Today
Self - Journalist, USA Today
Danielle Brian is Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Conchita Gayl is Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Joe Biden is Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Robert Gates is Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Ben Freeman is Self - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight
Self - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight
Winslow Wheeler is Self - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project
Self - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project
William Hartung is Self - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy
Self - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy
Pete Sepp is Self - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union
Self - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union
Dana Priest is Self - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post
Self - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post
Michael Isikoff is Self - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News
Self - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News
Thomas Drake is Self - Whistleblower
Self - Whistleblower
Michael DeKort is Self - Whistleblower
Self - Whistleblower
Thomas Tamm is Self - Whistleblower
Self - Whistleblower
Jane Mayer is Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Tom Devine is Self - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project
Self - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project
Bill Keller is Self - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
Self - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
Eric Lipton is Self - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
Self - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
Kate Bohner is Self - KBTV Video Blog
Self - KBTV Video Blog
Jesselyn Radack is Self - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project
Self - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project
J. William Leonard is Self - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
Self - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
Steven Aftergood is Himself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists
Himself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists
Barack Obama is Self - President (archive footage)
Self - President (archive footage)
Jake Tapper is Self - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage)
Self - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage)
Jay Carney is Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage)
Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage)
Lucy Dalglish is Herself - Dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Herself - Dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
James Risen is Self - New York Times (archive footage)
Self - New York Times (archive footage)
Chelsea Manning is Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
John Kiriakou is Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
Glenn Greenwald is Self - Journalist, The Guardian
Self - Journalist, The Guardian
Shannon Bream is Self - Fox News Anchor (archive footage)
Self - Fox News Anchor (archive footage)
Stephen Vladeck is Self - American University Washington College of Law (archive footage)
Self - American University Washington College of Law (archive footage)
Richard Nixon is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Sprey is Self - Weapons Designer and Analyst
Self - Weapons Designer and Analyst