President
Barack Obama has a worse record on jailing government whistleblowers
than previous US presidents, ExposeFacts Whistleblower Protection
Program Director Jesselyn Radack stated on Wednesday. Eight
whistleblowers have been convicted so far, more than by every
previous president combined, Free Press Senior Director of Strategy
Tim Karr told the press conference.
[...]
The Obama
administration has cracked down on government whistleblowers "to
greater impact than Nixon could ever have imagined," Karr said.
Press freedom to cover the excesses of the US government no longer
exists in the United States, Reporters Without Borders USA Director
Delphine Halgand told the press conference.
[...]
The United
States has fallen to 49th place in an index of 180 nations compiled
by Reporters Without Borders, Halgand pointed out. According to the
index, the United States has dropped 14 places in three years and now
lies behind Burkina Faso, Niger and El Salvador for press freedom. On
Wednesday, Radack, Karr and Halgand participated in a march to the
White House to deliver a petition with more than 100,000 signatures
calling for the immediate release of convicted CIA whistleblower
Jeffrey Sterling.
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