
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
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.
Top Cast


Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg
Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Daniel Ellsberg
Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Franz Gayl
Franz Gayl
Self - Whistleblower
Franz Gayl
Self - Whistleblower


Seymour Hersh
Seymour Hersh
Self - Journalist
Seymour Hersh
Self - Journalist
David Carr
David Carr
Self - Journalist, New York Times
David Carr
Self - Journalist, New York Times
Sharon Weinberger
Sharon Weinberger
Self - National Security Reporter
Sharon Weinberger
Self - National Security Reporter
Tom Vanden Brook
Tom Vanden Brook
Self - Journalist, USA Today
Tom Vanden Brook
Self - Journalist, USA Today
Danielle Brian
Danielle Brian
Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Danielle Brian
Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Conchita Gayl
Conchita Gayl
Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Conchita Gayl
Self - Franz Gayl's Wife


Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Joe Biden
Self - Vice President (archive footage)


Robert Gates
Robert Gates
Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Robert Gates
Self - Former Secretary of Defense
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