[Mo1]

If you'll read the whole thread, you'll see several thoughts on her strategy of going after Paul O'Neil, personally. He has to use his own money and not the U.S. Taxpayer's for one.

Ummm .. Did she work for Paul O'Neill in 1999 .. did Paul O'Neil work for the the Airports in 1999??? .. Did he work for the Government in 1999??

As for covering your butt .. umm I think is also called and investigation and gathering as much evidence as a person can to present as evidence when making a case ..

Like I said before .. I think there is more to this story then what is reported in that article

[4Freedom]

She was fired despite having evidence that their grounds for termination were her sharing information, deemed confidential by the Customs Agency, with the DEA and airport security.

She hasn't worked since.

There's no way to 'cover your butt' in U.S. Customs or TSA. Congress has removed protection for 'whistle-blowers'in those agencies.

You blow the whistle and you're out of a job. What's worse is members of the public you were trying to protect will keep saying, "There's more to this story than meets the eye." Just as if you really were guilty of something you should have been fired for.

The U.S. Customs Dept. made an example of this woman and your response is she probably did something to deserve it.

When you get an opportunity to blow the whistle someday, let us know how it turns out.