Larry Johnson, Daniel Ellsberg & The Truth Telling Project --Pleading For Intel Leaks

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[Sam Hill]

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For Immediate Release
September 22, 2004

11 FORMER AND CURRENT US AND UK GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ISSUE LETTER
SUPPORTING DANISH WHISTLEBLOWER FRANK GREVIL

Frank Grevil’s press contact is: Tom Clark tclark@tiscali.dk
home (+45) 4444 1343
work (+45) 4452 6447
mobile (+45) 4095 0574 or (+45) 6062 1763

OPEN LETTER TO THE DANISH GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC:

We, the undersigned citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom, have recently come to learn of the criminal proceedings against our Danish fellow truth-teller, Mr. Frank Grevil.

As his case has been presented to us, Mr. Grevil is formally being accused of leaking three classified “threat assessments” to a Danish newspaper in January/February 2004, in order to substantiate claims made verbatim to the same newspaper. These documents demonstrated that his employer at the time, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, provided unbalanced intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction prior to the decision of the Danish Parliament to join the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" in March 2003. These documents also showed how the Service—due to its lack of sources—based its threat assessments almost entirely upon similar assessments provided by intelligence agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom, the content of which later turned out to be based on bad intelligence and in some cases even fabricated information.

We have learned that the Danish Parliament has recently taken actions to enhance parliamentary control over the intelligence service, which are clearly attributable to Mr. Grevil's revelations. This lends great credibility to his claims, which deserve in our opinion credit for serving the public interest rather than punishment.

What Mr. Grevil has undertaken reflects in many ways what we have done in our respective countries. With this letter, we want to draw attention to the important role that unauthorized truth-telling plays in a democratic state. In our experience, the proper chain of command often does not work to correct corruption, crimes, lies, cover-ups, or incompetence within state agencies. Disclosing documents without authorization is frequently the only way to expose these abuses or to substantiate verbal allegations about them to the press.

We strongly recommend reevaluating Mr. Grevil's case on the basis that his deed was done unselfishly and conscientiously, in order to strengthen democracy, and government transparency, and true national security.

SIGNATORIES

John H. Brown, Former Foreign Service Officer

Edward Costello, Former Special Agent (Counterintelligence), Federal Bureau of Investigation

Sibel Edmonds, Former Language Specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Daniel Ellsberg, Former official, U.S. Departments of Defense and State

Katharine Gun, Former translator, GCHG, UK

Larry Johnson, Former Deputy Director for Anti-Terrorism Assistance, Transportation Security, and Special Operations, Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism

Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatowski (karen@militaryweek.com), recently retired from service in the Pentagon’s Office of Near East planning

Ray McGovern, Former Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency

Coleen Rowley, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(Clarification of Coleen Rowley's Signature: "I have signed this letter in support of Danish Major Frank Grevil in my personal capacity and not as a representative of the FBI. I wish to further clarify my view that the propriety of 'unauthorized disclosures,' such as the one Major Grevil made, is limited to only the narrowest of circumstances, to dire situations involving truly unlawful, unconstitutional or deceptive actions on the part of higher government officials entailing life and death consequences, for example, the My Lai massacre or the Abu Ghraib torture incidents. In less serious situations, I believe that the proper and most constructive way of bringing concerns and problems to light is through chain of command and other institutional mechanisms such as Inspector Generals.")

Philip G. Vargas, Ph.D., J.D., Former Director, Privacy & Confidentiality Study, Commission on Federal Paperwork

Ann Wright, Retired Army Reserve Colonel, Former Deputy Ambassador, Mongolia

[Sam Hill]

Here's some of her bio from there. It's pretty funny:

"COLEEN ROWLEY

In 1990 she received an "Office of Preference" transfer to Minneapolis where she assumed the duties of Principal Legal Advisor (now known as "Chief Division Counsel") which entailed oversight of the Freedom of Information, Forfeiture, Victim-Witness and the Community Outreach Programs...

[In other words, they gave her the most obnoxious jobs they could find. "Community Outreach" LOL.]

In April, 2003, following an unsuccessful and highly criticized attempt to warn the Director and other administration officials about the dangers of launching the war in Iraq, Rowley "stepped down" from this (GS-14) legal position to go back to being a (GS-13)

[LOL She got demoted--from some mid-level position, to an even lower one. Doesn't happen often. She must've really screwed the pooch. And what exactly in her Community Reach background made her an expert on the dangers of going to war with Iraq?]

She has also begun to speak publicly on the topic of ethics and ethical decision-making to various groups, ranging from school children and business people to lawyers.

[I'll bet she has. And how noble of her. But again, where'd she get such knowledge? Divine revelation?]

[Mo1]

If I recall from that hearing ... she was a complete wacko

[Sam Hill]

Even without the Sedition Act, I suspect these guys have broken enough laws to keep a number of prosecutors busy.

[nopardons]

Yes, I think so too. And I wish that they would be prosecuted, ASAP, but I'm not going to hold my breathe.

[Sam Hill]

They must have nightmares about the terrorist going too far, though.

Think about it. A dirty bomb or worse goes off in NYC, and the country finally realizes how damn serious this is?

These will be the first people strung up. (Like the bund members in WWII. In fact, the comparison is exact.)

[nopardons]

Yes, I agree.

And I hope that they have such horrendous nightmares, that they never get enough sleep...until they go to their eternal rest.

[DoughtyOne]

I think Ellsberg was emboldened by skating on his earlier infractions. What he's messing with here is a whole new ballgame though.

He is in essense working within a group to urge current government employees to ignore their top level security clearances, to commit crimes.

If this isn't a conspiracy, or at the very least subverion, I'd be surprised.

Ellsberg is an attorney, but he sure seems out on the tip of a limb as far as I am concerned.

[Darkwolf377]

Good points. I always laugh when I hear democrats talking about how republicans are so ideological, when they are creatures of ideology. In their view, republicans are evil, so whatever sins they commit are insignificant when it comes to fighting evil. They really are hilarious in their very obvious heroic posing for each other; they see themselves as warriors in battle. They spout the cliches about freedom and truth, but they are completely uncaring about the lies they use which can only hurt the nation.

[Sam Hill]

They clearly know they are encouraging people to commit crimes, or they wouldn't be stressing the pro bono ACLU work so much.

By the way, it's noted in their press releases that this ACLU offer covers both Ellsberg's operation and McGovern's VIPS.

But you are absolutely right. They encouraging people to break the law. I'm sure it is illegal in a number of ways.

But as I've said, they will probably be ignored until something God awful happens. Then they will be squashed like the cockroaches they are.

[STARWISE]

She's sounded rather moonbatty lately, but we and this country should never forget the unknown and incalcuable losses that LAX was spared as a result of her pinpoint accurate instincts. She is a hero for this event, and she was not treated appropriately by the agency. Sad, but her good skils and future contributions were probably wrecked by shabby treatment.

[Sam Hill]

What did she have to do with LAX?

[STARWISE]

Is she not the one who got the terrorist coming in at the Canada/US border to bomb LAX? I may be all wet .. she may be the one who was nagging her superiors about Moussaoui's activities and the FBI rebuffed and ignored her .. and treated her shabbily. I'm SO sorry if I got them confused. I have the right outcome with wrong event .. LOL. It is Moussaoui.. the more I think of it. (I shoulda gone to sleep hours ago.)

I think she was a sharp and dedicated govt. employee who was disheartened by the lack of respect she received and the way her instincts and gut feeling were ignored, and she turned bitter.

I remember being stunned at Mueller's actions .. but that was the 9/10 mindset.

[danamco]

Very interestingly, I'm a subscriber to one of the largest Danish newspaper "Politiken,s" Weekly edition since many years back. I read them all from the front page though to the back page. I keep abreast what's going on in my former home country, but I have never seen this case or the name of Mr. Grevil mentioned in one of the largest Danish newspaper, I can't believe it. It's the first time I have learned about through these RATS traitors!!!

[danamco]

The real leaker or outer here, see the last two lines on his web site:........


Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, IV

Ambassador Wilson served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council from June 1997 until July 1998. In that capacity he was responsible for the coordination of U.S. policy to the 48 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, He was one of the principal architecs of President Clinton's historic trip to Africa in March 1998.

Ambassador Wilson was the Political Advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of United States Armed Forces, Europe, 1995-1997. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic and to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe from 1992 to 1995. From 1998 to 1991, Ambassador Wilson served in Baghdad, Iraq as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy. During ''Desert Shield'' he was the acting Ambassador and was responsible for the negotiations that resulted in the release of several hundred American hostages. He was the last official American to meet with Saddam Hussein before the launching of ''Desert Storm.''

Ambassador Wilson was a member of the U.S. Diplomatic Service from 1976 until 1998. His early assignments included Niamey, Niger, 1976-1978; Lome, Togo, 1978-79; the State Department Brueau of African Affairs, 1979-1981; and Pretoria, South Africa, 1981-1982.

In 1982, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission in Bujumbura, Burundi. In 1985-1986, he served in the offices of Senator Albert Gore and the House Majority Whip, Representative Thomas Foley, as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow. He was Deputy Chief of Mission in Brazzaville, Congo, 1986-88, prior to his assignment to Baghdad.

Ambassador Wilson was raised in California and graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1972. He is a graduate of the Senior Seminar (1972), the most advanced International Affairs training offered by the U.S. Government. He speaks fluent French.

Ambassador Wilson holds the Department of Distinguished Service Award, the Department of State Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards, the University of California, Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the American Foreign Service Association William R. Rivkin Award. Additionally, he has been decorated as a Commander in the Order of the Equatorial Star by the Government of Gabon and as an Admiral in the El Paso Navy by the El Paso County Commissioners.

He is married to the former Valerie Plame and has two sons and two daughters.

[danamco]

Thank God for the ACLU. Always ready to pitch in and help traitors, no matter the cost.



ACLU stands for Anti Christian Litigation Union!!!

[NEPA]

These yahoos like Ellsberg really long for the good old days of the 60's, don't they? They should be happy for the Iraq war, they get to act like kids again.

[maica]

Very interestingly, I'm a subscriber to one of the largest Danish newspaper "Politiken,s" Weekly edition since many years back. I read them all from the front page though to the back page.

The power of FreeRepublic!!! We have sources everywhere!

[chgomac]

Please give a link connecting Rowley to the "millenium LAX bomber".

My memory of that event is that the entire country was on alert for a technology meltdown....not terrorists.
An alert female Customs Agent on the US/Vancouver border crossing was suspicious of the bomber guy because of his nervousness and searched the car, uncovering the explosives, etc. The entire Clinton administration jumped in to claim credit that their supercalifragilisticexpealidocious anti terror policy was the sole reason for this capture! They have been claiming that ever since.

[Bogey78O]

What happened?

[Liberty Valance]

Is she not the one who got the terrorist coming in at the Canada/US border to bomb LAX?

That was an alert female customs officer at the border. I do remember someone who warned the FBI concerning 9-11 plots/ activities and was ignored. Can't remember the name. Could be this lady.