[FreeTheHostages]

Er, Watkins and Cooper were, far from 'whistleblowers', enablers at best, aiders-and-abetters at worst, keeping the lid jealously tight on inside company flimflam/chicanery/theft -- 'creative accounting' shell games which came to light, ultimately not by whistleblowing, but when public disclosure became unavoidable and companies collapsed.

Exactly. Watkins is particularly troubling. She was so much a part of it -- a person who COULD have blown the whistle much earlier and save Enron shareholders millions and didn't. As usually, you're completely Right, JohnHuang!

[WVNan]

This was a great essay. I think we should all copy it and send it to Time mag. One observation someone made concerned Linda Tripp. Why was she so villified and these women are considered heros? Makes no sense.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks =^)

She was so much a part of it -- a person who COULD have blown the whistle much earlier and save Enron shareholders millions and didn't.

Bull's-eye, friend.