http://www.alternet.org/rights/30387/An NSA Whistleblower Speaks OutBy , Democracy Now!
Posted on January 7, 2006, Printed on January 7, 2006
http://www.alternet.org/story/30387/Editor's Note: Bush's decision to order the National Security Agency to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens was first revealed in the New York Times in mid-December. The Times published the expose after holding the story for more than a year under pressure from the White House.
Since the story broke, calls for Congressional hearings and the possible impeachment of the president have intensified. Now Congress is considering a new round of hearings on Bush's domestic spying program, with a bipartisan group of Senators issuing their public support.
Former NSA intelligence officer Russel Tice recently announced that he wants to testify before Congress. He was fired in May 2005 after he spoke out as a whistleblower. The following is an edited transcript of an interview between Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and former NSA intelligence agent Russell Tice. - snip -
Amy Goodman: Can you talk about the letter you have written to Congress, your request to testify?
Russell Tice: Well, it's just a simple request under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act, which is a legal means to contact Congress and tell them that you believe that something has gone wrong in the intelligence community.
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