Manning, Snowden, Me

I support Private Manning and Edward Snowden, [as well as other Whistleblowers like Thomas Drake, Bill Binney, J. Kirk Wiebe, Russell Tice]. They went to serve our country after 9/11, interested in public service and protecting national security, working to protect Americans from another attack.  Instead they found abuses of power, covering up attacks on civilians, journalists, rescuers and children. Massive data collection on American civilians not accused of any crime, officials lying to the media, American Citizens and our oversight branch of government, Congress.

Journalism is not terrorism and whistleblowers are not spies.  I have not seen a case yet where a leaker didnt AT FIRST bring  their claims of abuse to the proper channels, trying to make sure they followed the law in reporting abuse, becoming Whistleblowers within their agencies, until their concerns were ignored for too long, told not to worry, its all legal, then they leaked to the press, and now we have the debate that Obama ""welcomes us having.""

Snowden was working for the NSA as a contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton. Manning was in Army Intelligence in Iraq. They both joined to serve their country in the war on terror.

I was a senior in High School when 9/11 happened. I thought about joining the military or CIA and serving my country overseas.  I could have been a Manning or a Snowden; a witness to abuse and atrocities and government classification and cover ups, and I would not be able to stay silent.

Open Source Analyst, CIA
https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/analytical/open-source-officer-foreign-media-analyst.html

Are you a news junkie? Do the foreign affairs headlines pull you in? You should consider the CIA's Open Source Center (OSC) for your next career. Hiring Open Source Officers (OSOs) as foreign media analysts, OSC is the Intelligence Community's expert in collecting and analyzing foreign-based, publicly available information. It's about knowing what's going on and what it might mean down the road. To get there, OSOs apply foreign language, area knowledge, and subject matter expertise to review and assess foreign-based websites, social media, and traditional press sources--in short, the vast majority of information generated. Together with OSC's geospatial analysts, cyber specialists, librarians, and data scientists, the challenge is to identify trends, patterns, and relationships that provide unique insights into national security issues.

The candidates need to have a keen interest in foreign affairs demonstrated by formal education or previous life/work experience. They also need strong writing and analytic skills; foreign language proficiency; well developed Internet research skills; excellent communication and English language skills.


State Department
http://careers.state.gov/specialist/career-tracks#it
Information Management Specialist
Information Management Specialists (IMS) manage and operate worldwide information technology infrastructure, including PC local and wide area networks, telecommunications systems, telephone and UHF/VHF programs, and diplomatic pouch and mail services.




IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME, and so I support Manning and Snowden, knowing that they would have supported me.

#Manning #Snowden, #Whistleblowers

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