Friday, February 17, 2006

A surge in whistle-blowing ... and reprisals

Congress eyes tricky question of blowing the whistle in wartime.
 
| Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Dissent often carries a price in official Washington, especially in the war years of the Bush presidency.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the number of insiders alleging wrongdoing in government - either through whistle-blower channels or directly to the press - has surged, as have reprisals against them.

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