60 Minutes Archive: U.S. v. Whistleblower Tom Drake

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In 2011, former NSA senior executive Tom Drake appeared in his first television interview. He had been indicted for espionage after leaking to the media allegations that the nation's largest intelligence organization had committed fraud, waste and abuse.
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@user-ge8gn5wh5d 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Thomas Drake deserves the "Medal of Honer", we Salute you Sir and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE !!

@kristinebailey6554 2 жыл бұрын

*honor

@enochbrown8178 2 жыл бұрын

It's rare that good men step forward and put themselves in jeopardy for country. Thank God for men like Thomas Drake.

@DauntlessDeonte5991 2 жыл бұрын

America is not an American country only. No disrespect to any country or nationality, but We invite the enemy in. This isn’t the 1950s or 60s version of whistleblowers reporting to the everyday staunch supporter of the American way forward (not that they were a perfect ppl or this a perfect country)…. Today, whistleblowing reveals more news of our goof ups to the enemy than it does to the everyday American born here embodying American ideals. This is chess, not checkers. This guy cried out loud because he didn’t get his way. His fault. He should be jailed.

@enochbrown8178 2 жыл бұрын

@@DauntlessDeonte5991 BS. He cried out because he has a conscience.

@Thegreatscumbaggg 2 жыл бұрын

@@DauntlessDeonte5991 👈 illiterate 🤣🤣

@MilkyWayGalaxyy 2 жыл бұрын

No. Thank his parents for raising him properly.

@enochbrown8178 2 жыл бұрын

@@MilkyWayGalaxyy That's an interesting statement. I've known people raised in the same household with the same parents - - (who were very moral and good people) who went in totally opposite directions - one being a criminal and the other I can only describe as a saint. So, no, it's not only their parents, but decisions that each of us make to do the right and honorable thing.

@bradleysmith9431 2 жыл бұрын

He really said, " 9/11 was not a surprise" right in front of our faces. They knew all along!

@dimitrihalfking7126 19 күн бұрын

They knew it was a big possibility. Same is said today "its only a matter of time" when talking about another attack.

@houstonharwood7197 2 жыл бұрын

All charges against Tom Drake were dropped, he plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge. That's it.

@loridorsey4299 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You for your post!

@paulsuprono7225 2 жыл бұрын

DITTO . . . 🇺🇸

@captainnima 2 жыл бұрын

His life was ruined and that charge was bogus too. It is disgusting what the Obama administration did to this man.

@pattirockgarden4423 2 жыл бұрын

Another brave whistleblower, punished for telling truth to power.

@dianerios880 2 жыл бұрын

So sickening how heroes like this are vilified and imprisoned when they are doing their patriotic duty. America seems like a dictatorship, not a democracy and free union. 😢

@OkalaborationO 11 ай бұрын

All the major charges against him were dropped the day before trial in 2011. He got a year probation and community service for the remaining minor charge.

@howardlkkekahuna 2 жыл бұрын

This was so educational 💯🙋‍♂️

@Centerflow 2 жыл бұрын

Wishing the best for Drake.

@markrobinowitz8473 2 жыл бұрын

For those who needed a pretext for war, it was a success, not a failure.

@davidhutchinson5233 2 жыл бұрын

The espionage act is so unconstitutional it's astounding that it has lasted this long. Power begets power. Ike was right.

@mikehawk8450 10 ай бұрын

Well they need this sort of surveillance to be honest. China already has it and that's why 30 CIA assets were executed over there case they got busted. You can search this up, every single nuclear warhead designs are in the hands of the chinese because of spies. This is why surveillance is necessary, because there's a spying boom from the Chinese. Recently MI6 and FBI announced that there was Chinese hacking every single day of the year this was in 2021 I believe. So we can't infiltrate their country's intelligence while they can infiltrate ours. Although this doesn't justify spying on American people, this is the reason on why it's so prevalent.

@IkeTurnerDickHair 2 жыл бұрын

I Love these truth tellers

@estelleharrington3866 2 жыл бұрын

TY EXCELLENT ARTICLE. I beleive he was not only protecting the constitution but the right to protect a legal injustice on the part of our own GOVERNMENT against its own constitution, country, & individual liberty of Americans to be free until proven guily. They took a freedom away from us and he was protecting us. He shouldn't even be standing trial periond.

@sarahmeecham6654 2 жыл бұрын

Oldest mindset on the planet, “Do not tell truth to power.”, because those who do reveal the ineptitude and corruption of those in power and reveal what true heroes are. The heroes are the ones that place truth and morality above the priorities of those who covet power.

@andrewgreen2059 Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you 60 minutes

@dfreshness2006 2 жыл бұрын

so... what happened to Tom Drake in the last ten years?

@jisteve9532 2 жыл бұрын

Please Subtitles for the deaf

@ShadowKingpin 2 жыл бұрын

This right here. As someone who is hard of hearing, it baffles me as to why subtitles aren’t the standard.

@JoyOfJessy 2 жыл бұрын

I think you can do it yourself in your setting.

@ShadowKingpin 2 жыл бұрын

@@JoyOfJessy The option is greyed out.

@--Skip-- 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowKingpin It IS the standard in the USA/UK/EU. The USA just doesn't enforce it.

@JoyOfJessy 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowKingpin oh wow, that sucks and that needs to be fixed asap.

@chelsearodriguez919 9 ай бұрын

They listen in but yet thousands of kids go missing 😂ridiculous

@yimkodak6877 2 жыл бұрын

"careers are built on big projects" selfishness is the down fall of governments

@muffin6369 2 ай бұрын

They got John O'Neil for the same thing when he lost his computer for a short time.

@computerworks1075 2 жыл бұрын

The NSA got stuck with a turkey called Trailblazer and serves it right! LOL!

@loismayette2747 2 жыл бұрын

So how can there be any check and balance. We need to encouage whistleblower not discpurage. Cleaning up our instutions is needed.

@theclamhammer4447 2 жыл бұрын

This is how you know the difference between a legit whistleblower and the manufactured Facebook “whistleblower”.

@gregparrott 2 жыл бұрын

So 60 minutes replayed a decade old broadcast. Did they cap it off by saying what has happened since??? Specifically, 1) what was the outcome of the government's case against Drake? 2) What is Drake currently doing?

@user-ge8gn5wh5d 2 жыл бұрын

as of 10.26.18...The Obama administration’s prosecution of National Security Agency whistleblower Thomas Drake collapsed this week, days before his trial was set to begin. Prosecutors dropped felony charges under the Espionage Act; Drake pled to a single misdemeanor and will not go to prison. “This is a victory for national security whistleblowers and against corruption inside the intelligence agencies,” said my colleague Jesselyn Radack at the Government Accountability Project, which led the support campaign for Drake. “No public servant should face 35 years in prison for telling the truth.”

@lenovovo 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Gregory, Thomas Drake, as of today's date, is working at the Apple Store. This is a fact!

@gregparrott 2 жыл бұрын

@@lenovovo A novel answer. But without a citation, I take its credibility with a grain of salt. (especially coming from 'Lenovo')

@Theplaided1s 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what anyone is protecting anymore

@cowtoyscbc 8 ай бұрын

It was not for analysis it was for targeting when it was needed.

@adamh542 2 жыл бұрын

would lead back to bush .

@lou4663 2 жыл бұрын

The government talks about the whistleblower act oh will protect you. Hayden is the one that needs to be prosecuted. That is the thief. Hayden is a joke just another government clown stealing as much as he can and passing the blame to someone else. This shows just how much waste is in the government.

@B_Bodziak 2 жыл бұрын

One reason a lot of would-be whistleblowers don't come forward is they are threatened with lawsuits, and the cost to defend oneself can quickly bankrupt an individual.

@derekwfrazier 2 жыл бұрын

dont go after vets like Drake

@Bruce_Quin 2 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining story!

@hailduetschland3972 2 жыл бұрын

He's name was John O'Neill .... He studied Osama and the Alcaeda

@shawn2789 7 ай бұрын

Hero.

@Centerflow 2 жыл бұрын

If in China, you would have disappeared forever with no trace of where and how.

@RangaNayanajithSilva 2 жыл бұрын

By the book internally.

@VulcanGunner 11 ай бұрын

Where did General Hayden land after he retired?

@Ivcexx Жыл бұрын

Takes classified documents home- faces nearly 35 years in prison. Ex-President takes classified documents gets off the hook.

@tl3139 2 жыл бұрын

He got a fine and probation.

@--Skip-- 2 жыл бұрын

😥😥😥

@netabaughman3079 2 жыл бұрын

Spying on injured workers rather than care.

@gregrice1354 2 жыл бұрын

Hey CBS Legal Dept., are you trying to become primary donor to DOJ enforcement for Americans with Disabilities Act? You have been well on your way with 100s of documented cases of your publishing videos on Internet without captions. You have been continually denying rights of over 38 million Deaf and hard of Hearing US citizens to equal access via captions. 60Minutes/CBS and Google continue to ignore US federal equal access laws for public accommodations like the Internet and provide accurate, synchronized captions for equal access. Why? How about doing an investigation on Google and CBS blatant failure to operate legally and ethically, while claiming to "do no evil" and to operate as ethical "journalists"? 12-6-2021

@B_Bodziak 2 жыл бұрын

Why do you suppose they aren't providing captions? Is there some gain in it for CBS? It would seem more if a CBS issue than Google/YT. Why don't you file a claim with the ADA? It may take some time for them to get to your case, but it costs you nothing to open a claim.

@muffin6369 2 ай бұрын

What about Stutznet?

@kylesanders9144 Жыл бұрын

Guy did what he should of a people are so crooked. This is why government sucks and can't be trusted

@marshalllapenta7656 11 ай бұрын

Someone might know this: Did Mr. Drake and Mr. Snowden ever meet before?

@victormaidah3852 2 жыл бұрын

Wow Pretty scary

@jamesdozier3722 2 жыл бұрын

The answer is relatively simple. It’s reasonable and desirable to sign a confidentiality agreement, with the stipulation that there is no corruption and/or Constitutional breeches. The government/politicians are always finding ways to hide their shenanigans, but expect everyone else to sit around and shut-up. I’m so tired of all the lying for money and power. And that stupid excuse “the general public can handle the truth “ is wearing thin, as well.

@nomanejane5766 2 жыл бұрын

🖤

@JeremyWard101 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't project trailblazer a violation of the 4th amendment?

@karenmason6465 2 жыл бұрын

This I also was a breakdown in national security

@KermdoubleO7 2 жыл бұрын

31 dislikes for fake news.

@muffin6369 2 ай бұрын

I think I spelled that wrong.

@SteveXNYC 2 жыл бұрын

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@hailduetschland3972 2 жыл бұрын

" The Man who New ... " He sounded the alarm.. And they made fun of him ignore him Created false statements..

@Anna-fl3sv 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad they weren't there for Jan 6.

@joed1950 2 жыл бұрын

Julian Assange

@kristine8338 9 ай бұрын

🙌🏼 Free Julian Assange 🫶🏼

@vincenzojh 2 жыл бұрын

This isn't a story about whistle blowers. It's a story about how a larger spy-state is for our own good and we should desire it.

@RebelRager88 2 жыл бұрын

You’re right, we should be watching and conducting surveillance and monitoring people like you closely.

@RKarmaKill 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like China

@bruceneiman5158 2 жыл бұрын

This whole story is total BS from the first sentence to the last

@stevemace1725 2 жыл бұрын

No surprise here the whole system, everything that's managed, this is protocol he's at an age he should know not to rock the boat.

@davidsalgado2185 2 жыл бұрын

These are real whistleblowers not Francis Haugen or Vinman.

@Centerflow 2 жыл бұрын

If in “C” Gina, you would have disappeared without a trace of how or where.

@stevelandry6825 11 ай бұрын

Trail blazer? More like trail TRAITOR! Good ol mikey.

@bloodbornlink8998 2 жыл бұрын

This is y I don't like our gov

@kdx8039 2 жыл бұрын

Satan's kingdom

@AntiEmpire 2 жыл бұрын

Fake news

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Let’s go nuclear war

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