(Washington, DC) – Tonight, April 17, the new documentary War on Whistleblowers: Free Speech and the National Security State will make its New York City premiere. This eye-opening film showcases recent high-profile national security and military whistleblowers who have been persecuted, prosecuted and mistreated by the Bush and Obama administrations.

The new documentary by Robert Greenwald focuses on the cases of four whistleblowers whom the federal government targeted after they disclosed waste and abuse at the National Security Agency, Department of Justice, a major defense contractor and the Marine Corps. These truth-tellers include GAP clients Tom Drake (NSA whistleblower) and Franz Gayl (Troop Safety whistleblower). The film also features whistleblowers Thomas Tamm (warrantless wiretapping) and Michael DeKort (Lockheed Martin).

The NYC premiere is this evening, April 17 at 6 p.m. at Sunshine Landmark on 143 East Houston St. in Manhattan. The film, running 66 minutes, will be followed by a panel featuring Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman, The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel, USA Today’s Tom Vanden Brook, and The New York Times’ Margaret Sullivan (moderator). A reception will follow the panel at 8 p.m.

RSVPs are being taken by Brave New Foundation’s Linsey Pecikonis at [email protected]

The War on Whistleblowers features a number of prominent journalists, attorneys and activists from the national whistleblower rights community and emphasizes the fundamental importance of a free press in telling whistleblower stories.

The documentary highlights the views of:

GAP National Security & Human Rights Director Jesselyn Radack
GAP Legal Director Tom Devine
Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg
Project on Government Oversight (POGO) Director Danielle Brian
The New York Times reporter David Carr
NBC News reporter Michael Isikoff
Washington Post reporter Dana Preist
The New Yorker reporter Jane Mayer

RSVPs are being taken by Brave New Foundation’s Linsey Pecikonis at [email protected]

Contact: Linsey Pecikonis, Brave New Foundation
Email: [email protected]

Contact: Dylan Blaylock, GAP Communications Director
Phone: 202.236.3733
Email: [email protected]

Government Accountability Project
The Government Accountability Project is the nation’s leading whistleblower protection organization. Through litigating whistleblower cases, publicizing concerns and developing legal reforms, GAP’s mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability. Founded in 1977, GAP is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C.

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