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    In this week's episode of Minutes With, we sat down with Annie Machon, a former MI5 spy and intelligence officer who acted as a whistleblower, exposing government secrets and going on the run. Annie discusses her recruitment into MI5, her postings working on international terrorism and surveillance, and the series of events that led her to decide to expose government intel.
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  • @LADbible
    @LADbible  ปีที่แล้ว +229

    With thanks to Annie for sharing her story!
    You can read more about Annie and the work she does at worldethicaldata.org/team
    Buy her book here - www.amazon.com/Privacy-Mission-Achieving-Ethical-Online/dp/1119906962

    • @pedrogama4585
      @pedrogama4585 ปีที่แล้ว

      This Woman just sounds like another DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE ?!? and the fact that she speaks in Plural "we", should be a warning sign? when she got in the Secrete Service she didnt know what she was getting into? does anyone know ANY Spy Agency in the entire World who hasnt FuK$ UP like this?

    • @OJKG
      @OJKG ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Need a Minutes With podcast with her.

    • @F4Insight-uq6nt
      @F4Insight-uq6nt ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Actor.. Proof of all claims Required.

    • @DianaKazimiera-
      @DianaKazimiera- ปีที่แล้ว

      Great respect and good luck 🕊️

    • @Hs5687
      @Hs5687 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Family & Me are Politically Singled Out & Targeted by Our Wonderful Singapore Government . My “ Crime” am Key Witness & Whistleblower . Any Advice ?

  • @freemanpal
    @freemanpal ปีที่แล้ว +2161

    Hi to the MI5 agent reading these comments 👋

  • @gremsta
    @gremsta 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +372

    When exposing a crime is being treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ....
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      Come to Jesus Christ today
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      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Dirty work by intelligence agancies are no crimes. They are a hard necessity. It's often heartbreaking work, but it has to be done by the right folks, for the greater better.

    • @sunnyonion3461
      @sunnyonion3461 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Retroscoop I suppose you believe the government is here to help you...

    • @g3rdus12
      @g3rdus12 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@Retroscoopsure buddy whatever helps you sleep

    • @thePronto
      @thePronto หลายเดือนก่อน

      So, your point is, presumably, that if we know that our enemies are attacking us, that we should 'turn the other cheek'. If innocent people get harmed, and laws are broken, in the process of defending the public and the rule of law; how many people would be harmed, and how many laws would be broken if such a defense wasn't in place? Your oversimplification is just a smoke-screen for excusing the attackers. Just like terrorists saying "You made me blow those people up".

  • @anthonybranco
    @anthonybranco 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +232

    This is a good woman. We need more people like this in the police both local and federal, military and the intelligence agencies.

    • @cassandracurse7065
      @cassandracurse7065 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sadly its too late now....we ( the Western World ) have all become police states....because its easier to control us...WE HAVE BECOME WHAT WE ACCUSE OTHERS OF....and sadly there is no way out

    • @heartofsteel7821
      @heartofsteel7821 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love Sings from kenny and Dolly. Anyway, the world must be United to see Ukraine facsism defeated plus there western sponsors so that we can still enjoy this kind of music throughout. Israeli Nazim mist also get thesame fate as the Hitler fascism. God bless Russia. Long Live Putin.

    • @user-zh1th8sz2l
      @user-zh1th8sz2l หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really, that's what the world needs, more women like this? I think we need less women like this. As in women who would never even consider joining the CIA, or the MI6, or whatever they call it in England. Not ones who join, because they're so personally ambitious that being in the state dept. isn't good enough, and they get talked into something even juicer. And then eventually what's left of their soul can't take it any longer, and so they turn state's evidence.
      So I would say that's not what the world is craving right about now. I guess it's better than nothing.

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
      There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
      Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
      Come to Jesus Christ today
      Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
      Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
      Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
      Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
      Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
      John 3:16-21
      16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
      Mark 1.15
      15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
      2 Peter 3:9
      The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
      Hebrews 11:6
      6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
      Jesus

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wrong. She's a good woman yes, she's the wrong choice as a field agent however.

  • @clipped6963
    @clipped6963 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    I feel so bad for her. Imagine choosing to risk your career, love life for not much to change that’s a sickening thought. Bless her ❤️

    • @Ash01010
      @Ash01010 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      who asked

    • @indigoblue4791
      @indigoblue4791 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      It's hard to put a price on ones integrity and sense of morality.

    • @tzm1843
      @tzm1843 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Snowden did even more, and he got trapped in Russia

    • @charliesmith_
      @charliesmith_ หลายเดือนก่อน

      Silly thing to do.
      Mistrust and paranoia is best created by resigning and blowing a loudly traceable whistle.
      University recruiting always ends that way.
      EGOCENTRICALLY.
      In 1970 we already had more technical equipment than she knew.
      Oh well.
      She has her tale to tell.

    • @adriansmith5446
      @adriansmith5446 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They're trying to up the tariff, for each offence, to 14 years, for whistle-blowers and journalists. They are the enemy.

  • @dandeeteeyem2170
    @dandeeteeyem2170 ปีที่แล้ว +2183

    Against all odds, not for money or fame, for no meaningful change to be made after your efforts... you still chose to do the right thing. People like you, are heroes to me. ❤

    • @Jamie-js3qw
      @Jamie-js3qw ปีที่แล้ว +10

      if there is no meaningful change, why do it? There was change. It's inevitable. How do you know it wsnt for fame? Not that it makes it wrong, it was the right thing to do. She sold books from it etc. so money ws involved. You r just making assumptions ....I think it was great, though.

    • @dandeeteeyem2170
      @dandeeteeyem2170 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jamie-js3qw if you don't stick to your core values, due to peer group pressure or fear of reprisals, eventually we will all end up in a race to the bottom. Lead by example, and when you're faced with your own mortality someday, trust me?. You want to be at peace when that happens. If you're religious, or atheist, it won't matter when you check out.. I'd much rather go out with a near death hallucination, journey, final flicker of my candle to occur with a clear conscience. You don't want to find out that death is a long hallucination where your life flashes before your eyes, it feels like forever, and all you see is the things you were involved in that killed innocent people.
      Unless you are a sociopath, I suppose.. Then I guess you'd just need some popcorn..
      :P

    • @NoctisMotus
      @NoctisMotus ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@Jamie-js3qw Sometimes, even though we may lose the battle, we must still stand and fight.
      The proverbial genie, of course, is well and truly out of the bottle.

    • @zimprince195
      @zimprince195 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ​@Jamie What a stupid question, lol.

    • @imperatormouse2735
      @imperatormouse2735 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, murdering foreign politicians or pushing for a regime change in order to benefit from it is heroic. Scumbags...

  • @froogsleegs
    @froogsleegs ปีที่แล้ว +1734

    Annie saying at the end that whistleblowing cost her everything but she feels nothing has truly changed, and may even be worse than before, is a genuinely haunting statement.
    "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face- for ever."

    • @keir1984
      @keir1984 ปีที่แล้ว

      "not unless you are a smart motherfucking pawn" - Bodie Broadus

    • @saint-miscreant
      @saint-miscreant ปีที่แล้ว +48

      it’s like john oliver’s interview with snowden, you can see the moment he gets reminded of it and has a mini existential crisis…

    • @Kpleaides
      @Kpleaides ปีที่แล้ว

      It's true things have gotten worse our whistleblowing has gotten ppl only poisoned, disability, loss of life loss of everything
      And the world has become worse.
      90% whistleblowers are dead.

    • @ninja12lawbreaker
      @ninja12lawbreaker ปีที่แล้ว

      If everybody refuses to vote at the next election they have no mandate

    • @notpissedenough5623
      @notpissedenough5623 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@saint-miscreant The UK west are openly funding Nazis, while you can be jailed for using slurs in the UK. And the public don't care.

  • @nimblefingers2324
    @nimblefingers2324 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +186

    What a wonderfully moral woman. This is the type of person we need in government; honourable, honest, and emotionally intelligent. Great woman!

  • @andrewphi4958
    @andrewphi4958 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Respect to her and all the couragous people with unsuppressed sense of justice!

  • @Big_Old_Bondy
    @Big_Old_Bondy ปีที่แล้ว +685

    I saw Annie give a talk at a conference for cannabis reform in Bristol back in 2013. She was facinating to listen to. I remember a point she made about how the war on drugs is directly funding terrorism, and how the government are completely aware of this. 'Deliberately unjoined thinking'.

    • @fab-ian
      @fab-ian ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It is strange, isn't it? It's not hard to work out that making sure people can only get drugs from criminals means that drug use funds terrorism.
      Then there are all of the social, health and tax benefits of taking a public health perspective when it comes to drugs, rather than crime perspective.
      It seems the only thing keeping us from decriminalising or even legalising drugs (and therefore achieving all of the related benefits) is people's irrational fears and unwillingness to be open.

    • @millerctongs
      @millerctongs ปีที่แล้ว

      The same people who are waging a war against drugs are also the same people benefiting from terrorism, fear is the currency that rules the world. If everyone knew this they would know how corrupt and evil the basterds are that control governments of the west

    • @micklyons8858
      @micklyons8858 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@fab-ian Selling drugs on shelves is pretty dumb.

    • @GuinessOriginal
      @GuinessOriginal ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fab-ian they want terrorists and criminals in order to justify their draconian laws and powers and restrictions of freedom etc, which they use to control us.

    • @GuinessOriginal
      @GuinessOriginal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Manic Miner they do

  • @mr.shutterz5348
    @mr.shutterz5348 ปีที่แล้ว +691

    This is super interesting and Annie displays a huge amount of bravery not only then but also now to talk about this. Especially admitting that it hasn’t necessarily changed much, but at the very least she can live with herself knowing she tried to make a change to the system that’s in place 👍

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Once she left the security services and blew the whistle, she was no longer a threat to them, so they have left her alone.

    • @diorocks5858
      @diorocks5858 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      she is a lunatic Gaddafi was not only a murderer he was a rapist

  • @geeunit831
    @geeunit831 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +152

    I'd love to see a series on whistleblowers with Annie. Her story and the way she tells it is so compelling.

    • @paulanderson7796
      @paulanderson7796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Liars often are compelling.

    • @geeunit831
      @geeunit831 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@paulanderson7796 you sound so compelling, go on...

    • @mayankexodus
      @mayankexodus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Would be absolutely heartbreaking to see governments crushing the Snowdens and Assanges of our world.

    • @paulanderson7796
      @paulanderson7796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@mayankexodus It absolutely would be heartbreaking. Snowden was lucky, Putin has granted him refuge in Russia. Personally I think Putin is one of the finest diplomats the world has ever seen. He is not even remotely like the monster Western media makes out that he is.
      I am not sure about this Annie Machon character. She seems like an attention seeker to me.

    • @carlrichieukmusic
      @carlrichieukmusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@paulanderson7796 where is she lying?

  • @AimeeAimee444
    @AimeeAimee444 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Annie is correct, we are being watched 24/7, even if our record is clean.

    • @allykhan8594
      @allykhan8594 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yeah! But they don't won't the Chinese to be looking over their shoulders.

    • @paulanderson7796
      @paulanderson7796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      That kind of mass surveillance is impossible on a practical level. Even if you can track every keystroke, every syllable, it is not possible to analyse that volume of data in any way at all. Intelligence is about knowing what data to gather.

    • @DarkHistory-fp1qm
      @DarkHistory-fp1qm 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@paulanderson7796it is with ai..

    • @nickoffury
      @nickoffury 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@paulanderson7796I came here to say essentially the same thing lol 😂 these people watch waaaay too many movies

    • @cathrynmclean7624
      @cathrynmclean7624 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sad ting is when our services just watch and watch and dont act ..no point to them! They just watch n tell ..and watch innocents die..waste of bloody time and money ..ie ; they knew about Lee Rigbys murderers 10 years before they struck ..but they just kept watching them from a distance ...seems perverted and slow ..if you did that to average toddler theyd all grow up as crims ..first sign of misbehaviour severe kick in butt ..now we have thousands of terrorists pro Hamas and Pro Isis marching the streets with signs very boldly ..working in govmnt offices too ..a joke

  • @tosti24
    @tosti24 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Not only she's extremely eloquent telling a unique story, but her tone has a soothing effect on me. One of my favourites interviews to date.

    • @WindRipples-
      @WindRipples- ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Deeznuts also might have a very soothin effect.

    • @chrischristofis8501
      @chrischristofis8501 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is so telling, so the hypno voice really does work on the weak minded, the training she recieved has paid off! God help us from women like her!

    • @Retroscoop
      @Retroscoop หลายเดือนก่อน

      That are not exactly the most important qualities needed to become an effective field agent for an intelligence agency I'm afraid.
      She should have become newsreader, a radio reporter or indeed, a diplomat, fine with me. But not a field agent.
      That's not her mistake, that underlines how unprofessional the recruitment of field agents still was in those days, even after Philby & Co.
      Not sure about how that is today. If it is still as unprofessional, it's no wonder the Russians and Chinese remain the real spy masters.

  • @stephaniejooste3879
    @stephaniejooste3879 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    Absolute respect for both of you for standing up for what was right!

  • @garyrobertshaw2202
    @garyrobertshaw2202 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    What a beautiful well spoken educated woman she is. Fantastic insight into how our intelligence servics work. Good luck lady ❤

    • @sunriseboy4837
      @sunriseboy4837 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha, 'intelligence services' the biggest oxymoron on the planet. Killers. Assassins. Soul destroyers is closer to the mark.

    • @marcomustang876
      @marcomustang876 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well spoken , just because she has a different accent 😮 ?

    • @ddoherty5956
      @ddoherty5956 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Eye of the beholder

    • @cazzawazzadingdong5139
      @cazzawazzadingdong5139 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ddoherty5956
      Beauty, as defined by Cambridge Dictionary : "an attractive quality that gives pleasure to those who experience it or think about it, or a person who has this attractive quality:"
      Attractive qualities:
      kind, gentle, strong, resilient, caring, assertive, hard-working, reliable, honest, practical, responsible, loyal, mature, creative, consistent, appreciative, capable, quick, sensitive, perceptive, patient, thoughtful, fit, trustworthy, shows initiative, motivated, versatile, intelligence.
      You honestly can't find one attractive quality in this woman?

  • @AdventureSam
    @AdventureSam 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    The eyes tell no lies, she knows a lot and it haunts her.

  • @lukasvisagie9513
    @lukasvisagie9513 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    To sacrifice your career and normal life for the sake of your beliefs, "doing the right thing", must have taken a lot of courage and a very strong conviction. I admire you and David for that. I hope things are better for you now!

  • @jackaddie7866
    @jackaddie7866 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I could listen to Annie talk about anything. She’s amazing

    • @johnson2joy
      @johnson2joy ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was chilled to the bone .....not by her voice but by the content she spoke about!

    • @scotishjohn
      @scotishjohn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@johnson2joy tbeb[ner

  • @Tracey-zr5do
    @Tracey-zr5do 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I feel for Annie. Why is it that good people with a moral compass who bravely seek to speak the truth in order to keep the masses informed, aware and able to be protected are the very ones who are then hunted, harrassed, stalked, bullied and targeted from the top, to the point of losing everything you have. I'm out of money, through no fault of my own and will now lose my house. I've had a "series of unfortunate events" as the film of the same title portrays. So many awful things, intentional underhand things have been thrust not just at me but at my family over the years. All for being honest! Something is truly wrong when innocent people are targeted by excuses for people who have access to your life, when they are not fit to! Stay safe Annie. Thank you for the insight. God bless you and your family 👍

    • @bfc3057
      @bfc3057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did they really think it was going to be any different?

  • @siriusthestar1763
    @siriusthestar1763 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    a question that always pops in my mind whenever I watch a interview like this, how do these people protect themselves/get rid of these people hunting for them and live to talk about it?

    • @CavalierNTX
      @CavalierNTX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      What good would it do to shoot the messenger precisely? The message is very clear and consistent no matter what side of the political divide you're listening from. Be obedient, don't question the narratives and your social credit score will determine your quality of life.

    • @lawton6123
      @lawton6123 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      There is another layer that watches them

    • @td2222
      @td2222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​​@@CavalierNTXhat good would it do? LOL How about scaring future potential whistle blowers? 😂😂

    • @CavalierNTX
      @CavalierNTX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@td2222 if whistle blowing were legit then we wouldnt have needed Wikileaks would we now? She does a pretty good job of telling people how pointless blowing whistles is...

    • @brianc672
      @brianc672 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Good question, don't be too obvious. She has put herself in the media to have somewhat of a blanket of security, temporally. I bet with 10 years; she'll randomly have a "heart attack."

  • @yellow1one
    @yellow1one ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I remember the Bishopsgate bombing. I was sitting in my living room in Archway, North London, when I felt the shock-wave from the blast shake the window!

  • @benndanny12
    @benndanny12 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    A very brave individual who was prepared to sacrifice herself for the greater good. She deserves the highest accolades society can give.

    • @thePronto
      @thePronto หลายเดือนก่อน

      "..the greater good"? By undermining the defense that we have mounted against our enemies, that is the pursuit of 'the greater good'. Better to have no defense and suffer the consequences than have a defense that doesn't always work as you might have wished. I guess if you are one of the attackers, that would be correct.

    • @benndanny12
      @benndanny12 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thePronto Accountability will always benefit democracy in the end.

  • @Albert-Plays-Roblox
    @Albert-Plays-Roblox ปีที่แล้ว +124

    This is why, despite all the fascination around secret agencies, and despite my own personal qualifications, I could never work in such an environment. I remember low level intelligence jobs recruiters coming to the campus and making it all appear fantastic, but I ran away from them at full speed. The injustices would make my blood boil and I would surely crash.

    • @Isaac-ho8gh
      @Isaac-ho8gh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same. Although I would like to anonymously show fucked up shit of whatever agency I worked for if I ever did.

    • @bfc3057
      @bfc3057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Being a fantasist isn't a qualification

    • @wealthyspaces1131
      @wealthyspaces1131 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too - I had a job ideal for spying on a certain culture but I couldn’t do that given my own ancestry and the British establishment have never been held in high esteem 😮

    • @pecelirovucago7149
      @pecelirovucago7149 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m not proud of my dad who died in action in the Pacific War , a 2WW Commando jungle warfare specialist from a mountain tribe in Fiji island.
      July, 1943 , I was 6 months old.
      He died for the US Marine and the British , but they canceled my war pension in August 1952 !
      I was 9 years old , I told my mother don’t cry I will take care of you .
      Thanks !

  • @alexw9024
    @alexw9024 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I would like to thank ladbible for doing these interviews. Honest and interesting.

  • @ultimate.phoenix
    @ultimate.phoenix ปีที่แล้ว +500

    Very interesting. The case of the Palestinian youths arrested was very sad , similar to the many Irish who were jailed and falsely accused of IRA membership. Fair play to this whistle blower . Very brave lady

    • @TH3CAPN
      @TH3CAPN ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Irish is a different kettle of fish

    • @ultimate.phoenix
      @ultimate.phoenix ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TH3CAPN yeah we had 800 years of it but thank God things have slowly shifted. Peace is imperative to overall happiness. Sometimes peace comes through struggle and violence but thats certainly not the ideal 😉

    • @herv7539
      @herv7539 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me, me, me, me, all about me, all about the Irish.

    • @ultimate.phoenix
      @ultimate.phoenix ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@herv7539 🤣🤣🤣🤣 gobshite .. that's a word we have for you

    • @GG-kf8ox
      @GG-kf8ox ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Herv You can't have it both ways ! What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is exactly what the British state did in Ireland 🇮🇪 !

  • @Alien9828
    @Alien9828 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very brave lady, I take my hat off to her, and now in 2023 we still call ourselves a democracy, thankyou Annie for sharing your story. Stay safe❤😊

  • @paulie3015
    @paulie3015 วันที่ผ่านมา

    So much respect to you Lady 🙏🙏

  • @ericpenrose3541
    @ericpenrose3541 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    So now I've just realised how UK Govt - and no doubt Keir Starmer - are so easy helping US govt out with Assange - we're becoming particularly bad with not just the intel whistleblowers but the press 14 years prison per charge of prison!!?. Chilling.
    But the heroic actions like her and David's need to be kept in mind.

  • @Celeste.Martel
    @Celeste.Martel ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As an avid watcher of The Behavior Panel (Body Language Experts for non-watchers), I thought that was very interesting that she did a ''cut'' move with her finger on her throat while saying the phrase ''a slide towards totalitarism'' at the end of the video, I think that speaks loudly of her feeling of dread about a democracy ending. Chilling.

  • @Chad-ul4om
    @Chad-ul4om ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is the first interview on TH-cam I've not had to speed up the playback, she speaks at a class pace 👏

  • @wickandde
    @wickandde 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Brave lady indeed

  • @Psych0boost
    @Psych0boost 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +122

    Huge respect for Annie. She came from a privileged background and could’ve easily kept quiet about the situation to continue living a cushy life, but she cast it all aside, using her skills and knowledge for justice.
    Legend

    • @esmeecampbell7396
      @esmeecampbell7396 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      We're only hearing her side of the story though.
      For example they've never proven the Bishopsgate bomb could have been stopped, they didn't for example name the people that supposedly MI5 would have been following, or what exactly was "bungled" for example whether it was the IRA smuggling the bomb in and they got lucky with a section of lights and managed to slip away down a road that wasn't covered or what exactly.
      Her fella also went completely insane and started raving about aliens and now thinks he's a woman 😂 not exactly the sort of person you should be trusting to have a reasonable discussion based on facts with.

  • @janbarber7807
    @janbarber7807 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Extraordinarily brave people you and your partner are!Smart,too!Thank you for being!

  • @robshaw3655
    @robshaw3655 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bless you Annie and David, whilst you may not have done anything to the MI5 MI6 machine ,which we do need , you have helped educate the perspectives of many Joe Bloggs. Thank you for your support in the 911 truth movement all those years ago. I remember sitting on a train into Plymouth when the story of David saying he was a messiah hit the newspapers, always wondered how true it was and later his alleged dressing up.

  • @Truthseeker1977
    @Truthseeker1977 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Respect to you for speaking up! I hope you are safe and well.

  • @mikeheffins8025
    @mikeheffins8025 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Great interview, very honest! 10/10

  • @dubyadubyaeee
    @dubyadubyaeee ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Professor McGonagall is that you?

    • @warrenwilson36
      @warrenwilson36 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @HK-vy3fh
      @HK-vy3fh ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought it was Maggie Smith as well lol. Maybe her long-lost secret spy sister...

    • @KataSzekeres
      @KataSzekeres 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      eyes like that are called “gülü szem” in Hungarian

    • @KataSzekeres
      @KataSzekeres 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      or “kiguvado”

    • @mzungumzungu336
      @mzungumzungu336 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No. Just Maggie Smith’s doppelgänger.

  • @tonyking9235
    @tonyking9235 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    AT LEAST YOU CAN SLEEP SOUND AT NIGHT KNOWING YOU DID THE RIGHT THING. WE THANK YOU ⚘⚘⚘⚘

    • @Masterfard019
      @Masterfard019 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can she? How would you know 😂😂

    • @tonyking9235
      @tonyking9235 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Masterfard019 HOW DO YOU KNOW . SHE DONT

  • @starrycrown
    @starrycrown ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Annie, I think you would be a marvelous narrator of audible books! Lovely voice.

  • @josiepegg2211
    @josiepegg2211 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This series is fabulous. Annie's story and message is so important as much now as then.

  • @miadiem2048
    @miadiem2048 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    thanks for following the truth! Without people like you these state organizations would be a lot worse and we a lot further towards a police state. Even if it maybe seems like not much has changed, in the long run it is so important to get truths out again and again. So that the bigger mass can see what is really going on and can eventually stop this abuse of power and money. I‘m really thankful for your brave work!

  • @johnmackenzie3030
    @johnmackenzie3030 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    a Very bright and capable woman

  • @davidthomas477
    @davidthomas477 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you gor your service to humanity. Without these brave men and women of conscience we would all be living in a totalitarian hell.❤

    • @lagringa7518
      @lagringa7518 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's here.

    • @davidthomas477
      @davidthomas477 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@lagringa7518 no, it may seem that way, but now is the time when we head this off and through the power of our own words and actions step into a reality of our own making.:)

    • @lagringa7518
      @lagringa7518 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidthomas477 🤞

  • @anikaru547
    @anikaru547 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    her insights about surveillance and police states are very ominous. great interview guest.

  • @luimackjohnson302
    @luimackjohnson302 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Madang, Papua New Guinea!

  • @peanutbutter7521
    @peanutbutter7521 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thankyou for sharing this story. incredibly important and i wish more people knew about this.

  • @bigdav123456
    @bigdav123456 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    When you finally realise that your Morals overrule orders, you become Human.! Nice one Annie. xx Stay safe love. x What is right, will always be right, no matter how you spin it.!!

  • @joeboyd8702
    @joeboyd8702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great interview. thanks for uploading.

  • @Druni-boutique
    @Druni-boutique ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great speaker could listen to her all day, really interesting content ...

  • @derekwatson7037
    @derekwatson7037 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks Annie !!!

  • @fatoufrancescambow5876
    @fatoufrancescambow5876 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The world feels like a much better place with human beings with your integrity. Thank you. For truly caring. It changes everything 🙂🌻🧡

  • @esporter5721
    @esporter5721 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Mind blown. We thank you for what you did for our country. Makes me proud to be British.

    • @Hartley_Hare
      @Hartley_Hare ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Don't accept what you're being told at face value. That's all.

    • @td2222
      @td2222 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This comment is so incredibly ignorant. You ruin the world.

    • @BonganiMagadu
      @BonganiMagadu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Hartley_Hare😅

  • @irenejoyce8456
    @irenejoyce8456 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This woman needs to be recognized and appreciated by the British gvt!

  • @efnissien
    @efnissien ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Several years ago, I was about to join the Royal Marines, when I was approached by an individual dressed in a naval officers uniform, with no rank insignia, no medals etc. He wasn't navy though, he saluted in the 'palm outward' style used by the Army, Marines & Airforce not the ''Palm down' of the navy. He had Laurel leaves on his cap, which meant he was too senior an officer to be interviewing candidates. He chatted informally, mentioned a few things that let me know he knew exactly who I was... and then asked me about a friend (who was also in the process of joining the Marines) and if he'd shown any political leanings (I answered honestly - 'no') and 'if a place in the same troop could be guaranteed' would I be prepared to report back on him? I politely declined and ended any military career.
    I mentioned this to someone I trusted who was 'in the know', and they said he was certainly the same character that had approached him in the preceding weeks. The trusted confidante told me he was certainly intelligence and that if I'd have done it, I'd have been military intelligences 'bitch' for life. Or if I'd have continued with pursuing my military career after refusing, it probably would have stalled my career (if I'd have been allowed in) and I'd have found myself being refused all promotion and training courses.

    • @FredericFreedom
      @FredericFreedom 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow 😮

    • @efnissien
      @efnissien 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@FredericFreedom And not my last encounter with the intelligence services either.

    • @alienshe-officialchannel9686
      @alienshe-officialchannel9686 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Can you please share more about your other experiences ​@@efnissien

    • @ddoherty5956
      @ddoherty5956 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Better to keep your soul lad, good decision.

    • @d3vovus
      @d3vovus 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was this troop 235 in late 2016?

  • @akesha4138
    @akesha4138 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for reporting. You are my ideal hero, brave and balanced towards justice. You are loved!

  • @OfftheRecord2021
    @OfftheRecord2021 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The thrilling account of how one individual exposed government secrets and had to go on the run highlights the power of whistleblowers in holding those in power accountable. This kind of bravery should be featured on OTR, it is very relevant in the Philippines.

  • @southerncomfortuk
    @southerncomfortuk ปีที่แล้ว +7

    🙏 great interview thank you, and fantastic insight.

  • @benthejrporter
    @benthejrporter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I met Annie and David a few times and have a lot of respect for what they both did.

  • @randymac9539
    @randymac9539 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    the world needs more people like this

  • @darrenb1117
    @darrenb1117 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I would love to spend a day OR a week listening to this lady, especially over a beer. Articulate and intelligent. A rare form these days.

    • @keir1984
      @keir1984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You'd be nursing that beer

    • @darrenb1117
      @darrenb1117 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TruthShallSetYouFree2023 the correct spelling is “around” - I’m sure that’s a typo. I live in Asia. Try and not be too judgmental. 👍🏼

    • @krob2327
      @krob2327 ปีที่แล้ว

      She’s a trained liar

    • @emmmoo8631
      @emmmoo8631 ปีที่แล้ว

      a beer? she prob drinks wine........

    • @emmawynne3456
      @emmawynne3456 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I shared some sambuca with her once. She's v interesting.

  • @Wendelvendel
    @Wendelvendel ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This was excellent. Thanks for shining a light on this person, their story and their sacrifices.

    • @mercedesblack7828
      @mercedesblack7828 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sacrifice? She's ruined her career because she let her partner run amok with no victory. I mean Shayler potty nonsense on Mi5/6 and Diana conspiracies are deeply concerning - not because they are true either!
      .
      Ex Murdoch staffer as well.
      Surprise!

  • @SophieTindall-jo7rx
    @SophieTindall-jo7rx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So brave to speak out 🙏🏻

  • @yingzhang7637
    @yingzhang7637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Both of you are heroes. Saddened, you have suffered personally. But I believe you are free for the common good in Soul.

    • @bfc3057
      @bfc3057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shayler was a loon that thought he was the Son of God and she believed him.

    • @yingzhang7637
      @yingzhang7637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bfc3057 when Shayler signed up with the MI5, I doubted that he was provided an independent legal advise. If they joined the government agency when they were young, they might not fully understand the liabilities awaited. They thought they served for the purpose of the Public interest. It turned out it was not the public interest but the government interest at the time. Shayler was hunted down by the provision of public interest. We all know as of today, these two can be divorced, i.e., the public interest (the voter's interest) and the government. Both of them served for the government, not necessary for the public interest. when Shayler was convicted for disclosure of confidential information for the reasons of a draconian contract he signed without an independent legal advice at the first place. He should be pardoned after disciplined, giving if there was no actual damages to the public interest not the government. Overall, this example should discourage young, naive university students or graduates without working experience to join the government machinery. The machinery crushes private citizen as a cockroach. I still believe public interest and government interest are not necessarily the same thing.

  • @jonnyrawson
    @jonnyrawson ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Amazing lady. Wow!

  • @Kristenoyinbo
    @Kristenoyinbo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This woman is incredible

  • @lisamyles9503
    @lisamyles9503 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an amazing lady Anne is. I could listen to her talk for hours.

  • @anthonybyne2724
    @anthonybyne2724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you.

  • @cuba5381
    @cuba5381 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I have two video's on my channel of what happened to me 15 years ago after making a complaint at Immigration, where I worked and after applying to Mi5. My future was destroyed. I had been talking about how girls were being abused at the Home Office and how Immigration were corrupt. Mi5 , the IPT, Police , MP's all knew about this before I did the video's and they weren't of much help. I totally understand where she is coming from and in my experience, no one wants to know. I didn't want to know what I was told, but I think it's in the Public interest to know that you can be watched , manipulated and caused to be dangerous to yourself or others by the Home Office and Mi5. Had I died , the truth would not have come out.

  • @giselleincognito
    @giselleincognito 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    such a calm voice

  • @Loobylooto2
    @Loobylooto2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent channel and another excellent post
    Thank you so much

  • @chazixon5913
    @chazixon5913 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is fantastic, well done

  • @adoptmewithjazz8837
    @adoptmewithjazz8837 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fascinating interview

  • @holly8132
    @holly8132 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Fascinating and eloquent lady x

  • @mrbbqcraig
    @mrbbqcraig 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    A very gutsy lady 🤟✨

  • @mikepxg6406
    @mikepxg6406 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Excellent video. What a fantastic person she is.

  • @joekonderla8842
    @joekonderla8842 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I once dated a girl who works for MI5. She wasn’t aloud to talk about many things. I’m not making a joke when I say it was refreshing not to have to talk about our jobs at home.

    • @esmeecampbell7396
      @esmeecampbell7396 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Or did she just want to not tell you where she actually worked/talk about work at all and that was a good excuse? 😂

    • @joekonderla8842
      @joekonderla8842 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Perhaps 😂@@esmeecampbell7396

    • @kay.kay.kay.
      @kay.kay.kay. 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She definitely worked down at the local gentleman’s club and didn’t want you to ask her about her day every time she got home

    • @elleJay-mb4yn
      @elleJay-mb4yn 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kay.kay.kay.😂

    • @bfc3057
      @bfc3057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She wouldn't have told you she worked for MI5 if she did.

  • @Aardappelpurree
    @Aardappelpurree ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very interesting. It's very important that these stories of our past are told so we can remember not to make the same mistakes in the future.

    • @davidgreg6989
      @davidgreg6989 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I pray God gives you lots of beautiful days, and give you more grace to keep pushing, I’m David Greg originally from Spain but currently in Texas and you?

    • @Aardappelpurree
      @Aardappelpurree ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidgreg6989 thank you David, that is nice of you

    • @davidgreg6989
      @davidgreg6989 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Aardappelpurree You’re welcome, how are you doing today?

  • @Meld61
    @Meld61 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Very Brave woman .

  • @fredsmith2213
    @fredsmith2213 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember you sister soldier ✌️...it's been a while since you've popped up into my recommendations...nice to see you again 👍

  • @truejustice8849
    @truejustice8849 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for speaking the truth

    • @kkocaine
      @kkocaine ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope the transparency wont stop here, this is a good progress

  • @madhav5352
    @madhav5352 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible 🖤

  • @gia306
    @gia306 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wonderful woman and amazing human!

  • @bonlevina5621
    @bonlevina5621 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    She got Betty Davis eyes.

  • @ciaranoconnor6525
    @ciaranoconnor6525 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Legit thought Professor McGonagol had been a former MI5 agent

    • @STEELO-247
      @STEELO-247 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LMFAO 💀💀

    • @umarrazvi
      @umarrazvi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      10 points from Gryffindor

  • @RIPxBlackHawk
    @RIPxBlackHawk ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Imagine being the guy who recommended her, in the back of the office as the entire HR is watching this video

  • @Ghost_Rider_786
    @Ghost_Rider_786 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What a brave ...intelligent ...amazing lady ? She sacrified everything in order to do the right thing ......How many of us wud be as brave ???? Enuff respect to her ...I hope she has some peace in her life now ...

  • @johnely5050
    @johnely5050 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fascinating.

  • @notyourneighbourhoodspiderman
    @notyourneighbourhoodspiderman ปีที่แล้ว +45

    We need a movie based on her life story

  • @michaelbarry2199
    @michaelbarry2199 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bless you. Thank you for following your conscience and for being so brave.

  • @thomascrowe3407
    @thomascrowe3407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Welcome to MI7!

    • @thomascrowe3407
      @thomascrowe3407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I personally have the entire 007 series. And never get tired of it.

    • @bfc3057
      @bfc3057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes, that goes between Sligo and Galway.

    • @KigurumiAlice
      @KigurumiAlice หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agent Argyle...The Kings Men😮

  • @honeybadger811
    @honeybadger811 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LEGEND.

  • @markberman6708
    @markberman6708 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The fight is real and it is now or never. We must have more people like her.

  • @RodCornholio
    @RodCornholio 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Outstanding content.

  • @samkelojordan3832
    @samkelojordan3832 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing

  • @findingnadinyo369
    @findingnadinyo369 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What a heroine! A woman warrior … the truth always comes out and these pioneers and Voortrekkers of justice and truth will go down in history for their courage and commitment

  • @susanjones5905
    @susanjones5905 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Annie and her partner sacrificed a good chunk of their lives to try to do good, and it is quite honourable. I can't help wondering though if they had gone the anonymous route or become a mole for investigative papers and slowly leaked information whether it would have made a bigger impact, i.e. just been a lot more calculating.
    The interviewer, no offence to her, sounds bored, annoyed or outright rude in each interview. It's her tone. The quality of her questions also leaves a lot to be desired. I would kill for the opportunity to interview such interesting people.

    • @susanjones5905
      @susanjones5905 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      But kudos to ladbible tv for covering interesting people and topics!

    • @RachelleBeyer
      @RachelleBeyer ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I thought the same thing about the interviewer! Annie Machon deserved a more engaged interviewer.

    • @chriscross8077
      @chriscross8077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’ve thought this!

    • @eleanortoner6767
      @eleanortoner6767 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I disagree. I think the interviewer came across as impartial and the tone was appropriate for the gravity of the topic

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If you are going to be a whistle blower, your story MUST somehow make it clear that what happened was a systemic failure, not a one-off slip-up. The establishment will always claim it was the latter and make it look like you caused a great deal of trouble over one small slip-up. It is extremely difficult to counter that narrative especially when you are the small guy and your opponents have all the power and all the connections.

  • @stuarthorobin9854
    @stuarthorobin9854 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very interesting, thank you

  • @joshuaheathcote2116
    @joshuaheathcote2116 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible.

  • @JaniceHorner-oo4vl
    @JaniceHorner-oo4vl ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow what a story! You see movies on the telly and read books and never realise just what the reality is for the real spies. Very intelligent lady.