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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  • @enochbrown8178
    @enochbrown8178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

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

    • @DauntlessDeonte5991
      @DauntlessDeonte5991 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @enochbrown8178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Thegreatscumbaggg
      @Thegreatscumbaggg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DauntlessDeonte5991 👈 illiterate 🤣🤣

    • @MilkyWayGalaxyy
      @MilkyWayGalaxyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No. Thank his parents for raising him properly.

    • @enochbrown8178
      @enochbrown8178 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @5555H-f4t
    @5555H-f4t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

  • @bradleysmith9431
    @bradleysmith9431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @dimitrihalfking7126
      @dimitrihalfking7126 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

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

  • @houstonharwood7197
    @houstonharwood7197 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

    • @loridorsey4299
      @loridorsey4299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank You for your post!

    • @paulsuprono7225
      @paulsuprono7225 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      DITTO . . . 🇺🇸

    • @captainnima
      @captainnima 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @pattirockgarden4423
    @pattirockgarden4423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Another brave whistleblower, punished for telling truth to power.

  • @davidhutchinson5233
    @davidhutchinson5233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

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

  • @kealohakekahuna
    @kealohakekahuna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This was so educational 💯🙋‍♂️

  • @Oswaldfiveo
    @Oswaldfiveo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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
    @OkalaborationO ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @Centerflow
    @Centerflow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Wishing the best for Drake.

  • @markrobinowitz8473
    @markrobinowitz8473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @estelleharrington3866
    @estelleharrington3866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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.

  • @chelsearodriguez919
    @chelsearodriguez919 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @andrewgreen2059
    @andrewgreen2059 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow thank you 60 minutes

  • @jisteve9532
    @jisteve9532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Please Subtitles for the deaf

    • @ShadowKingpin
      @ShadowKingpin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @Jeice5
      @Jeice5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think you can do it yourself in your setting.

    • @ShadowKingpin
      @ShadowKingpin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jeice5 The option is greyed out.

    • @--Skip--
      @--Skip-- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @Jeice5
      @Jeice5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @sarahmeecham6654
    @sarahmeecham6654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @dfreshness2006
    @dfreshness2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @gregparrott
    @gregparrott 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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?

    • @5555H-f4t
      @5555H-f4t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @lenovovo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @gregparrott
      @gregparrott 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @lou4663
    @lou4663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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
      @B_Bodziak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @theclamhammer4447
    @theclamhammer4447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @computerworks1075
    @computerworks1075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @yimkodak6877
    @yimkodak6877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @loismayette2747
    @loismayette2747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @shawn2789
    @shawn2789 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hero.

  • @kylesanders9144
    @kylesanders9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @muffin6369
    @muffin6369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Centerflow
    @Centerflow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @Theplaided1s
    @Theplaided1s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm not sure what anyone is protecting anymore

  • @derekwfrazier
    @derekwfrazier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    dont go after vets like Drake

  • @hailduetschland3972
    @hailduetschland3972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @cowtoyscbc
    @cowtoyscbc ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @netabaughman3079
    @netabaughman3079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spying on injured workers rather than care.

  • @jamesdozier3722
    @jamesdozier3722 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @Ivcexx
    @Ivcexx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @JeremyWard101
    @JeremyWard101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @tl3139
    @tl3139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He got a fine and probation.

    • @--Skip--
      @--Skip-- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😥😥😥

  • @Bruce_Quin
    @Bruce_Quin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very entertaining story!

  • @adamh542
    @adamh542 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    would lead back to bush .

  • @gregrice1354
    @gregrice1354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @B_Bodziak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @hailduetschland3972
    @hailduetschland3972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @marshalllapenta7656
    @marshalllapenta7656 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @SteveXNYC
    @SteveXNYC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    [DELETED COMMENT]

  • @VulcanGunner
    @VulcanGunner ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did General Hayden land after he retired?

  • @RangaNayanajithSilva
    @RangaNayanajithSilva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    By the book internally.

  • @KermdoubleO7
    @KermdoubleO7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    31 dislikes for fake news.

  • @muffin6369
    @muffin6369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about Stutznet?

  • @Anna-fl3sv
    @Anna-fl3sv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Too bad they weren't there for Jan 6.

  • @vincenzojh
    @vincenzojh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @RebelRager88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @karenmason6465
    @karenmason6465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This I also was a breakdown in national security

  • @RKarmaKill
    @RKarmaKill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sounds like China

  • @nomanejane5766
    @nomanejane5766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🖤

  • @davidsalgado2185
    @davidsalgado2185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are real whistleblowers not Francis Haugen or Vinman.

  • @victormaidah3852
    @victormaidah3852 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow
    Pretty scary

  • @bruceneiman5158
    @bruceneiman5158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Centerflow
    @Centerflow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @muffin6369
    @muffin6369 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think I spelled that wrong.

  • @stevelandry6825
    @stevelandry6825 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @stevemace1725
    @stevemace1725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @joed1950
    @joed1950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Julian Assange

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      @kristine8338 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @bloodbornlink8998
    @bloodbornlink8998 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is y I don't like our gov

  • @IkeTurnerDickHair
    @IkeTurnerDickHair 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I Love these truth tellers

  • @kdx8039
    @kdx8039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Satan's kingdom

  • @AntiEmpire
    @AntiEmpire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fake news

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    @shawnblessed4829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let’s go nuclear war

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