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Makings of a Police State: Peter Van Buren Unplugged!
Unhinged, unplugged, about the same really.
The always-amusing show Boiling Frogs offers up an interview with me in which I discuss the Obama administration’s unprecedented persecution and prosecution of government whistleblowers, and how he has already charged more people under the Espionage Act for alleged mishandling of classified information than all past presidencies combined.
I also talk about the retaliation I have experienced as the only Foreign Service Officer ever to have written a critical book about the State Department while still employed there, including the suspension of my security clearance, demotion, and being placed under surveillance at work.
Hear a sample for free on Boiling Frogs!
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Rich Bauer said...
1Describing State as a “police state” is giving it too much credit; There is no Borg at work at the hive, rather organized confusion without a plan or accountability, too many useless “queens” who think diplomatic problems can be solved with drones.
09/9/12 3:19 PM | Comment Link
Rich Bauer said...
2Besides, a “police State” doesn’t offer get-out-of jail cards.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/09/america-refusal-extradite-bolivia
09/9/12 6:39 PM | Comment Link
Rich Bauer said...
3Police State or Irrelevant Concierge abroad?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/09/state-department-american-chef-corps_n_1868503.html
09/9/12 10:49 PM | Comment Link
Eric Hodgdon said...
4Game mentality, again.
My Dear Sir, you’ve got to ‘play’ the game correctly, or be penalized so. Conformance not performance counts.
I’ve heard conforming is from too much time in college, where barriers to questioning right from wrong are instilled. Team players must not let the team down.
09/15/12 7:03 AM | Comment Link