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Wiretap Whistleblower, a Life in Limbo?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the life-in-the-crosshairs dept.

Newsweek has an interesting report on Thomas M. Tamm, the individual who blew the whistle on the Federal Government's warrantless wiretaps. The piece takes a look at some of the circumstances leading up to the disclosure and what has happened since. "After the raid, Justice Department prosecutors encouraged Tamm to plead guilty to a felony for disclosing classified information — an offer he refused. More recently, Agent Lawless, a former prosecutor from Tennessee, has been methodically tracking down Tamm's friends and former colleagues. The agent and a partner have asked questions about Tamm's associates and political meetings he might have attended, apparently looking for clues about his motivations for going to the press, according to three of those interviewed."

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  1. Agent Lawless? by SirGarlon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Am I the only one to notice the irony of having a guy named Agent Lawless at the Justice Department?

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    1. Re:Agent Lawless? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Emphasis is *AWESOME* !

    2. Re:Agent Lawless? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Now if it was Lucy Lawless ........... ayayyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

  2. Re:Don't take freedom for granted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    nothing different than what the organized crime people will do... well except they kill everyone, the Feds are not at that level yet.

    Which reminds me, when are they going to finish that Ministry of Love building?

  3. Re:Don't take freedom for granted by Solra+Bizna · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hint: if you don't sense the sarcasm, you should pull your head out of your ass.

    Hey, be nice. Maybe they just have dementia.

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  4. Re:Don't take freedom for granted by Gogo0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    slashdot is a place where people come for paranoid conjecture that affirms their beliefs, dont be too surprised.

  5. Tamm's sister River by Namarrgon · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...is gonna kick this guy's arse.

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