These latest leaks in Edward Stoden's campaign seem to be time for maximum embarrassment

for the U.S US and the president?

Well, I don't think he's a hero.

Obviously the government was over surveilling more than they were being honest with the public,

but this is not a simple whistleblower gets caught up.

This is, man decides to betray his country,

leave with secrets. We could not have carried off the bin Laden raid if it was on the

front page of the papers. Tonight in a shocking move, President Obama is allowing Chelsea Manning the Army Private

convicted of stealing and leaking hundreds of thousands of documented videos

to be a free woman in May. You're listening to Civics 101, I'm Nicapadiche.

I'm Hannah McCarthy. And today we are talking about a rare

breed of individuals and the dangerous and often controversial path they tread. We're

talking about whistleblowers and we're talking about whistleblowers.

And we're talking about people who spill secrets, right?

Right, and the people who spill the secrets versus the secrets they spill.

That's actually going to be an important distinction here.

But we're gonna get to that in a little bit.

First, let's start with the basics.

Please, Nick, what is a whistleblower?

So a whistleblower is someone who reveals information in the public interest

that exposes waste, fraud, abuse, or gross mismanagement, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation.

This is Kathleen McLellen.

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