Comment by monocasa

Comment by monocasa a day ago

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> Something we know about because the US political system has levers that can be pulled to apply pressure for transparency.

We know most of it because of whistleblower leaks.

afavour a day ago

Otherwise known as a lever within the US political system that allows for transparency.

No free press, no whistleblowers.

  • monocasa a day ago

    I'm mainly thinking of Snowden, who wasn't afforded whistleblower protections, and who mainly distributed through foreign media like Der Spiegel and The Guardian.