February 9, 2012

The Silencing of Whistleblowers


FireDogLake posted an article today about a Lt. Col. Daniel Davis who has submitted an article to Congress containing classified information pertaining to various failures that have recently occurred in the war in Afghanistan. His intention was to bring forth the truth about what is happening out there, truth that can and will affect firsthand the soldiers that are sent there to fight for our country. The article goes on to describe the various movements by the Obama administration against similar “whistleblowers”, and it seems that Davis will be no exception.
I am one who is a supporter of truth, whether it hurts or not. I highly respect Lt. Col. Davis for facing the risks of his actions. Our soldiers fight to protect us, and any military intel, whether it looks bad or not, should not be undisclosed; any available information would only strengthen our military strategy, and would reinforce our troops.

Lt. Col. Davis, I salute you.