Ray McGovern

Freewheeling Interview of Ray on Rob Kall’s “Bottom Up Radio” (45 min.)

http://www.opednews.com/Podcast/CIA-Veteran-Ray-McGovern-o-by-Rob-Kall-130711-147.html

The President Should Fire James Clapper & Keith Alexander for Lying About the Unconstitutional Eavesdropping Revealed by Edward Snowden

by Ray, Baltimore Sun


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-nsa-20130708,0,7170946.story

(2 min.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Hl0BxiHvk

http://consortiumnews.com/2013/07/08/snowden-honored-by-ex-intel-officials/

Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence announced on July 8 that Edward Snowden has been named recipient of its annual award for truth telling. (The traditional Citation and Corner-Brightener Candlestick Holder will be presented to Snowden as soon as it appears safe to do so.)

Previous awardees are Coleen Rowley of the FBI; Katharine Gun of British Intelligence; Sibel Edmonds of the FBI; Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan; Sam Provance; former US Army Sgt. at Abu Ghraib; Maj. Frank Grevil of Danish Army Intelligence; Larry Wilkerson, Col., US Army (ret.), former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell; Julian Assange of WikiLeaks; Thomas Drake, former senior NSA executive; Jesselyn Radack, Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project; and Thomas Fingar, former Assistant Secretary of State and Director, National Intelligence Council.

Ray describes historical examples of truth telling (aka whistleblowing) — both those of patriots who took great risks in stepping up to the plate, and by those (including Ray) who lacked the courage. Since Edward Snowden, on February 8, was given this year’s Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence, Ray discusses the significance of the award and the implications of its being presented to Snowden.
 (40 minutes)

https://soundcloud.com/tellsomebodyradio/ts-july-9-2013-ray-mcgovern

by Daniel Ellsberg, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/daniel-ellsberg-nsa-leaker-snowden-made-the-right-call/2013/07/07/0b46d96c-e5b7-11e2-aef3-339619eab080_story.html

by Frank Grevil

Grevil received the Sam Adams award for 2008. A Danish Army Major, Grevil was imprisoned for several months for blowing the whistle on fraudulent “intelligence” adduced to “justify” the US/UK attack on Iraq.

http://consortiumnews.com/2013/07/03/gauging-sympathy-for-snowden/

Ray’s team, debating pro, lost 149 to 150, but there was great fun to be had! Ray’s 10 minutes can be found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w79XPIlwdvY

(10 min.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzjvOVAa0NI

Before Ray debated at the Oxford Forum on Jan. 24, he was interviewed for the Programme for the Study of Freedom at St. Antony’s College, Oxford.
 Ray had time to tell some of his favorite media-related stories.
 (32 min.)

http://freespeechdebate.com/en/media/in-defence-of-whistleblowing/