About War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
- Released on April 19, 2013
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.
Full Cast of War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
Daniel Ellsberg plays Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Franz Gayl plays Self - Whistleblower
Seymour Hersh plays Self - Journalist
David Carr plays Self - Journalist, New York Times
Sharon Weinberger plays Self - National Security Reporter
Tom Vanden Brook plays Self - Journalist, USA Today
Danielle Brian plays Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Conchita Gayl plays Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Joe Biden plays Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Robert Gates plays Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Ben Freeman plays Self - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight
Winslow Wheeler plays Self - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project
William Hartung plays Self - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy
Pete Sepp plays Self - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union
Dana Priest plays Self - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post
Michael Isikoff plays Self - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News
Thomas Drake plays Self - Whistleblower
Michael DeKort plays Self - Whistleblower
Thomas Tamm plays Self - Whistleblower
Jane Mayer plays Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Tom Devine plays Self - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project
Bill Keller plays Self - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
Eric Lipton plays Self - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
Kate Bohner plays Self - KBTV Video Blog
Jesselyn Radack plays Self - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project
J. William Leonard plays Self - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
Steven Aftergood plays Himself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists
Barack Obama plays Self - President (archive footage)
Jake Tapper plays Self - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage)
Jay Carney plays Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage)
Lucy Dalglish plays Herself - Dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
James Risen plays Self - New York Times (archive footage)
Chelsea Manning plays Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
John Kiriakou plays Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
Glenn Greenwald plays Self - Journalist, The Guardian
Shannon Bream plays Self - Fox News Anchor (archive footage)
Stephen Vladeck plays Self - American University Washington College of Law (archive footage)
Richard Nixon plays Self (archive footage)
Pierre Sprey plays Self - Weapons Designer and Analyst
Crew of War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
Directing
- Daniel Ellsberg
- Franz Gayl
- Seymour Hersh
- David Carr
- Sharon Weinberger
- Tom Vanden Brook
- Danielle Brian
- Conchita Gayl
- Joe Biden
- Robert Gates
- Ben Freeman
- Winslow Wheeler
- William Hartung
- Pete Sepp
- Dana Priest
- Michael Isikoff
- Thomas Drake
- Michael DeKort
- Thomas Tamm
- Jane Mayer
- Tom Devine
- Bill Keller
- Eric Lipton
- Kate Bohner
- Jesselyn Radack
- J. William Leonard
- Steven Aftergood
- Barack Obama
- Jake Tapper
- Jay Carney
- Lucy Dalglish
- James Risen
- Chelsea Manning
- John Kiriakou
- Glenn Greenwald
- Shannon Bream
- Stephen Vladeck
- Richard Nixon
- Pierre Sprey