Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Deniz Edmonds is a former translator who worked as a contractor for the Federal Bureau of Investigationand founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition. Edmonds gained public attention following her firing from her position as a language specialist at the FBI's Washington Field Office in March 2002. She had accused a colleague of covering up illicit activity involving Turkish nationals, alleged serious security breaches and cover-ups and that intelligence had been deliberately suppressed, endangering national security. Her later...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryUnited States of America
During my work there I came across some very significant issues that I started reporting in December of 2001 to the mid-level management within the FBI.
As Far As People Who Ran The Show, It Was The Highest Levels of NATO, the U.S., MI6, CIA And The Pentagon
In March 2002 I took this issue to the Senate Judiciary Committee and also I filed it with the Department of Justice Inspector General's office.
That goes to the heart of the matter: The media, as I said is the window to the government, and that window has turned into a wall.
I'm taken back by seeing the mass media's reaction to this. They are the window to our government's operation and what are they doing?
I started working for the Bureau immediately after 9/11 and I was performing translations for several languages: Farsi, Turkish, and Azerbaijani.
The most significant information that we were receiving did not come from counter-terrorism investigations, and I want to emphasize this.
When you think of al-Qaeda, you are not thinking of al-Qaeda in terms of one particular country, or one particular organization.
It came from counter-intelligence, and certain criminal investigations, and issues that have to do with money laundering operations.
However, I keep reminding them that this issue is not a new issue that has come out for this election. This issue has been in the courts for two years and two months now.
We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations.
And they asked me to take a polygraph as to the allegations and reports I'd made. I volunteered and I took the polygraph and passed it without a glitch.
The information I requested under the Freedom of Information Act has been blocked for two years.
And, believe me; they will do everything to cover this up.