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Life After Blowing The Whistle On The NSA

By Arwen Nicks & Steve Scher • Feb 6, 2014
  • Former senior executive Thomas Drake blew the whistle on NSA.
    Former senior executive Thomas Drake blew the whistle on NSA.
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Steve Scher talks with former NSA senior executive Thomas Drake about his experience before, during and after blowing the whistle on fraud and abuse in the United States government.

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