Julian Assange, the cofounder of Wikileaks, has been held in London’s notorious maximum-security Belmarsh Prison for almost five years. Before that, he was in self-imposed exile in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. The CIA a few years ago made plans to kill or kidnap Julian in broad daylight in the streets of London, if the US government’s request to extradite him were to be unsuccessful. But that request is pending and is likely to go forward in the near future. The big question, then, is whether the US Justice Department will offer Julian a deal he can live with or whether he will be forced to go on trial for his life. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with journalist and Consortium News editor Joe Lauria and activist and radio host Randy Credico about what the future might hold for Julian Assange.

Matthew Fogg is one of those rare individuals who is utterly relentless. But that relentlessness comes with incredible patience. When he realized he was a victim of racial discrimination within the federal government, he filed a lawsuit. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Matthew Fogg about his 30 year fight with the government.

What is the difference between an informant and a Whistleblower. Does motive matter? On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Legal and media analyst Lionel about how Charles Littlejohn become something of a controversial figure in whistleblower circles and the ugly current political atmosphere in Washington.

Boeing has been in the news a lot lately, and none of it has been good. I’m not talking just about the company’s 737-Max8s crashing and killing everybody on board. I’m talking about other issues. In one case, part of the fuselage broke off a plane in mid-flight, creating a gaping hole in the side that nearly sucked out a 17-year-old passenger. In another case, a tire fell off a Boeing plane during takeoff, destroying a car in the airport parking lot. In yet another, an external panel fell off a plane in mid-flight and nobody even noticed it until the plane landed. And in the midst of all this, a Boeing whistleblower providing ongoing testimony on safety issues committed suicide. John Kiriakou speaks with Jamie Finch, former National Transportation Safety Board Official, about how Boeing is taking a nose dive.

Emmanuel Lewis brought a class action lawsuit against the Dallas County Sheriff alleging the sheriff allowed conditions in the county jail that promoted the spread of Covid-19 and put officers at extreme risk. He joins John Kiriakou on this episode of the Whistleblowers to discuss how he blew the whistle against the sheriff’s department’s handling of jail facilities and personnel during the Covid pandemic.