Will Obama Keep His Promise to Federal Whistleblowers?

Sibel Edmonds, a former FBI translator, said she was fired from the bureau's Washington field office after accusing a co-worker of illicit activities and security breaches. Edmonds, who worked as a Turkish translator for the FBI, alleged that sensitive national security information – including nuclear weapon secrets – were compromised by corrupt officials who were paid off by foreign intelligence agents. Her whistleblower lawyer Los Angeles lawsuit was thrown out of court after the Bush Administration invoked the state secrets privilege, which allows the government to withhold information to safeguard national security.