Whistleblowers to get paid under New Minnesota "false claims" Law

" People with inside knowledge about fraud perpetrated against the state of Minnesota have a new incentive to speak up: cash. Under a new law establishing a "false claims" civil action, whistleblowers who help the...

Hamburg fans stay eternally loyal with soccer cemetery

There are soccer fans. There are crazy soccer fans. And then there are soccer fans devoted enough to their team that they wish to be burried in a stadium-side grave at a cost of €2,500 (blue and white coloured...

Director General of MI5 humiliated in whistleblower battle against journalist

"Having been left with no option other than to resign from the Security Department of the Home Office, John Francis Smith soon found another job in the NHS and though not as well paid, he survived comfortably...

Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit

"So you are probably wondering if a rabbit can really be “smart”? Well this bunny can teach you tai chi, read your e-mail, report the weather or stock market, pull RSS feeds and tell you the time. We’d...

Canadian defense minister takes cover in Afghan rocket attack

" Insurgents launched two rocket attacks on a Canadian base in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, where Defense Minister Peter Mackay was visiting troops, media reported. According to reports, MacKay was not wounded...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Whistle blown on Wiki site for whistle-blowers

"LONDON (Reuters) - It had to happen. A Web site set up to encourage anonymous leaks of controversial government secrets has been exposed before its launch.  Government insiders around the world will be invited to use the site as cover to leak evidence of corruption and...

US and Iraqi troops hit suspected death squad - International Herald Tribune

" BAGHDAD An American army private close to four soldiers charged with killing an Iraqi family and raping a 14-year-old girl described Monday how he became the whistle-blower in the case and how, once he spoke to military investigators, he feared for his life. Justin Watt,...

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