Sibel Edmonds

Sibel Edmonds
Sibel Edmonds
	Edmonds in 2012
Born	1970 (age 53–54)
Nationality	Turkish-American, Iranian-American
Known for	Whistleblower

Sibel Edmonds is a former contract translator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the founder and editor-in-chief of the independent news website NewsBud.

The FBI hired her as a translator shortly after 9/11 but fired her after less than seven months. She identified herself as a whistleblower and challenged her termination; however, the courts dismissed her lawsuit for wrongful termination because the FBI would need to disclose privileged information. She 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. ^[1]^[2]^[3] Following her accusations, the US attorney-general imposed a state secrets privilege order on her, which prevents her from revealing more information about the FBI.^[4] The PEN American Center awarded her the PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award in 2006 for her claims.^[5] She published a memoir in March 2012, titled Classified Woman – The Sibel Edmonds Story.^[6]

In 2004, Sibel Edmonds founded and published the Boiling Frogs Post, an online media site that claims to offer nonpartisan investigative journalism.^[7] In 2016 as editor-in-chief Sibel expanded and founded NewsBud independent news media with associates, partnered with BFP.^[8]

^ Cite error: The named reference forsale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "FBI denies file exposing nuclear secrets theft". The Sunday Times. January 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
^ Calvert, Jonathan; Lauria, Joe (January 27, 2008). "Tip-off thwarted nuclear spy ring probe". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016.
^ "For sale: West's deadly nuclear secrets – Times Online". March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
^ Larry Siems (March 29, 2006). "2006 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award". PEN American Center. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^ "The Sibel Edmonds Story | A Memoir". Classified Woman. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
^ About Boiling Frogs Post. URL accessed April 20, 2010.
^ Edmonds, Sibel (October 18, 2009). "About NewsBud". NewsBud. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

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[2] "FBI denies file exposing nuclear secrets theft". The Sunday Times. January 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

[3] Calvert, Jonathan; Lauria, Joe (January 27, 2008). "Tip-off thwarted nuclear spy ring probe". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2016.

[4] "For sale: West's deadly nuclear secrets – Times Online". March 18, 2008. Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[pen-sibel-edmonds-5] Larry Siems (March 29, 2006). "2006 PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award". PEN American Center. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

[6] "The Sibel Edmonds Story | A Memoir". Classified Woman. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2013.

[About_Boiling_Frogs_Post-7] About Boiling Frogs Post. URL accessed April 20, 2010.

[8] Edmonds, Sibel (October 18, 2009). "About NewsBud". NewsBud. Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

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