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"Real whistleblowers don't get approval by the DoD." It's the most consistent justification from journalists & alleged critical thinkers for why they attack UFO WB credibility. Let's look into it

Many have been speculating and come up with all sorts of theories on the Defense Office for Prepublication Security Review process that whistleblowers like Grusch went through before going public. Almost no one has done any research on the history or facts related to this process.

This article (https://unapologetic.substack.com/p/the-truth-tellers-desperately-need) on my substack specifically addresses comments that Host of the Why Files, AJ Gentile has made on Joe Rogan And Shawn Ryan. Like many others, AJ has no problem using his own massive platform or even larger ones to call into question the legitimacy of whistleblowers because they followed the DOPSR process. The inaccurate assumption is that if a whistleblower is getting approval from the DoD to speak about UFOs, than clearly this must be some coordinated psyop with fake whistleblowers.

First I clarify the definition of whistleblowing has nothing to do with releasing classified information to the public. The only thing a person needs to do to officially be a whistleblower, is inform of an organizations wrong doing. The misperception is that since the most well known whistleblowers are the ones who bravely leaked classified information, it's not. That's one way to blow the whistle.

99% of whistleblower will never be known to the public. Every single government agency has their own Inspectors General office. There's an entire industry and legal structure in place to represent whistleblowers in the private and public sector. The overwhelming majority of these whistleblowers quietly file their complaints internally often times under anonymity to protect their careers. Are they all lying because they didn't post all their evidence on social media.

These UFO whistleblower have gone through reported wrong doing to congress, the senate and multiple Inspectors general. This is path they chose to take because it offers the most legal protection as opposed to just leaking information.

I provide historical context for the enforcement of security reviews to silence whistleblowers.

Victor Marchetti

I go over the case of Victor Marchetti, CIA whistleblower. Marchetti resigned after working at the executive level of the CIA. In several essays and books Marchetti told the inside story of how the CIA long abandoned their mission of intelligence gathering for decision makers into a rogue lawless organization engaging in secret wars around the world. Before Marchetti could start publishing the CIA found out. The words of the Deputy General Council of the CIA which were candidly recorded in a declassified report (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7283012?objectPage=5) on the years long saga. The CIAs initial reaction was to put Marchetti in prison, but they had no legal justification.
Warner was concerned because the information Marchetti was about to release contained "names of agents, relations with named governments, and identifying details of ongoing operations." 

The alternative was to create a legal precedent of using court orders to silence former employees. This lead to years of closed court cases, sealed testimony and secret evidence. Additionally, the CIA had Marchetti under illegal surveillance for years. They broke into his home, listened to his communications and set up an arrangement to have CIA officers recieve uniforms and equipment from the local police department in order to have them watch Marchetti home without raising suspicion of his neighbors in his small community.

At the end, after being hit with restraining orders and injunctions Marchetti was order that he can never publish anything related to his work at the CIA without submitting it for security. Victor submitted his book, the CIA proposed hundreds of redaction, Marchetti appealed and got some lifted. Ultimately this would be the precedent for the ADVERSARIAL security review process.

Side point, Marchetti would go on to write the explosive essay "How the CIA Views the UFO Phenomenon"

John Kiriakou

Arguably one of the most well known whistleblowers of our time is John Kiriakou. He informed the public about the Bush administrations illegal kidnapping and torture program. Kiriakou became a target of the CIA and spent 2 years in prison. Before he went to prison, guess what he did? He submitted his book through security review. I found this out because there a criminal complaint (https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/documents/kiriakou-complaint.pdf) filed by the DoJ alleging Kiriakou lied in his security review to sneak classified information into his book.

Also worth noting, Kiriakou has come out in defense of UFO whistblowers. John's been very clear that he thinks they are doing the write thing by going through official channels. He even believes the program exists himself as someone who's also worked at the executive level at the CIA

So if real whistleblowers don't go through the security review process, please tell that to John Kiriakou and the ghost of Victor Marchetti. This main attack that people have been using to undermine the credibility of whistleblowers is completely made up. And when you do basic research, it's clear the DOPSR process has always been adversarial, but this narrative has persisted for years.

The irony of all of this, the people who swear we need whistleblowers on the UFO topic are creating an incredibly hostile environment for whistleblowers. For some the only thing that would make them refrain from calling a whistleblower a liar is by the whistleblower doing the one thing that will certainly land them in prison, leak classified information.

Going to congress doesn't count. Going to the Inspectors General doesn't count. Making public statements after going through the process to ensure there isn't an unauthorized disclose doesn't count. The only way to have credibility is to launch yourself into the whistleblower meat grinder. And your thanks will be a week of headlines, and a life on the run when everyone moves on to the next shiny thing.