Sibel Edmonds is a 32-year-old Turkish-American who was hired in the wake of September 11, 2001, as a translator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Her expertise with Middle Eastern languages made her an ideal candidate to help decipher foreign communications related to threats against the United States. Unfortunately, Edmonds’ tenure at the FBI was short-lived; just eight months after she was hired she was unceremoniously fired for reporting security breaches and other mismanagement issues to her supervisors that could have possibly prevented the 9/11 attacks.
Since her termination, Edmonds has been a vocal critic of government agencies that fail to effectively protect national security interests. She has become an advocate for whistle-blowers throughout the world and encourages people to use their voices and speak up when they observe wrongdoing or suspicious activity. In 2006, Edmonds produced a documentary titled Kill The Messenger which details her story and provides insight into the dangers of retaliatory firings within government agencies.
The film also explores how government entities can ignore evidence that may be crucial to national security interests. It is an important film that should be seen by anyone interested in learning more about our nation’s intelligence networks and how true justice is often not served when those who break rules are met with impunity. For all these reasons, everyone should watch Kill The Messenger – it will leave you informed, enlightened, and inspired by Sibel Edmonds’ bravery in standing up against injustice even at great personal cost.
