The Spy Who Said No | GCHQ
True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics
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Whistleblowers and War: A Moral Dilemma
This chapter recounts the intense pressures faced by a young analyst at GCHQ amid the decision to go to war in Iraq. As she discovers a classified NSA email detailing plans to surveil UN diplomats, she grapples with ethical dilemmas about leaking information to prevent conflict. The narrative further explores the turbulent dynamics within a newsroom as a journalist faces conflicts between editorial shifts and the pursuit of truth.
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