Why Is Whistle-Blowing So Important?

You say the Pentagon papers themselves which you released, they didn't change the course of the war. They didn't really change public opinion because let's not forget Nixon beat McGovern as a whistle-blower. So why is whistle-blowing so important? Well, it can make a difference if, for example, if it's done in a timely way. Catherine Gunn in England actually- We've interviewed her on hard talk. She took a decision to leak one crucial piece of information about the run-up to the invasion of Iraq. That wasn't done by the State Department. It was done by the National Security Agency.