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The FRONTLINE Interview: Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake served as a senior executive at the NSA from 2001 to 2008. He brought his concerns about wasteful spending at the NSA and the government's surveillance program to a Baltimore Sun reporter; he was later charged with leaking classified information under the Espionage Act, but the charges were ultimately dropped.
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S2014 E17 Length 1:23:40 Premiere Date 11/18/14

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The Trouble with Antibiotics
S2014 E15 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 10/13/14

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S2014 E14 Length 54:11 Premiere Date 09/08/14

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S2014 E13 Length 1:24:10 Premiere Date 07/28/14

Separate and Unequal
S2014 E12 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 07/14/14

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S2014 E11 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 05/26/14

United States of Secrets (Part Two)
S2014 E10 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 05/19/14

United States of Secrets (Part One)
S2014 E9 Length 1:54:11 Premiere Date 05/12/14

Prison State
S2014 E8 Length 1:23:40 Premiere Date 04/28/14

Solitary Nation
S2014 E7 Length 53:40 Premiere Date 04/21/14

TB Silent Killer
S2014 E6 Length 1:23:41 Premiere Date 03/24/14

Secrets of the Vatican
S2014 E5 Length 1:23:44 Premiere Date 02/25/14

Generation Like
S2014 E4 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 02/18/14

Syria's Second Front
S2014 E3 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 02/11/14

Secret State of North Korea
S2014 E2 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/14/14

To Catch a Trader
S2014 E1 Length 53:41 Premiere Date 01/07/14

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Clip Length 31:51 Premiere Date 05/19/08

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Clip Length 29:13 Premiere Date 05/11/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: William Binney
Clip Length 42:51 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Michael Hayden
Clip Length 54:19 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Andrew Card
Clip Length 44:16 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Barton Gellman
Clip Length 34:15 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Glenn Greenwald
Clip Length 50:40 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Alberto Gonzales
Clip Length 47:55 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Diane Roark
Clip Length 59:02 Premiere Date 05/10/08

The FRONTLINE Interview: Thomas Tamm
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