Nation & World | Military whistle-blowers get little protection | Seattle Times Newspaper - 0 views
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Energy Net on 11 Nov 08Military whistle-blowers might want to save their breath. The Pentagon inspector general, the internal watchdog for the Defense Department, hardly ever sides with service members who complain that they were punished for reporting wrongdoing, according to a review of cases by The Associated Press. The inspector general's office rejected claims of retaliation and stood by the military in more than 90 percent of nearly 3,000 cases during the past six years. More than 73 percent were closed after only a preliminary review that relied on available documents and sources - often from the military itself - to determine whether a full inquiry was warranted.