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Sibel Edmonds is an American public servant born on April 20, 1970. She is known for her work as a whistleblower and advocate for government transparency. Edmonds worked for the FBI and raised concerns about national security issues and misconduct within the agency. Her efforts to expose wrongdoing led to significant media attention and discussions about civil liberties. Edmonds continues to be involved in advocacy and public speaking, promoting accountability and transparency in government.
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"However, I keep reminding them that this issue is not a new issue that has come out for this election. This issue has been in the courts for two years and two months now."

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"During my work there I came across some very significant issues that I started reporting in December of 2001 to the mid-level management within the FBI."

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"The only people I have seen who have been truly pushing for the truth are the family members."

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"And I have been campaigning for the past three months trying to get the Senate Judiciary Committee that has the oversight authority and responsibility to start its own public hearings."

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"The information I requested under the Freedom of Information Act has been blocked for two years."

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"But I can tell you that the issue, on one side, boils down to money - a lot of money. And it boils down to people and their connections with this money, and that's the portion that, even with this book, has not been mentioned to this day."

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"And, believe me; they will do everything to cover this up."

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"And I am saying, how about the other two branches? And putting the pressure on our representatives in the Senate and the Congress, and the court system. They should be counter-acting this corruption, but they are sitting there silent."

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"And you see many people just turning away from these channels of mass media, and they're just turning in to alternative providers, because they just see what's happening."

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"Could we have prevented in 100% certainty? I don't think anything is that certain. However, we would have had a very, very good chance for preventing it."

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"At that point, which would be around February 2002, they came and they confiscated my computer, because, they said, they were suspecting that I was communicating with certain Senate members and taking this issue outside the Bureau."

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"We have to remind the people: Congress has the constitutional obligation and public responsibility to oversee these issues and the Department of Justice's operations."

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"I see people detained for simple INS violations."

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"We need to stop saying we can't rock this boat when it needs to be rocked."

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"But I can tell that once, and if, and when this issue gets to be, under real terms, investigated, you will be seeing certain people that we know from this country standing trial; and they will be prosecuted criminally."

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