Military whistleblower faces charges over leaked material

The federal government has charged US Army Specialist Bradley Manning with multiple criminal counts related to the alleged release of a military video to the website Wikileaks earlier this year. The video shows an Army helicopter firing on civilians in Baghdad. The attack killed several people, including two Reuters reporters.

This brings up the issue of what kind of penalties and protections are in place for government whistleblowers.

To discuss this we're joined by Jesselyn Radack, Homeland Security and Human Rights Director at the Government Accountability Project, a non profit organziation based in Washington DC that protects whistleblowers and promotes corporate and government accountability.