How scary was it for you to go ahead and do what you did? . Yeah, and those are the. Theyre one of Hollywoods brightest starsand most troubled actors. But within days, Bush declared he no longer needed UN backing and invaded anyway. Gun's trial took place on February 25, 2004, where the charges against her were dropped after only half an hour due to the prosecution deciding not to present any evidence. Gun, the consciencestricken spy, will almost certainly remain the only British official charged with anything to do with the war in Iraq. And I felt it was explosive information. AMY GOODMAN: Tony Blair was the prime minister of Britain at the time. But its just because the copy editor ran it through spell check. Know all ye by these presents that Katharine Gun is hereby awarded The Corner-Brightener Candlestick, presented by Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. We're looking at the real-life political thriller of a British intelligence specialist, Katharine Gun, who risked everything to blow the whistle on U.S. dirty tricks at the United Nations in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion in 2003. Tell us the moment. It was too dangerous to make the 20-minute drive from the airport to the British base in Basra. AMY GOODMAN: Because Chile was one of the six. I tried, too, without success. Almost a decade ago, the world was gripped with anxiety as it watched the legal proceedings against a young Se. You didnt know who Katharine Gun was, who had leaked it, but you had the story of the memo that was going to get the goods on these U.N. Security Council members, which would force them to vote for the invasion of Iraq. AMY GOODMAN: But, Katharine Gun, youre home. UNIDENTIFIED: This proposed war is historically unpopular. Gun was cleared of a charge under the Official Secrets Act after being fired for revealing a secret e-mail. And Rhys Ifans plays the outraged insanity rather well, to my embarrassment, but he does a good job. AMANPOUR: so you could get a U.N. resolution for the war, correct? MARTIN BRIGHT: Well, I did. But nonetheless, you wanted to do that. I do not gather intelligence so that the government can lie to the British people. She had a leading role in the 1969 film, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and Elliott had a small, untitled role. Now the public knew. MARTIN BRIGHT: Yes. Gun had, of course, been forced to abandon her career in the civil service and finally, struggling for work, left Britain altogether. It looked like a very exciting story. As Iraq descended into chaos, Katharine was arrested and charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act. Theyd already escorted him down to the custody suite and begun the process. And thats really where the story started for Ed and myself on The Observer, was process of verification. And yeah, it was just a request from the NSA tofor GCHQ to assist them in bugging the domestic and office communications of the six U.N. Security Council delegates. Were looking at the real-life political thriller of a British intelligence specialist, Katharine Gun, who risked everything to blow the whistle on U.S. dirty tricks at the United Nations in the lead-up to the Iraq invasion in 2003. We were handed a simple sheet of A4 paper that had a series of words typed on it. AMY GOODMAN: So, youve got it proved. BEN EMMERSON: [played by Ralph Fiennes] You might need our help. Enter Katharine Gun. I could tell this email was pretty explosive.". GUN: Well, simply the e-mail was from the NSA, which is the U.S. equivalent of GCHQ, and it was asking for our assistance, GCHQs assistance, in collecting information from six of the swing U.S. Security Council swing nations. I disappeared with my husband down to the coast in Brighton, on the coast of England, and spent some time away from the limelight, Gun said in the interview. "The officer shook my hand once I was bailed and released," Katharine recalls. To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. But, so you have to track down Frank Koza. In 2004, Democracy Now! And so, I was going crazy. Katharine Gun, a shy and studious 28-year-old who spent her days listening in to obscure Chinese intercepts, decided to tell the world about a secret plan by the US government to spy on the United . As the build-up to war continued, Gun felt increasing dismay. The highly confidential memo revealed the United States was collaborating with Britain in collecting sensitive information on United Nations Security Council members in order to pressure them into supporting the Iraq invasion. MARTIN BRIGHT: It was cock-up rather than conspiracy. You worked for GCHQ in Britain. AMY GOODMAN: And it is explosive. You've never seen war, you've never smelled it! But we werewithin The Observer, AMY GOODMAN: Of course, thats the time you should run the fastest to the editor, but. Bush remembers his national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, saying to him: I hope thats not the last time we ever see them.. JACQUELINE JONES: [played by Katherine Kelly] Intelligence may be being manipulated to take this country to war. Acclaimed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg described Guns action as the most important and courageous leak I have ever seen. Guns incredible story is depicted in the new film Official Secrets, which premieres in the U.S. August 30. Currently, Katharine Ross is 82 years old as she was born on 29th January 1940. Even before the invasion, she suspected that the US was cooking up intelligence about Iraqi WMD. So, I decided that the risk to my career was minute compared to the upcoming war in Iraq, and the best thing to do for me was to leak this information to the press, so that everybody else could have the information, and hopefully it could avert this disastrous course of events that have occurred. Their legal battles exposed the highest levels of government in both London and Washington #OfficialSecrets #KeiraKnightley #MattSmith---------------------For syndication or usage opportunities please contact syndication@heyuguys.co.uk.---------------------More from HeyUGuys:Website http://HeyUGuys.comFollow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/HeyUGuysSubscribe here! She is known for having exposed a plan by the US government to spy on the United Nations shortly before a vote concerning America's illegal invasion of Iraq. "The world is moving in a completely fascist, corporate direction," she tells me, when I ask if thinking back she'd do it all again. In 2003, Katharine Gun, a young specialist working for Britains Government Communications Headquarters, exposed a highly confidential memo that revealed the United States collaboration with Britain in collecting sensitive information on United Nations Security Council members in order to pressure them into supporting the Iraq invasion. Members of the Security Council were outraged and any chance of a UN resolution in favour of war collapsed. In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to The Observer, concerning a request by the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 Security Council. AMY GOODMAN: But what did you see in your email? Her whistleblowing was not enough to change the path of history, of course, and her last-gasp act of courage was all but forgotten in the brutal "shock and awe" of war. We were basically going to put the Iraq War on trial, she said. The true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation. TINTIN: So, you work for the British government. And it was a very collaborativeit was a very collaborative place. Her name is Katharine Gun.Watch Part 1 of this discussion: https://youtu.be/u6n1VFDJ3CY#DemocracyNowDemocracy Now! Gun said that remarkably and very depressingly, Although technically a period piece, moviegoers will be able to make connections to more recent whistleblowing scandals when watching, Knightley said when she asked Gun if she would do it again, Gun simply replied, Yes, absolutely., The Bold True Story Of Official Secrets Katharine Gun, Over the decades, popular culture has created dominant narratives of the Dominican Republic that are most often synonymous with poverty, crime, or state vi, This story contains spoilers for Ant-Man: Quantumania. At the end of the day, we are accountable to our conscience. And she sees this memo that says that the evidence for going to war would not be based on intelligence of whether there were WMD, but on trying to get something on the U.N. Security Council members, personal or whatever, to get them to vote for the invasion, to back President George W. Bush. Record Coal Prices Help Break Strike. But, in 2003, when she came across an email suggesting that the United States and the U.K . I went with Blair on his last visit to Iraq as prime minister, in 2007. Katharine Gun is a for mer linguist and analyst at Britain's GCHQ intelligence agency and an Iraq war whistle-blower. There were a million people in the streets, the Parliamentary Labour party was in revolt, cabinet ministers were resigning; there might be regime change in Britain before it happened in Iraq. AMY GOODMAN: And what did you do with it? Economist Jomo Kwame Sundaram on World Bank, Climate Emergency, Global Debt Crisis & More, We Want a Better Future: Meet an Asylum Seeker Evicted from, Jeremy Scahill on Mistreatment of Whistleblowers & Uneven Enforcement of Laws over Classified Papers, Part 1: In 2003, This U.K. Whistleblower Almost Stopped the Iraq Invasion. She couldnt shake the indelible images of the turkey shoot of retreating Iraqis on the Highway of Death during the first Gulf War in 1991, the road out of Kuwait strewn with burnt-out vehicles and charred bodies. I mean, its every journalists dream to have these, you know, front-page splash stories that get followed up around the world. Yasur is a Turkish Kurd who is married to 47-year-old Katharine. AMY GOODMAN: So, you go to your top editors, and you say, Ive got this piece of paper. In fact, Katharine had ripped off the top. It has been suggested that the government was desperate to ensure that documents containing advice about the legality of the war which the defence had requested would not be made public. It seemed like it was, you know, the wagons were rolling fast and furious towards this awful situation and I was kind of in tunnel vision. Theyre lying about what their motives arethat immediately made me think, I have got to get this out. But were going to go to a break, and then were going to come back to this discussion. So, today, at the age of 59, Cary Stayner is incarcerated at the San Quentin State Prison. We had at least a name. That is the only consolation I have A lot of people would welcome that. A new film, Official Secrets, tells the story of her actions and subsequent arrest. She had leaked a secret email revealing what was called at the time an illegal dirty tricks campaign to fix the UN vote. Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote on Iraq war. She became the spy who tried to stop a war. The original content of this program is licensed under a. All rights reserved. "It worries me, it should worry us all. She explained that when she was first arrested, her name wasnt released publicly for eight months. She tried to stop the impending . The morning of Friday the 31st of January, 2003 started out just like any other. The memo proposed blackmailing smaller, undecided member states into voting for war. For more on this incredible story and the real-life thriller that is coming out on August 30th in movie theaters around the countryour guest, Katharine Gun, is played by Keira Knightleywere joined by Katharine Gun herself, the whistleblower, former employee of Britains global surveillance center, GCHQ, played by actress Keira Knightley, yes. MARTIN BRIGHT: Yes. Gun, youre a spy. LONDON FEBRUARY 25: Former employee of Britains global surveillance center GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) Katharine Gun smiles as she speaks to the media during a press conference February 25, 2004 in London, England. Gun received bail each month, so she was able to make it seem like she still worked for GCHQ and had a normal life. Keira Knightley is persuasive as Katharine Gun, a British GCHQ employee who in 2003 leaked a sensitive document in the hopes of preventing her country from invading Iraq a decision that did . MARTIN BRIGHT: Well, but only with a story that you know is true. "The problem was that I just didn't feel guilty," she tells me. How frustrating it was for Gun to sit in her modest home next to her husband, and see fiction portrayed on the evening news. It's just, back then, she didn't realise quite what her employer could be capable of. KATHARINE GUN: I work for the British people. Between the worlds greatest democracy and a murderous dictatorship, it seemed easy to know whom to believe. When charges were officially pressed, Guns identity was revealed too. She found the contents absolutely stunning. We're sitting together in a quiet room at the headquarters of human rights organisation Liberty, just around the corner from the streets through which . KATHARINE GUN: Well, no, I was in a shock when I saw it. Plus a change The warI mean, our obligation is not whether we support or are against the war. In fact, your husbandwould they attempt to deport him? AMY GOODMAN: Weve got to make this fast; we have three minutes. Katharine Gun was a translator at GCHQ, when she received an email in her inbox from Frank Koza, a leading figure in the American National Security Agency. Yes, in 2003, Gun was working for British intelligencethats GCHQ, the intelligence agency similar to the NSA, the National Security Agencywhen she leaked a memo revealing the United States was collaborating with Britain in collecting sensitive information to hold over U.N. Security Council members to get them to support the Iraq War. In February 2003, Britain and the US began pushing for a new resolution that would give Saddam a month to disarm or face war. Yes. And, guys, you do not want to miss this story and what would then take place. Katharine Gun. is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. Former employee of Britain's global surveillance center GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) Katharine Gun smiles as she speaks to . So we at least hadwe at least had a lead. Let us learn more about the duo and where they are currently. Neither have many others, especially . And your memo, that you had leaked, was right front and center. Mary Katherine Higdon of Griffin, Georgia, was arrested for the murder of her live-in boyfriend, Steven Freeman. Discover Katharine Gun's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Raising the issue with a manager briefly crossed Katharine's mind, but time was limited the threat of war was escalating fast and ultimately this operation had already been signed off by British top brass. Katharine's house was searched before she was sat down to be interviewed the following morning. BEN EMMERSON: Do you want to risk it all? At the time, her actions received very little attention from journalists in the United Statesunless you were watching Democracy Now! To this day, she has no idea how convincing she was during her interrogation but really, it doesn't matter: on the Wednesday, she marched right up to her manager. The next morning, Katharine returned to the office as normal and got on with her work, trying as best as she could to not think about it. Says He Will Sign Bill Criminalizing Drag as Old Photo of Him in Drag Circulates, Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection for Chicago Mayor; Paul Vallas & Brandon Johnson Advance to Runoff, El Salvadors Pres. "Tony Blair was so obsessed with popularity ratings, I thought that would really affect him.". And what we are seeing is a movement of people who are trying to stop it. By Nick Wall/IFC Films/Everett Collection. But as Beyer would soon realize, Finchs past wasnt what she claimedand Beyers own difficult history was up for the taking. Katharine Teresa Gun (ne Harwood) (born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). The diplomats were from member states of the 2003 Security Council, and they were due to vote on a second United Nations resolution on the future 2003 invasion of Iraq. Everybody knows it. CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: But basically, you tried to blow the whistle on what you thought was a false intelligence directive to try to cook up a reason for the Iraq war. It was as it happened. You know, I thought it was something that people needed to know about, because it was basically exposing what was going on behind the scenes and the fact that, you know, all the flowery words that they used in front of the cameras about doing everything diplomatically was a sham. JASMINE: [played by MyAnna Buring] Youre asking me to collude in a breach of the Official Secrets Act. The Crown Prosecution Service was about to charge her. I couldnt see beyond this war and all I wanted to do is just to put a spoke in the wheel of this wagon. And so we had at least that. Our Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! Robbie Robertson Reflects on His Legendary Rock Career, Iraq War Whistle Blower Katharine Gun Shares Her Story, Jack Goldsmith Discusses the Limits of Executive Power, + Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III, Candace King Weir, Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, Mark J. Blechner, Seton J. Melvin, Bernard and Denise Schwartz, Koo and Patricia Yuen, the Leila and Mickey Straus Family Charitable Trust, Barbara Hope Zuckerberg, Jeffrey Katz and Beth Rogers, the Filomen M. DAgostino Foundation and. He was forced to resign, because it showed that he called President Trump inept, and he said, you know, the singular reason that the Trump administration pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal was because it was signed by President Obama, and other issues. KATHARINE GUN: I translated signals intelligence, and I reported anything I thought might be of interest to my clients. Hood's film dramatizes events in 2003 and 2004, beginning with British whistleblower Katharine Gun's decision to leak a memo exposing the criminality of the Iraq War and ending with her . Release date September 13, 2019 Therefore, on August 27, 2002, he was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder by a jury and subsequently sentenced to death. These Romantic Movies Are Guaranteed To Make You Cry, The Greatest Romantic Comedies That Youll Watch On Repeat, 26 Movies Every Woman Should See At Least Once. I do not gather intelligence so that the government can lie to the British people. KATHARINE GUN: And then I mailed it to a contact, who then passed it on to a journalist, who then passed it on to Martin Bright. MARTIN BRIGHT: Was one of the six nations. We had no idea where it had come from. TINTIN: And now youre upset at being asked to do that to members of the Security Council. Official Secrets is based on the actions of Brit Katharine Gun, who revealed that America had been eavesdropping on diplomats from other countries. . Now, she was being asked to help get a new war authorised by finding material for the Americans to blackmail and bribe the international community. The former British intelligence officer leaked a document to the press that announced an illegal NSA spy operation created to convince the UN Security Council to approve the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Two weeks later, on the 15th of February, 2003, a million people took to the streets of London to protest the prospect of Britain joining the war in Iraq. is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. From there, it made its way into the hands of Yvonne Ridley, a well-known anti-war activist. I was very much aware of what the leaders of our countries, Tony Blair and George W. Bush, were saying at the time. I had bought a couple of books which had been rushed into print at that pointone called War Plan Iraq and the other was called Target Iraq. I was convinced that there was nothing Iraq had done [to warrant the invasion]. A Chinese translator? Soon, Katharine was in touch with John Wadham, then Director of Liberty. AMY GOODMAN: Well, Martin, you tried that. When an American is asked to define the term whistleblower," they will probably reference Edward Snowden or Chelsea Manning. And I knew that I needed help. A translator for UK intelligence agency GCHQ, Gun read a brief from the US National Security Agency urging its British sister organisation to spy on members of the UN Security Council, to gain influence i n a vote on whether to sanction an invasion of Iraq. Gun put her career and her very liberty at risk trying to prevent the launching of an illegal war. Katharine Gun : I work at GCHQ. Within half an hour, the prosecution had decided to drop its case, for reasons that to this day remain mysterious. We're sitting together in a quiet room at the headquarters of human rights organisation Liberty, just around the corner from the streets through which she'd been marching. And what happened? In November 2002, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1441, which called on Iraq to get rid of chemical and biological weapons and long-range missiles. Official Secrets is released in cinemas on the 18th of October, 2019. Gun says the film-makers were not projecting backwards what we learned later. Gun did not seek martyrdom and wasnt searching for evidence to stop the war: the email fell into her lap. e-mail; 239. shares. Subscribe to the US edition here. KATHARINE GUN: Well, it was a memo from a chap called Frank Koza, who worked at the NSA. It was a Friday afternoon. Bush had agreed to this to help Blair. The drums of war are rolling at that period. And then, one by one, the American networks pulled out. Mr. Koza? Yeah, whos that? Tweet. He was the Observer journalist who was working in Washington on this story, as well, with Martin. In 2003, she leaked top-secret information to The Observer, concerning a request by the United States for compromising intelligence on diplomats from member states of the 2003 Security Council.The diplomats were due to vote on a second United . And what did you think? TINTIN: [played by Peter Guinness] Your supervisor speaks highly of your integrity. The film is directed by Gavin Hood, and Gun is portrayed . Katharine Teresa Gun (ne Harwood) (born 1974) is a British linguist who worked as a translator for the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Guided by her conscience, Katharine Gun defied her government and leaked the memo to the press, setting off a chain of events that jeopardized her freedom, her safety, but also opened the door to putting the entire Iraq invasion on trial. Five years later after her fourth divorce, she married her fifth husband, Sam Elliott. Copyright All rights reserved | Katharine Gun explains how she exposed a plot by U.S. security officials to spy on United Nations members in 2003. Much like the invasion, the plan is considered to have violated international law. Iraq War was in March. Instead, helicopters skimmed over the rooftops, so as not to allow any insurgents the chance to fire a rocket propelled grenade. She had never planned a career in intelligence and was slightly surprised to find herself working at GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), Britains electronic spying agency in Cheltenham. AMY GOODMAN: And talk about whatI mean, you risked everything. I do not gather intelligence so that the government can lie to the British people.A colleague whispers to her: Intelligence may be being manipulated to take this country to war. 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