Official Secrets movie plot
2022-01-10 08:01
In 2003, the United States and Britain tried their best to invade Iraq. It was discovered by British government communications headquarters translator Katherine Gunthat in order to force the United Nations Security Council to support the United Kingdom and the United States in its military strikes against Iraq, the US National Security Agency illegally pressured the Security Council.
The whistleblower, Catherine Gun, leaked documents to the media, and Gun's purpose was to expose an illegal espionage operation by the United States and Britain on the eve of the Iraq War. She hoped this would lead the public to question the reasons for the invasion. Catherine Gun deliberately leaked a confidential email, and then she was charged with treason and may be sent to prison. Catherine Gunn’s entire life was in crisis
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Extended Reading
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GCHQ Woman: Someone in this building has betrayed their country. If you are found to have withheld information, you will be charged with a breach of the Official Secrets Act.
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Rear Admiral Nick Wilkinson: I have also always believed that censorship when called for should be based on security issues alone not on whether a news report might embarrass a government.