James Spione

independent documentary film producer

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Independent documentary film director, who current project is Silenced: America’s War on Whistleblowers, his Incident in New Baghdad, was nominated in the Documentary Short Subject category at this year's Academy Awards

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The Obama White House is accused of leaking classified information to make the President look good and of punishing whistleblowers who make him look bad.

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