Doc. Screening "A Good American" Bill Binney's Battle to Detect & Protect US & Discussion Following

The Aspent Instit Arts Prog screened "A Good American" a doc. on Bill Binney (BB), a genius mathematician formerly with the Nat'l Security Agency (NSA.)  Binney brilliance & relentless pursuit to intercept & decipher communications from terrorist organizations was undermined by US govt intelligence agencies:  NSA, CIA, NRO (Dept of Defense) & Homeland Securities.  It's always painful to watch video of the 9/11 attacks.  It becomes intolerable to discover this heinous attack & previous assaults: on the World Trade Center, foreign US Embassies, the Cole Naval Ship & Laden's invasion into Afghanistan should have been circumvented had BB decryption of meta data communications been heeded.  The astounding findings of Binney's small mathematics/tech team were thwarted by our govt agencies, top level generals and Sec Hair & VP Chaney ("the dark sides.")  BB's abilities & breakthroughs are similar to Alan Turing (b. Britain 1912-1954) a mathematical genius, cryptanalyst & pioneer of computer science.  Both trailblazers' were shamefully treated & prosecuted by their own countrymen.   (Legal actions have been dropped v. BB & his "Thin Thread" analysis team.  Turing's breakthroughs are credited with decoding enemy information in WWII.  BB's resourceful findings were ignored & obfuscated.  The film starts with footage of the Twin Towers' demise.  BB professes "I would never commit suicide. If something happens to me - it's not suicide."  Jonathan Capehart, Pulitizer Prize-winning journalist & MSNBC reporter asks post screening, "Is anybody else freaked out by this film?" (Absolutely!)  Capehart inquired if BB fears for his life.  Thankfully,"No." He feels now he's  too much out in the open.  He's in the process of getting into court to present his case.  (Several cases are pending.)  BB & his partner's homes were raided by armed militia & their computers & data confiscated.  This documentary is extremely enlightening & infuriating.  It's an amazing portrait of a brilliant mind & brave whistle blower.  His patriotic & pacificist motives are driving him is to uncover the truths behind the corrupt, financially driven conspiracies within our govt.  "The worst of war is to make others as vicious to stop it.  Mistakes by leaderships perpetuate wars.  My goal is to provide information to leaders so as not to make mistakes."