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...coincidence that the two most notable whistle-blowers in American society today are women? Thank goodness for the impact of former Enron executive Sherron Watkins and FBI Special Agent Coleen Rowley. I'm glad they decided to place personal ethics and morality ahead of the careerist, risk-averse approach that men often robotically use in climbing the ladder. VICKI LOUK BALINT Phoenix, Ariz...
Take J. Edgar Hoover's name off the FBI building and rename it the Coleen M. Rowley Building. Then perhaps the people working inside it will follow Rowley's example. CYNTHIA L. KNIGHT Uncasville, Conn...
...took some courage for TIME to publish this story, and especially Rowley's memo, which the FBI attempted to deep-six by classifying it. This is yet another reminder of how important a free press is when we are facing unprecedented dangers. Reporting like TIME's and courageous people like Rowley make it impossible for the Washington crowd to cover up its failures. DON ALLEN Carlisle, Mass...
...Rowley has effectively done the work of 10 congressional investigative committees, at no one's expense but her own. The country, including politicians and bureaucrats, should listen to her assessment and be reminded that when TIME says the FBI failed, it means the institution, not the thousands of good, hardworking field agents whose only goal is to serve justice and make our country a safer place. It's time political correctness and careerism took a backseat to doing the right thing, and I commend Rowley for leading the way. LAURA ARMSTRONG Marietta...
...Coleen Rowley's explosive memo to FBI Director Mueller an act of selflessness, or was it self-serving? Many readers weren't all that quick to call her a hero. "True whistle-blowers try to expose their organization's shortcomings before they cause problems, not after," argued a Californian. "Why didn't Rowley put her job on the line back in August, before the attacks? That would've taken real guts." A Floridian dismissed Rowley as "a woman in a midlife crisis trying to get some attention," and another Sunshine Stater derided the memo as "a bid for publicity...