‘Whistleblowing opportunity?’ WikiLeaks trolls CIA over internship advertisements
WikiLeaks wants you, if you want to join the CIA that is. The whistleblowing organization took a break from leaking documents on Tuesday and instead spent some time trolling the subject of their latest batch of leaks.
“CIA advertises internships. Whistleblowing opportunity?” WikiLeaks tweeted in response to a tweet from the CIA advertising internships at their Washington DC offices.
CIA advertises internships. Whistleblowing opportunity? https://t.co/6JPCopFkEi
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) March 13, 2017
Potential candidates are required to submit a cover letter describing why they would like to work with the CIA.
To be in with a chance, however, it would probably best for candidates not to mention WikiLeaks, who last week released a trove of documents and files from the CIA in the first in a series named ‘Vault 7.’
#WikiLeaks#Vault7: #Windows and #Samsung TVs also allegedly 'weaponized' by #CIAhttps://t.co/mRTcYbFynm
— RT (@RT_com) March 7, 2017
Also required is an essay on “a foreign policy issue of concern to the President.”
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— RT (@RT_com) February 9, 2017
This isn’t the first time the agency has made an open call to potential whistleblowers. In January, prior to Barack Obama leaving office, they offered a $20,000 reward for “information leading to the arrest or exposure of any Obama admin agent destroying significant records.”