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Whistleblower Katharine Gun on speaking out: “To have it on the front pages was this absolutely terrifying experience”
Katharine Gun leaked an official GCHQ email in the lead up to the 2003 bombing of Iraq, risking going to prison for breaching the Official Secrets Act. Her story is told in a new film, Official Secrets, starring Keira Knightley.
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