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Philip Haney: Whistleblower and Happy Warrior

Feb 23, 2020 9:30 am By Col. Joe Martin

“You have enemies? Good.
That means you’ve stood up for something,
sometime in your life.”
–Winston Churchill

We met at a conference here in Washington DC several years ago, and I knew him from his reputation based on the national reporting after he had been a whistleblower to Congress about malfeasance in the Department of Homeland Security under the Obama Administration. He struck an appearance like Dr. Emmett Brown and his delivery was not unlike Ben Stein’s economics teacher in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. His appearance, delivery, dry sense of humor and gaiety were disarming, making it deceptively easy to underestimate him. ­­­

An etymologist and self-proclaimed nerd, Phil was relentless in his pursuit of those who were infesting our country and attacking our way of life. Among the enemies this quirky bug hunter pursued were Osama Bin Laden, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, the Holy Land Foundation and their offspring – the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), the North American Islamic Trust (NAIT) as well as the subversive operatives in the Obama administration… many of whom are still working for the Department of Homeland Security.

 “The leaders of those [Muslim Brotherhood] organizations were deliberately and intentionally brought into the [Obama] Administration to help promote and create both domestic and foreign policy and this status continues to this very day.”

Phil was so bold as to put the derogatory information about these leaders into the law enforcement system. In response, the Obama Administration ordered Phil to remove all 852 records with the linking information from the law enforcement system. They went on to order several more rounds of purges of his information.

“They told me to delete the files”

 “But I wasn’t a very good employee.” He said with a sheepish grin.

Phil turned the information over to the appropriate oversight committees, triggering Congressional hearings into the Obama Administration’s pro-terrorist policies. And make no mistake this wasn’t some civil rights case.  It was about a law enforcement officer reporting established ties between members of formally designated terrorist organizations, their direct contacts immigrating, and ultimately their integration into the Obama Administration to implement a counter-Constitutional agenda. And he was repeatedly harassed and investigated for it.

Here’s one example. After reading Phil’s assessment of Hamas, the CIA wrongly assumed Phil had access to classified information and reported him to headquarters… rather than asking him what his methodology was and how he reached the conclusions he did. The investigation took 11 months before ultimately exonerating him. The investigator would later go one to work with Phil pursuing the very terrorist organization that would go on to facilitate and perpetrate the attack in San Bernardino.

“OBAMA WAS WORKING WITH TWO FRONT GROUPS THAT WERE UN-INDICTED CO-CONSPIRATORS IN THE HOLY LAND FOUNDATION TRIAL.” – Philip Haney

Phil took his oath of office to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies seriously – to the point where he re-administered the oath to himself at the start of his press conference about the launch of his book “SEE SOMETHING, SAY NOTHING.”

See Something, Say Nothing by Philip Haney exposed DHS malfeasance and counter-Constitutional agenda under the Obama Administration.

The press worked hard to ignore Phil and his book. His story didn’t jive with their pro-Obama “moderate Muslim Brotherhood” fairy tale narrative. Phil’s irrepressible intellectual and moral commitment to the meliorative counter jihad efforts made him a persona non grata to any main stream media beyond FOX News.

Phil was on the trail of the terrorists behind the attacks in both San Bernardino and Orlando. But those cases were shut down by the Obama Administration. And Phil made the case there were several opportunities where their investigation could have prevented these attacks. And Like Phil, other counter jihad warriors including Stephen Coughlin, John Guandolo, Matthew Dooley, and others were all among those purged from the U.S. Government under the Obama Administration. Their work products excised from their respective agencies.

By the time I walked away from his presentation, there was no doubt that Phil had a solid understanding of the threat, both foreign and domestic. As I left the Act for America conference in Washington DC later that evening, I saw him, clutching his wife Francesca’s hand aglow as they posed for pictures with patriotic fans inspired by his work and personal integrity and bravery. I never saw him again.

We don’t know many of the specifics about how Phil died yet. It is our sincere hope that the publicity his loving fans and admirers generate will force an in-depth investigation into the circumstances surrounding Phil’s death.

Given the enemies he hunted – both foreign and domestic – there are plenty of people and groups who have a strong motive to kill him. And that’s a testament to his tremendous work and his meticulous defense of our country.

Antithetically, renowned counter-jihadist Robert Spencer mourned Phil’s passing by saying that “Phil Haney was a man of singular courage and inspiring patriotism in a time of pandemic cowardice and the ascendancy of America-hatred on the Left. He will be as missed as much as he should be emulated.”

And the unintimidatable Pamela Geller shared that “Phil Haney was a patriot and a hero. His courage in the face of overwhelming adversity was rare. He was without peer. Haney stood up to the Obama administration and shook the DHS to its very foundation. Our country has lost a great American. I mourn this kind and gentle man. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. It is a great loss.”

For me, and others who knew him, Phil had been the warning bell of an honest whistleblower. This little-known figure was a titan in the counter jihad effort. Truly, a hidden national treasure.

And we will miss this happy warrior.

Joe Martin is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel, a graduate of the National Defense University, and served with 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, and as a Military Congressional Fellow to the United States Senate Majority Leader. His operational experience includes deployments to Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, and Venezuela.

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  1. Boromir's Horn says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 9:51 am

    And now Obama joins the Clinton’s with the label of “assassin”

    • oldschool says

      Feb 24, 2020 at 5:57 am

      There is no reason not to investigate Hillary’s associates. After all, she WAS Secretary of State. Her department is the one that shut down the terrorist investigations. Right? Or maybe she was just given another assignment? What really stinks is this fiction that the man shot himself by the side of a highway – in the chest. I can imagine a scenario where he thought he was being pulled over.

  2. rubiconcrest says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 10:15 am

    I like the headline which is at odds with what we are hearing about his death. I hope those doing the investigation do so with the full understanding of the work he did and that he had many enemies who would certainly try to cover their tracks if they had anything to do with his death.

  3. mortimer says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 2:01 pm

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/02/23/obama-dhs-whistleblower-found-dead-gunshot-wound-chest/

    Still under investigation. Muslim Brotherhood? Corrupt Clintons? Swamp?

  4. Linda Rivera says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    America has lost a very great man. Cruelly Assassinated because of his patriotism and great love for America. A man of enormous courage who knew that every hour of every day his life was in danger. And never gave up his fight for America and America’s freedom.

    HERO Philip Haney will never be forgotten. His light will shine forever.

    Rest in eternal peace with the angels, dear Mr Haney. Your family and friends will treasure you in their hearts forever and cherish every hour and every day they spent with you.

    Amazing Grace – Scottish Bagpipes

  5. Linda Rivera says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    His murderers will have used a trained assassin and ensured the assassin will never identify them.

    Every traitor. And the names of every person responsible for Mr. Haney’s assassination are recorded in Heavenly Books that will be opened on Judgment Day.

    RIP American and Free World hero, Philip Haney.

    Bible, Romans 12;19
    VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY, says the Lord.

  6. somehistory says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Suicide is being suggested by saying the ‘gun was near his body and car.’
    However, he had said he was “happy,” was about to be married again, and was **hot on the trail of the corrupt who want islam to win.**
    Murder is much more likely, but his enemies…domestic, domestic pretenders and foreign..probably have a heavy hand and many fingers in the “investigation,” so the truth may not come out.

  7. vlparker says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 3:33 pm

    Philip Haney is irreplaceable. I urge everyone to watch his videos. An American hero and patriot who deserves to be remembered as such.

  8. James Lincoln says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 6:05 pm

    Philip Haney, an American hero and patriot of the highest order. His YouTube videos are among the very best.

    His death should be FULLY investigated – something doesn’t seem right…

    According to the feature article:

    “His appearance, delivery, dry sense of humor and gaiety were disarming, making it deceptively easy to underestimate him.”

    I’ve learned to be very careful not to underestimate people based upon their appearance or demeanor.

    I’ve done physical exams on NCIS and FBI agents, Navy fighter pilots, Navy SEALs, etc.

    They don’t always have the stereotypical appearance and demeanor that you see in Hollywood movies.

    But you would never want to mess with them…

    • GreekEmpress says

      Feb 23, 2020 at 6:14 pm

      I read he was coming out with another book—maybe he was going to name names? Also that his family is not buying the suicide scenario—-it is very suspicious.
      I just reserved his first book “See Something, Say Nothing” from our library.

  9. gravenimage says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    Philip Haney: Whistleblower and Happy Warrior
    ………………..

    Thank you, Col. Martin. I had heard about this and it is deeply disturbing.

  10. Thomas Richard says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 10:44 pm

    Phil……you passed the torch to us……We won’t let you down……..Rest in peace, brother in arms….

  11. Infidel says

    Feb 23, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    RIP Phil: you will be missed!

    I do hope we find out what drove him to take that ultimate decision

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 23, 2020 at 11:41 pm

      Or *if* he made that ultimate decision. Anything is possible, always–but he did not sound like a suicidal man.

  12. TimothyS says

    Feb 29, 2020 at 11:18 pm

    It’s been several days now. How could this story receive so little coverage?

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