John Kirk (J. Kirk) Weibe is a former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency,[1] conspiracy theorist,[2][3] and whistleblower.[4] Kirk managed data programs and criticized the NSA's data-collection policies during the Barack Obama administration.[5] He made the false claim that it was not true that Russia interfered with the 2016 US election. Weibe argued that Russia was not behind the DNC server hacking.[6]

Weibe would go on to spread conspiracies about QAnon[7] and claims of election fraud in 2020 United States presidential election[8]

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kirk grew up in northern Indiana, near Lake Michigan. After graduating high school Weibe enlisted in the United States Air Force and spending four years with the intelligence branch from 1963 – 1967. After the Air Force Kirk attended Indiana University, receiving a master's degree in the Russian language in 1974. Kirk then took a position in the National Security Agency (NSA), retiring in October 2001[9]

Whistle blowing

In September 2002, Kiebe, along with William Binney and Edward Loomis, filed a request for the U.S. Defense Department Inspector General (DoD IG) to investigate the NSA for allegedly wasting "millions and millions of dollars" on Trailblazer[10] Wiebe developed a competing system, ThinThread, which was shelved when Trailblazer was chosen instead.[11] The Whistleblower's complaint noted Trailblazer's ineffectiveness and unjustified high cost compared to their alternative ThinThread.[12]

Conspiracy Theories

Russian Election Interference

As a member of the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity Kiebe would claim that U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election was falsifed, and that the Democratic National Committee e-mails were leaked by an insider instead.[13][14]

Kiebe and VIPS colleagues argued argued that the metadata in files associated with the DNC hack were altered to add Russian fingerprints, and that file transfer rate proved they were transferred locally[15]

The memorandum from Kiebe et al. was promoted by Breitbart and Fox News. President Donald Trump would then request Mike Pompeo to meet the report authors.[16] The theory was later debunked and it was proved VIP's director Blinney was given fabricated data from a Pro-Russian outlet.[17][18]

QAnon

Kirk Wiebe was a major voice in spreading QAnon.[19] He would appear on podcasts spreading QAnon theories like movies such as I am Legend were really secret documentaries.[20]

According to David Troy many members of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity were essential in spreading QAnon lies.[21]

2020 US Presidential Election Fraud

J. Kirk Wiebe was very involved in spreading false conspiracies about election fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election.[22] Wiebe would appear with LaRouche members in Stop the Steal round tables[23] Conspiracy conspirasists would insist in court filings that tools developed by Wiebe proved massive voter fraud.[24]

Wiebe would go on to work with Mike Lindell to prove election fraud. Wiebe would state that Lindell did not have evidence to back up his claims.[25]

References

  1. ↑ Page, Peter Eisler and Susan. "3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ↑ "Kirk Wiebe, an Air Force veteran and former senior analyst for the NSA, speaks during the Qanon …". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Opinion | US Intel Vets Dispute Russia Hacking Claims | Common Dreams". www.commondreams.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ↑ Responding to anonymous whistleblowers (Report). Committee on Publication Ethics. 2013-01-01. doi:10.24318/z9gtpzca.
  5. ↑ Page, Peter Eisler and Susan. "3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. ↑ Kopan, Tal (June 21, 2016). "DNC hack: What you need to know". CNN. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kirk Wiebe, an Air Force veteran and former senior analyst for the NSA, speaks during the Qanon …". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  8. ↑ Blake, Aaron (2021-08-12). "Analysis | The spectacular implosion of Mike Lindell". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  9. ↑ American Accounting Association (2020-07-29). "Kirk Wiebe, Retired NSA Senior Intelligence Analyst, NSA Whistleblower (Mass Surveillance of Americans)" (PDF).
  10. ↑ Hettich, Paul (2011). "What Would You Say? What Would You Do?". Eye on Psi Chi Magazine. 15 (2): 10–11. doi:10.24839/1092-0803.eye15.2.10. ISSN 1092-0803.
  11. ↑ Shorrock, Tim (April 15, 2013). "The Untold Story: Obama's Crackdown on Whistleblowers: The NSA Four reveal how a toxic mix of cronyism and fraud blinded the agency before 9/11". The Nation.
  12. ↑ "NSA Whistleblowers William (Bill) Binney and J. Kirk Wiebe". Government Accountability Project. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Danielle (2017-08-15). "What if the DNC Russian "hack" was really a leak after all? A new report raises questions media and Democrats would rather ignore". Salon. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  14. ↑ Tani, Maxwell. "Conservative media figures are embracing a wild WikiLeaks conspiracy theory that the CIA hacked the DNC, and then framed Russia". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  15. ↑ Responding to anonymous whistleblowers (Report). Committee on Publication Ethics. 2013-01-01.
  16. ↑ Risen, Duncan Campbell, James (2017-11-07). "CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump's Request". The Intercept. Retrieved 2023-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Was Donald Trump behind meeting of CIA chief and conspiracy theorist?". NBC News. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  18. ↑ Fri, Aug 3rd 2018 05:41am-Karl Bode (2018-08-03). "As 'DNC Hacked Itself' Conspiracy Theory Collapses, Key Backer Of Claim Exposed As UK Troll". Techdirt. Retrieved 2023-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ "Kirk Wiebe, an Air Force veteran and former senior analyst for the NSA, speaks during the Qanon …". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  20. ↑ Bill Binney & Kirk Wiebe - The Key To The Coup, retrieved 2023-12-24
  21. ↑ Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (2021-03-02). "The Network: The American and Russian Moralists Behind the January Insurrection". Byline Times. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  22. ↑ Blake, Aaron (2021-08-12). "The spectacular implosion of Mike Lindell". Washington Post.
  23. ↑ ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: The 2020 Election—An Intelligence War With Very High Stakes for the World, retrieved 2023-12-24
  24. ↑ KESHAVARZ-NIA, Navid (2020-11-05). "DECLERATION OF DR. NAVID KESHAVARZ-NIA Case 2:20-cv-13134-LVP-RSW" (PDF).
  25. ↑ Blake, Aaron (2021-08-12). "The spectacular implosion of Mike Lindell". Washington Post.
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