The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds who has been trying to sue the FBI and Justice Department over her dismissal. Edmonds says she was fired after speaking out about possible security breaches, misconduct and incompetent translation work. A U.S. District Judge originally dismissed the case after then-Attorney General John Ashcroft invoked the rarely used “state secrets privilege.” Ashcroft had warned that further disclosure of the duties of Edmonds and other translators could cause “serious damage to the national security interests of the United States.” Edmonds first made headlines when she claimed the FBI had information that an attack using airplanes was being planned before Sept. 11.