What This Court Case Really Signified — Do We Have the Right to Exist?
By Janet Phelan Every now and then, there is a blip on the political radar so vast and significant that our attention freezes on it….
Drone Assassinations
The Other Drone Casualties: The Whistleblowers Who Tried to Stop It
By Jesselyn Radack, William Neuheisel The New York Times’ investigation into the Pentagon’s civilian casualty files is some of the most important journalism in the…
“Shocker”: Pentagon Review Finds “No Misconduct” Or Legal Violations In Kabul Drone Strike That Killed Children
By Tyler Durden What’s being called an “independent” Pentagon investigation has now concluded over the Aug. 29 drone strike on a car in Kabul which…
Drone Whistleblower Thrown in Pen With Terrorists
By John Kiriakou Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale was sent on Sunday to the notorious Communications Management Unit (CMU) at the maximum-security U.S. Penitentiary (USP) at…
US to Offer “Condolence Payments” to Relatives of 10 Civilians Killed in Drone Strike
By Andrea Germanos The Pentagon said Friday that the U.S. would issue “condolence payments” to relatives of 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children, killed in…
No Aloha for Assassin Drones That Have Arrived in Hawai’i
By Col. Ann Wright (ret.) The world was horrified by Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. military drone that caused the August 29, 2021 deaths…
Biden Sets Precedent: Kill Children with a Drone, No Discipline — Tell People About it, Go to Prison
By Matt Agorist Last month in Afghanistan, the Ahmadi family was filled with hope of a new beginning as the U.S. finally pulled out of…
US Drone Attack Kills at Least 10 Afghan Civilians—Including 6 Children
By Jake Johnson A U.S. drone strike purportedly targeting a suspected ISIS-K vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, Afghanistan killed at least 10 members…
For Every Whistleblower They Make An Example Of, They Prevent A Thousand More
By Caitlin Johnstone Whistleblower Daniel Hale has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking secret government information about America’s…
Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison “For Exposing US War Crimes”
By Kenny Stancil Human rights and press freedom advocates expressed dismay on Tuesday when whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty earlier this year to violating…
In Pre-Sentencing Letter, Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak
By Brett Wilkins Attorneys for drone whistleblower Daniel Hale—who faces sentencing next week after pleading guilty earlier this year to violating the Espionage Act—on Thursday…
Kamikaze AI Drone “Hunted Down” Human Targets
By Tyler Durden A recent report by the United Nations Security Council found that a Turkish-made autonomous drone may have “hunted down and remotely engaged” enemy soldiers…
As Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Pleads Guilty, Advocates Warn of “Profound Threat” to Free Press
By Brett Wilkins Press freedom, peace, and human rights advocates are rallying behind Daniel Hale, the former intelligence analyst who blew the whistle on the…
“Death Falling From the Sky”: Report Spotlights Civilian Harm From US Drone Strikes in Yemen
By Brett Wilkins A report published Tuesday by Yemeni human rights defenders examines dozens of casualties resulting from U.S. drone strikes and other attacks on…