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In Pre-Sentencing Letter, Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Says Crisis of Conscience Motivated Leak

"I came to believe that the policy of drone assassination was being used to mislead the public that it keeps us safe... I began to speak out, believing my participation in the drone program to have been deeply wrong."
Brett Wilkins ·
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Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires

Eric Margolis ·

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Reckoning and Reparations in Afghanistan

Kathy Kelly ·

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On the Sentencing—and Courage—of Daniel Hale

Robert Shetterly ·

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Why Daniel Hale Deserves Gratitude, Not Prison

Kathy Kelly ·

Israeli forces intervene in Palestinian demonstrators with gas bomb using drone during a protest against Israeli forces' attacks over East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, on May 14, 2021, in Ramallah, West Bank. (Photo by Issam Rimawi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

"Roof Knocking" in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone

The illusion that war can be made safer and the control of repressed people made kinder through the use of drones only makes war and repression more likely and spawns a cycle of violence that is even more intractable.

Brian Terrell ·

Sam Durant, Untitled (drone), 2016-2021 (rendering). Proposal for the High Line Plinth. Commissioned by High Line Art. Courtesy of the High Line. (Photo: Sam Durant)

Art Against Drones

Bilal, Durant and other artists who help us think about U.S. colonial warfare against the people of Iraq and other nations should surely be thanked.

Kathy Kelly ·

A man walks by a U.S. drone graffiti painted on a wall during a campaign against drones in Yemen on May 31, 2018 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

Biden's Drone Wars

Talk of peace in Afghanistan, Yemen, the streets of the U.S., is not coherent while waging wars with drones.

Brian Terrell ·

Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale (R) stands next to CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin in this undated photo. (Photo:Democracy Now!)

As Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Pleads Guilty, Advocates Warn of 'Profound Threat' to Free Press

"Using the Espionage Act in this way to prosecute journalists' sources as spies chills newsgathering and discourages sources from coming forward with information in the public interest."

Brett Wilkins ·

A marcher holds a sign that says "NO WAR" with a closed fist as protest outside of Trump International Tower during the Woman's March in the borough of Manhattan in NY on January 18, 2020, USA. (Photo by Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images)

Holding Our Breaths on AUMFs, Drones, and Guantánamo

Three ways to begin to end the war on terror.

Karen Greenberg ·

Cheshire police use their drone to survey floodwater as it begins to recede from the village of Farndon, Cheshire, in the aftermath of Storm Christoph on January 22, 2021 in Farndon, England. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Will Drones Really Protect Us?

Drugs, surveillance & the war on terror.

Maya Evans ·

A child walks by a mural showing a U.S. drone in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

'Death Falling From the Sky': Report Spotlights Civilian Harm From US Drone Strikes in Yemen

"The United States is failing to investigate credible allegations of violations, to hold individuals responsible for violations accountable, and to provide prompt and adequate reparation."

Brett Wilkins ·

The Pentagon has plans to expand combat air patrols flights by remotely piloted aircraft by as much as 50 percent over the next few years to meet an increased need for surveillance, reconnaissance and lethal airstrikes in more areas around the world. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

The Bloody Truth About Drones: We Need an International Convention on Drones

Drones are neither as cheap, targeted, or bloodless as advertised. They're ripe for international arms control. 

Conn Hallinan ·

"In the name of counterterrorism, U.S. presidents have for two decades authorized unlawful, secretive, and unaccountable killing abroad," the ACLU's Hina Shamsi said on Thursday, March 4, 2021. (Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

ACLU to Biden: Do Not 'Review' Drone Killing Program—End It Once and for All

"Tinkering with the bureaucracy of this extrajudicial killing program will only entrench American abuses," said the group's national security expert.

Kenny Stancil ·

Brian Terrell at left, with Joan Pleune, Felton Davis and Bud Courtney, blocking the US Mission to the UN, December, 2017. (Photo by Joanne Kennedy)

Ending the Other War in Yemen

The global proliferation of weaponized drones is no surprise and Biden’s plea for peace in Yemen that allows for their continued use is a hollow one.

Brian Terrell ·

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