Daily Archives: July 26, 2021

2021-07-26: News Headlines

Staff (2021-07-26). "Committing the Truth": Whistleblower Daniel Hale to Be Sentenced Tuesday for Drone Program Leaks. democracynow.org At a sentencing hearing Tuesday, whistleblower Daniel Hale faces at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information about the U.S. drone and targeted assassination program. During his time in the Air Force from 2009 to 2013, Hale worked with the National Security Agency and the Joint Special Operations Task Force at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, where he helped identify targets for assassination. He later worked as a contractor for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. In March, Hale pleaded guilty to one count of violating the World War I-era Espionage Act for leaking documents exposin…

WSWS (2021-07-26). Drone war whistleblower Daniel Hale remains steadfast as federal prosecutors demand nine-year sentence. wsws.org Hale faces a sentencing hearing on Tuesday following his guilty plea in March on charges of sharing classified information about the US military's drone killing program with journalists.

WSWS (2021-07-26). Letter from drone war whistleblower Daniel Hale to Judge Liam O'Grady. wsws.org Hale wrote the following letter in advance of his sentencing hearing scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, on a guilty plea of one count of violating the Espionage Act.

Anish R M (2021-07-25). As Daniel Hale awaits sentencing, US military-industrial complex faces scrutiny. peoplesdispatch.org Hale and his supporters have argued that his actions were justified as it exposed atrocities committed through the US drone warfare, as he faces what could be the longest prison term for a whistleblower…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-25). Houthi Strikes: Four Suicide Drones, Ballistic Missile Intercepted Over Saudi Arabia. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | Late on July 24, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted four suicide drones and ballistic missile which were launched from Yemen, allegedly by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | The coalition claiming that the suicide drones were on their way to attack a number of targets in southern Saudi Arabia. So do the ballistic missile, that was heading to the Kingdom's southern city of Jizan. | "The Houthi militia's hostile attacks on civilians and civilian objects were all thwarted .

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