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Facing Years in Prison, Daniel Hale Makes Case Against U.S. Drone Program

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Daniel Hale, a U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist, pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents to a news organization. Hale's sentencing is scheduled for next week. Prosecutors are urging a maximum sentence of up to 11 years in prison. Prosecutors say Hale's disclosures aided the United States’ enemies abroad, namely the Islamic State.

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Facing Years in Prison, Daniel Hale Makes Case Against U.S. Drone Program

The missiles that killed Salim bin Ahmed Ali Jaber and Walid bin Ali Jaber came in the night. Salim was a respected imam in the village of Khashamir, in southeastern Yemen, who had made a name for himself denouncing the rising power of Al Qaeda’s franchise in the Arabian Peninsula. His cousin Walid was a local police officer. It was August 21, 2012, and the pair were standing in a palm grove, confronting a trio of suspected militants, when the H…

3 years ago·New York, United States

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