Daniel Hale has been sentenced to nearly four years of prison for documenting what other drone operators had spoken out about: that military-aged males killed by missiles launched by drones were assumed guilty until proven innocent. Under President Obama, thousands of unnamed suspects were killed outside areas of active hostilities–in other words, in places where there were no U.S. soldiers on the ground to protect. Trump naturally continued the drone program, and now the Biden administration is following suit.
“Smart War” and State Terrorism
On June 16, 2025, President Donald Trump threatened the 10 million inhabitants of Tehran, Iran, with death, for their government’s alleged nuclear aspirations: Iran should have signed the “deal” I told them to sign. What a shame, and waste of human life. Simply...
