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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Managing editor of Shadowproof, host of the "Dissenter Weekly," co-host of the podcast "Unauthorized Disclosure," and member of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

A Guide To The U.S. Government's Appeal In The Assange Extradition Case

Attorney General Merrick Garland, head of the U.S. Justice Department under President Joe Biden[Editor's Note: I expect to be credentialed to remotely cover the Assange appeal hearing on October 27-28 and will have live updates on proceedings that can be followed on Twitter from @kgosztola [https:

Imprisoning Drone Whistleblower In Isolation Unit May Jeopardize US Appeal In Assange Extradition Case

The Federal Bureau of Prisons put Daniel Hale in a Communications Management Unit, even though they know he lives with post-traumatic stress.

Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Imprisoned In Communications Management Unit Designed For Terrorists

Daniel Hale is the first person accused of an unauthorized disclosure of information to be imprisoned in a Communications Management Unit by the United States government.

9/11 Cinema: The Antiwar Film Audiences Were Never Supposed To See

Twenty Years In A Security State: Guantanamo Whistleblowers Who Spoke Up Against A Legal Black Hole

Guantánamo Bay (Photo from JTF-GTMO and in the public domain) [Editor's Note: To mark the 20th anniversary of the rise of the American security state after the September 11th attacks, The Dissenter continues a retrospective on this transformation in policing and government.] President George W. Bush and his

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The Kabul Strike: Drone Whistleblowers Speak Out On How Normal It's Become To Kill Muslims

MQ-9 Reaper Drone (Photo: United States Air Force) During a hearing on Capitol Hill, General Frank McKenzie, the commander for United States Central Command, contended a drone strike that killed an aid worker and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan, did not occur under any pressure to retaliate. The drone operators