Obama Justice Department Officials Wouldn't Approve Charges Against Daniel Hale
Now the United States Justice Department under President Joe Biden embraces a political prosecution inherited from the Trump Justice Department.
Kevin Gosztola
Listen To The Third Episode of 'Primary Sources' With Carey Shenkman (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers)
Defending Rights and Dissent's graphic for the third episode of "Primary
Sources"
In the third episode of the “Primary Sources” podcast, human rights attorney
Carey Shenkman joins host Chip Gibbons for a deep dive into the legal history of
the United States Espionage Act.
Shenkman gave
Dissenter Weekly: US Prosecutors Play Dirty In Daniel Hale's Case (Exclusive For Paid Subscribers)
In this edition of “Dissenter Weekly,” host Kevin Gosztola goes through
whistleblower stories from the week of July 22, 2021.
We begin with coverage of Pegasus, the spyware sold by the Israeli surveillance
company to governments, especially those with good or improved relations with
Israeli officials.
Our main story of
Daniel Hale Pens Letter For Judge Describing How He 'Came To Violate The Espionage Act'
"The truest truism that I’ve come to understand about the nature of war is that war is trauma," Daniel Hale shared with the judge.
US Government Seeks Harshest Sentence Ever In Leak Case Against Drone Whistleblower
The sentencing memorandum from the U.S. government reflects the vindictive posture of US prosecutors, particularly since he pled guilty.
US 'Power Brokers' Benefited From Defending Israeli Spyware Maker
NSO Group, the Israeli surveillance firm behind Pegasus (Screen shot from The
Hindu)
A massive journalism project involving 17 media outlets from around the world
exposed the dark underbelly of Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group and their
collaboration with governments to target journalists, human rights activists,
and even powerful regime
