‘Drone Papers’ Revelations Are a Cry for Ending the Slaughter
By Marjorie Cohn
A new whistleblower has joined the ranks of Edward Snowden, Chelsea
Manning, John Kiriakou and other courageous individuals. The unnamed
person, who chose to remain anonymous because of the Obama
administration’s vigorous prosecution of whistleblowers, is a member of
the intelligence community.
In the belief that the American public has the right to know about
the “fundamentally” and “morally” flawed U.S. drone program, this source
provided The Intercept
with a treasure trove of secret military documents and slides that
shine a critical light on the country’s killer drone program. These
files confirm that the Obama administration’s policy and practice of
assassination using armed drones and other methods violate the law.
