The War on Whistleblowers

Daniel Hale is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to leaking classified secrets surrounding the United States’ deadly drone program. There was hope that the incoming Biden administration would differ from predecessors when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers, but those hopes have evaporated for many following Hale’s case. Former whistleblower John Kiriakou discusses the reaction from the whistleblowing community and the information learned from the “Drone Papers” This week’s episode of Just Press Play features these stories and the best from this week on RT America. This episode’s Just Press Play-list: