Hale, a 34-year-old former Air Force signals intelligence analyst, is serving a 45-month prison sentence, following his Espionage Act conviction for leaking documents classifieds on the US military's drone assassination program and its high civilian death toll.

The documents are said to be the source of "The Drone Papers" published by The Intercept, October 15, 2015.

Hale is one of several dozen people of conscience who have sacrificed their careers and freedom to inform the public about government crimes, fraud and lies. Rather than investigating revealed crimes and holding accountable those who committed them, the two ruling parties are waging war on anyone who speaks out.

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