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About mekorganic

I have been a Peace and Social Justice Advocate most all of my adult life. In 2020 (7.4%) and 2022 (21%), I ran for U.S. Congress in CA under the Green Party. This Blog and website are meant to be a progressive educational site, an alternative to corporate media and the two dominate political parties. Your comments and participation are most appreciated. (Click photo) .............................................. Created and managed by Michael E. Kerr

Documentaries and Movies about Drone Warfare, Assassinations and Terrorism

Backlight: Invasion of the Drones 2016 Drones are not only getting smarter, they are also getting cheaper every day. So what happens when the airspace has suddenly become accessible to anyone: soldiers, terrorists, hobbyists and delivery services? How will we … Continue reading →

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Books on Drone Warfare, Assassination, and Terrorism

A Theory of the Drone – January 6, 2015 Drone warfare has raised profound ethical and constitutional questions both in the halls of Congress and among the U.S. public. Not since debates over nuclear warfare has American military strategy been … Continue reading →

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Marjorie Cohn

Marjorie Cohn (born November 1, 1948) is a professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild. In 1978 Cohn received a job in the International Association of Democratic Lawyers. She also “participated … Continue reading →

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Ray McGovern

Raymond McGovern (born August 25, 1939) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned political activist. McGovern was a CIA analyst from 1963 to 1990, and in the 1980s chaired National Intelligence Estimates and prepared the President’s Daily Brief. He received the Intelligence Commendation Medal at his retirement, returning … Continue reading →

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Daniel Hale 

Daniel Everette Hale (born August 1, 1987) is an American whistleblower and former National Security Agency (NSA) intelligence analyst who sent classified information about drone warfare to the press.[3][4][5][6][7] Hale served in the United States Air Force 2009–2013 before joining the National Security Agency and leaking classified documents to The Intercept. In 2021, he pled guilty to retaining … Continue reading →

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Medea Benjamin

Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist who was the co-founder of Code Pink with Jodie Evans and others. Along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, she created the fair-trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party candidate in California in 2000 for the United States … Continue reading →

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Nick Mottern 

Nick Mottern is Co-coordinator of BanKillerDrones.org and a member of the national board of Veterans for Peace. He has worked as a reporter, researcher, writer and political organizer over the last 30 years. While in the U.S. Navy he was in … Continue reading →

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Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis, 29, who controlled the cameras on the drones that helped guide Hellfire missiles into their targets, said he “drank [himself] to sleep” every night after getting home from work. “It was the culture there,” he said. “Everybody did … Continue reading →

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Keagan Miller

Keagan Miller is a Navy veteran (’09-’13) who worked at NSA Georgia as a CTT in support of various missions with NSA, CIA and Special Forces including the Libya mission in 2011, anti-piracy missions in Somalia and drone strikes in … Continue reading →

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Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling is one of the U.S. drone whistleblowers profiled in the terrific movie National Bird. Ling is a former technical sergeant on drone surveillance systems, grew up in California and initially joined the military as an army medic and nurse. When … Continue reading →

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