National Bird is an award-winning documentary about the United States drone program in which whistleblower Daniel Hale appears openly, discussing the killing of civilians — John Kiriakou cites the film as evidence that Hale “was pretty well out there” about his objections, appearing on camera and on college campuses, rather than being outed by the press.[1][2] Kiriakou calls it “an absolutely terrific… award-winning documentary” that everyone must see, and says it addresses PTSD and what psychiatrists now call moral injury.[3][4] He describes footage in which drone operators are heard on audio debating whether the people in their sights are children — “I think the woman’s holding an infant… oh are we supposed to shoot women too” — before firing and “just killing everybody.”[5]
National Bird
Award-winning documentary on the U.S. drone program featuring whistleblower Daniel Hale; John Kiriakou calls it essential viewing, noting its footage of drone operators debating on audio whether the figures in their crosshairs are children before firing.
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- ↑ Scott Horton, 2021-06-01 — 02:40 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Scott Horton, 2021-06-01 — 14:42 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Scott Horton, 2021-06-01 — 15:12 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Scott Horton, 2021-06-01 — 15:44 on YouTube · Transcript
- ↑ Scott Horton, 2021-06-01 — 17:48 on YouTube · Transcript
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