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departments or agencies...

However you look at

them... those are all

places I have worked for.

793E, and 130A1.

130A2B, and 1924.

So I'd have to actually

do some research on that.

I should've probably done

that if I... if I were

more responsible for myself.

But I'm pretty sure,

you know, they're all

just intels in generic blanket.

This is a criminal

investigation for Espionage Act.

The Espionage Act is one of

the most serious charges you

can level against an American.

It's like, treason,

it's that serious

because basically it paints

you as an enemy of the state.

And it's a David versus

Goliath struggle.

It is a single person

against the entire executive

branch of the United

States Government.

And that's the

kind of power we're

supposed to reserve for

going after our enemies,

not after people

who are patriotic.

LISA:
We're going to meet

some of the families that have

been affected by drone warfare.

I want to respect them,

and so I'll stay back.

Because I can't imagine how

they'd feel seeing somebody

that worked on the system

that killed their child,

or killed members of their

family, or took limbs.

So I'll stay back,

and Asma

will be there and talk to them.

[helicopter passing]

SENSOR:
Looks like people

on the back of the pickup.

One, two, three; at

least five people so far.

MC:
Adolescent near

the rear of the SUV.

SENSOR:
Well,

teenagers can fight.

MC:
Pick up a weapon

and you're a combatant,

it's how that works.

PILOT:
JAG25 KIRK97 be advised.

PILOT:
All pax are

finishing up praying

and rallying up near all

three vehicles at this time.

SENSOR:
Oh, sweet target.

I'd try to go through

the bed, put it right

dead center of the bed.

MC:
Oh, that'd be perfect.

PILOT:
And JAG25, our

screeners are currently

calling 21 military

aged males, no females,

and two possible children.

How copy?

JAG25:
Roger.

And when we say children, are we

talking teenagers or toddlers?

SENSOR:
I would say about 12.

Not toddlers.

Something more towards

adolescents or teens.

JAG25:
We'll pass that along

to the ground force commander.

But like I said, 12-13

years old with a weapon

is just as dangerous.

SENSOR:
Oh, we agree.

Yeah.

MC:
What's the

master plan, fellas?

PILOT:
I don't know.

Hope we get to shoot the truck

with all the dudes in it.

SENSOR:
Yeah.

Sensor is in, let

the party begin.

PILOT:
All right,

so this plan is man,

are we gonna watch

this thing go down.

The helos are gonna take

out as much as they can,

and when they Winchester

we can play clean up.

SENSOR:
Hey, MC.

MC:
Yes?

SENSOR:
Remember, kill chain.

MC:
Will do.

SENSOR:
Roger.

And... Oh, there it goes.

PILOT:
Our engagement.

SENSOR:
Stand by.

[chattering]

[non-English speech]

[crying]

[screaming]

[crying]

See, this is what pisses me off,

where these f***ing

a**holes are like...

They're saying in

here DGS supposedly

sees women and children.

They're saying DGS

supposedly sees it.

We went to school

for almost a year

to be able to identify

women and children.

And this was a... this

is a daily thing.

Where the pilot and the SOs

and everybody that's at Greech

is constantly saying, no

no DGS is full of sh*t,

they don't see anything.

This happened all

the time, and I'd

have to literally sit there

arguing with these dick heads,

and have them just be saying

sh*t like this to the people

that I can't talk to.

Because I don't have

access to talk to them.

God damn the DGS f***ing hated

Creech, because they were

always trying to kill people.

They always wanted to

be blowing someone up.

And all these officers...

The [inaudible],

the pilot, all these people...

It looks good on their resume

if they kill more people.

And then here they're saying

that everything supposedly...

DGS is supposedly

calling this out.

And then they just

have an outright lie

that DGS didn't call out

any women or children prior

to this point when about an

hour before that was when

they killed all those people.

And DGS was saying,

right before they killed

them that they saw children.

I know what... I know what

crews did this mission

and it wasn't at my base.

I can safely say that.

Because I remember

this... this call sign,

but it's... this wasn't...

These crews weren't... this

DGS wasn't my DGS.

But they're all set

up the same in terms

of the people that

are working them,

and it's just such bullshit.

There's this one

thing in here where

the pilots typing, "The

lady is carrying a kid." "Huh?

Maybe."

And then sensor operator

says. "Uh, yeah."

If you were to read a DGS

transcript - which you'll

probably never be able to

get your hands on... you

would see lingo and jargon,

specifically designed

to make statements short and

make them possible, probable,

or confirmed.

You wouldn't be seeing

people saying, "Maybe it's

a kid." "Uh, we don't

know." "Uh, we think it's

possible woman." [scoffs] I

couldn't talk about this stuff

because it's classified, but now

that I have this unclassified

thing sitting right in front

of me of these d*ckheads

saying all this sh*t about us.

[sighs] We were the ones who

had to really try to stop

them all the f***ing time.

You shouldn't have to

stop your own people

from killing civilians.

To the great people of

Afghanistan, as-salamu alaykum.

I've spoken with

President Karzai,

and apologize to him and

to the Afghan people.

I've instituted a thorough

investigation to prevent

this from happening again.

We're extremely saddened by this

tragic loss of innocent lives.

I've made it clear to our

forces that we're here

to protect the Afghan people.

I pledge to strengthen our

efforts, to regain your trust,

to build a brighter

future for all Afghans.

Most importantly, I

express my deepest,

heartfelt condolences to the

victims and to their families.

We all share in their

grief, and we'll keep them

in our thoughts and prayers.

[chattering]

[non-English speech]

What did they tell you?

You know, there was

three buses full of people

from this village.

And one of the story

was that the wife

lost a... a husband and a child.

And she went outside with

the child, and lifted up

and showing the child

to the helicopters,

and the drones that this

is a really peaceful

family caravan going someplace.

By the time he turned

around, it was hit.

They're not stupid.

They knew, they know

exactly what it is.

They know what drone is, they

know what a helicopter is.

They told us drone is a...

It's a plane from above,

it has cameras,

and they can watch

and look and take information.

They thought drone

was not for striking.

JESSELYN RADACK:
Daniel is

in the worst of all worlds

because the government

clearly has an espionage

investigation into him.

And now this is a sword of

Damocles hanging over his head,

that he could be

indicted any day,

or years from now for espionage

because the government suspects

that he is a source

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