[Link] Air Force Spent Millions on Encrypted App Wickr

Read: 29/11/2021 www.vice.com

The U.S. Air Force has spent millions of dollars on licenses from encrypted chat platform Wickr, according to Air Force documents and public procurement records reviewed by Motherboard. The documents further solidify Wickr’s position as a preferred tool of the U.S. government and military.

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[Link] ‘Honest mistake’: US strike that killed 10 Afghan civilians was legal, says Pentagon

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said after an investigation.

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