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The drone whistleblower in Afghanistan last month was sentenced to 45 months in prison under the Espionage Act.
Here is Karen Kwiatowski’s acceptance speech for the 2018 Sam Adams Award at a ceremony in Washington on Saturday night, preceded by the citation, that was read by former CIA analyst Ray McGovern.