Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions 'Waivers'
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-06
While several European countries that applied for a waiver didn't receive one (reports last week noted that the US had refused to grant a waiver to the European Union as a whole), Italy and Greece did receive waivers. Pompeo noted … | The post Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions 'Waivers' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-pompeo-announces-iran-sanctions-waivers/5659058

Trump's Judges Imperil Our Rights for Decades
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2018-11-06
In less than two years as president, Donald Trump has already put two radical right-wing justices on the Supreme Court, cementing a conservative majority on the Court for decades. He has also placed 29 right-wing judges on the federal circuit courts of appeals with more in the works by the end of the year. These Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-judges-imperil-our-rights-for-decades/

Islam Promises Redemption, Growth, and Deliverance: Acquittal of Asia Bibi
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-06
The acquittal of Asia Bibi, who, several years ago, was accused of having committed blasphemy, portends well for civil society in Pakistan and paves the way for human rights. This judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan could, potentially, diminish the potency of militarized interventions. I emphasize that I have always considered Islam an emancipatory…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/06/islam-promises-redemption-growth-and-deliverance-acquittal-of-asia-bibi/

New York Times ramps up smear campaign against Julian Assange
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-06
The latest round of slanders is aimed at preparing public opinion for an eventual indictment of the WikiLeaks founder on espionage charges.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/06/asng-n06.html

US escalates illegal economic war on the people of Iran
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-06
Speaking like a mafia don, Pompeo offered Iran "a choice" between making a "180-degree turn from its outlaw course of action" and seeing "its economy crumble."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/06/iran-n06.html

Attempted Break-in at Ecuador Embassy Raises Concerns for Safety of Julian Assange
Joe Lauria | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-05
An attempt was made on Oct. 29 to break into the Ecuadorian embassy, where security has been removed and apparently new surveillance devices installed. | The post Attempted Break-in at Ecuador Embassy Raises Concerns for Safety of Julian Assange appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/attempted-break-ecuador-embassy-raises-concerns-safety-julian-assange/251460/

UK To Introduce U.N. Resolution To End Yemen War; Pompeo Blames Iran For Famine
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-11-05
At the end of the same week that the Trump administration announced a 30-day deadline to reach a ceasefire in Yemen, it was revealed the United Kingdom is planning to introduce a United Nations Security Council resolution that seeks to end of the war. According to a Friday ABC News report, citing diplomatic sources, the British could introduce the […] | The post UK To Introduce U.N. Resolution To End Yemen War; Pompeo Blames Iran For Famine appeared first on
iranian.com/2018/11/05/uk-to-introduce-u-n-resolution-to-end-yemen-war-pompeo-blames-iran-for-famine/

As UK Introduces U.N. Resolution To End Yemen War; Pompeo Blames Iran For Saudi-Imposed Famine
ZeroHedge | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-05
With Pompeo now placing the blame on Iran for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, we are only likely to get more of the same stalling while civilians continue to die in the thousands each month. | The post As UK Introduces U.N. Resolution To End Yemen War; Pompeo Blames Iran For Saudi-Imposed Famine appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/uk-introduces-u-n-resolution-end-yemen-war-pompeo-blames-iran-famine-yemen/251452/

Social Media Reveal the Story Arc Republicans Used to Defend Kavanaugh
Alan Rosenblatt, PhD, Celinda Lake | thenation.com | 2018-11-05
Social Media Reveal the Story Arc Republicans Used to Defend Kavanaugh…
thenation.com/article/social-media-kavanaugh-gop-message/

Former CIA Director Brennan endorses Democrat Beto O'Rourke
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-05
While O'Rourke has been hailed as the new "progressive" standard bearer, the support of a notorious war criminal exposes his real politics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/05/texa-n05.html

Pompeo warns of 'severe, swift punishment' & 'painful business' with Iran as sanctions reinstated
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-05
The US has reimposed sanctions on Iran, targeting the Islamic Republic's energy, banking and shipping sectors. State Secretary Mike Pompeo warned of "swift punishment" for other countries doing business with Iran. | …
rt.com/usa/443126-pompeo-mnuchin-iran-sanctions-threats/

How Julian Assange Became the Political Prisoner of Our Time
Common Dreams | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-05
(CD Op-ed) — Over 7 months have passed since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was deprived of his ability to communicate with the outside world in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he was granted asylum with the risk of extradition to the US, relating to his organization's publications. Recently, after UN Special Rapporteurs for Freedom of Expression and …

How Julian Assange Became the Political Prisoner of Our Time

Break-in Attempted at Assange's Residence in Ecuador Embassy
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-03
An attempt was made on Oct. 29 to break into the Ecuadorian embassy, where security has been removed and apparently new surveillance devices installed, reports Joe Lauria. Break-in Attempted at Embassy; Fears Raised of Abduction By Joe Lauria Special to… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/03/break-in-attempted-at-assanges-residence-in-ecuador-embassy/

LIVE: Assange Emergency Meeting
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-03
Watch live an emergency meeting being held on new threats to Julian Assange. Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/03/live-assange-emergency-meeting/

New Threats to Julian Assange; Consortium News to Broadcast Emergency Meeting Live on Saturday
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-02
New threats to the safety of Julian Assange, to be disclosed shortly by Consortium News, have prompted an emergency meeting of his supporters. New Threats Reported to Assange to Be Revealed An alarming series of occurrences have unfolded this week… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/02/new-threats-to-julian-assange-consortium-news-to-broadcast-emergency-meeting-live-on-saturday/

U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from James Byrd's killer, could clear way for execution of John William King in Texas
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-10-30
A Texas man convicted in a notorious hate crime that spurred the passage of a federal law has lost his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/31/us-supreme-court-rejects-appeal-james-byrds-killer-could-clear-way-execution-john-william

Unequal Justice: Why Trump Picked Kavanaugh
Bill Blum | progressive.org | 2018-10-23
The Trump Administration lauded Kavanaugh as a judge who "protects American businesses from illegal job-killing regulation."
progressive.org/dispatches/unequal-justice-why-trump-picked-kavanaugh-181023/