Why Can't KPFA Local Station Board Officers & The Board Majority Support & Defend Assange
Steve Zeltzer | indybay.org | 2018-11-18
Despite the growing danger of the arrest and imprisonment of journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange the KPFA Local Station Board and the majority of it's members have refused to call for his defense and freedom. The question is why?>…
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Prosecution of Assange Poses Grave Threat to Press Freedom
Glenn Greenwald | zcomm.org | 2018-11-18
The Trump Justice Department inadvertently revealed in a court filing that it has charged Julian Assange in a sealed indictment. The disclosure occurred through a remarkably amauetrish cutting-and-pasting error in which prosecutors unintentionally used secret language from Assange's sealed charges in a document filed in an unrelated case. Although the document does not specify which charges have Read…
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The Dangerous Rush to Judgment Against Julian Assange
Bill Blum | truthdig.com | 2018-11-18
Whether you love the WikiLeaks founder or regard him as a threat to democracy, he is entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. | The post The Dangerous Rush to Judgment Against Julian Assange appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
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Israeli Sources Admit Hamas in Possession of "Game Changing" Missiles
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-18
An Israeli website known for its close links to the regime's military intelligence services has admitted that the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas is now possessing "game-changing" missiles that could hit targets in Israel with considerable ease and precision. The Debka file said, in a report on Saturday, that its …
Israeli Sources Admit Hamas in Possession of "Game Changing" Missiles
Premature but possible? Trump awaits 'full report' on Khashoggi murder after CIA implicates MbS
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-18
The US government has yet to reach a "final conclusion" on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and until then won't undermine the strategic relationship with Riyadh, amid reports the CIA has linked the murder to the Saudi Crown Prince. | …
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Defend Julian Assange against US charges!
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-17
The relentless persecution of Assange is intended to intimidate and silence all critical and independent journalists and media organisations, as well as would-be whistleblowers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/17/pers-n17.html
The Empire Keeps Proving Julian Assange Right About Everything
Caitlin Johnstone | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-17
(CJ Opinion) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange's name, interestingly not long after it was reported to the Wall Street Journal that federal prosecutors "have considered publicly indicting Mr. Assange to try to trigger …
The Empire Keeps Proving Julian Assange Right About Everything
Eleven military-intelligence Democrats win US House seats
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-17
The influx of former military commanders, CIA agents and civilian war planners is unprecedented for the Democratic Party.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/17/dems-n17.html
Release of Top Secret CIA Document Reveals Deeper Medical Complicity in Torture Program
PFHR | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-17
With the release of a previously top secret document – made public thanks to a legal victory by the ACLU – disclosing the role of the Office of Medical Services (OMS) in the CIA's torture program, Physicians for Human Rights … | The post Release of Top Secret CIA Document Reveals Deeper Medical Complici…
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Trump Praises Saudis After CIA Blames Crown Prince for Khashoggi's Murder
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-17
(ZHE) — Hours after the publication of a bombshell CIA report claiming that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had almost certainly ordered the killing of Saudi dissident and former US resident Jamal Khashoggi, responses from lawmakers and senior US government officials — including the president himself — are rolling in. One of the first to respond was none …
Trump Praises Saudis After CIA Blames Crown Prince for Khashoggi's Murder
Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi's Murder, CIA Concludes
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-17
There never was any doubt about it all along. No one dares circumvent Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman's (MBS) authority over most everyone. | Doing it risks ending up like Khashoggi. | MBS is de facto Saudi ruler. What he … | The post Saudi Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi's Murder, CIA Concludes appeared first on Global Research.
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Trump Praises Saudi Arabia After CIA Blames Crown Prince For Khashoggi's Murder
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-11-17
Hours after the publication of a bombshell CIA report claiming that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman had almost certainly ordered the killing of Saudi dissident and former US resident Jamal Khashoggi, responses from lawmakers and senior US government officials – including the president himself – are rolling in. One of the first to respond […] | The post Trump Praises Saudi Arabia After CIA Blames Crown Prince For Khashoggi's Murder appeared first on T…
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Pompeo Reveals Trump-Era Confusion On Iran
Caleb Maupin | iranian.com | 2018-11-17
The foreign policy strategies of the previous two US administrations were very straight forward. George W. Bush favored "spreading democracy" through regime change. Barack Obama had come to office amid frustration with these hawkish neoconservative policies, and instead favored soft-power and manufactured revolutions coordinated with NATO allies. But what is the foreign policy of the […] | The post Pompeo Reveals Trump-Era Confusion On Iran appeared first on The Iranian.
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As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
Glenn Greenwald | theintercept.com | 2018-11-16
The Trump DOJ's prosecution of Assange will be cheered by Democrats, as they unite to criminalize the core of investigative journalism. | The post As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom appeared first on The Intercept.
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Exclusive: WikiLeaks Lawyer Warns U.S. Charges Against Assange Endanger Press Freedom Worldwide
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-16
The Justice Department has inadvertently revealed that it has prepared an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. In an unusual development, language about the charges against Assange was copied and pasted into an unrelated court filing that was recently unsealed. In the document, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kellen S. Dwyer wrote, "Due to the sophistication of the defendant and the publicity surrounding the case, no other procedure is likely to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged." The news broke on Thursday night just hours after The Wall Street Journal reported the Justice Departme…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/16/exclusive_wikileaks_lawyer_warns_us_charges
DOJ Inadvertently Confirms Sealed Indictment Awaits Julian Assange if Extradited to the US
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-16
The apparently inadvertent revelation of Assange's indictment comes just hours after a report in the Wall Street Journal revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to indict Assange in such a way that it would trigger his extradition to the United States to stand trial. | The post DOJ Inadvertently Confirms Sealed Indictment Awaits Julian Assange if Extradited to the US appeared first on MintPress News.
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Copy-Paste Error Reveals Assange Has Already Been Charged in the US
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-16
(ZHE) — Update: The ACLU has published a statement declaring the US's decision to prosecute Assange to be "unprecedented and unconstitutional". .@ACLU: Prosecuting Assange for @wikileaks publishing operations unprecedented and unconstitutional. …. sets dangerous precedent for U.S. journalists, who routinely violate foreign secrecy laws to deliver information vital to the public's interest. t.co/DJY1CfbpEx — Jamil Dakwar (@jdakwar) …
Copy-Paste Error Reveals Assange Has Already Been Charged in the US
CIA 'concludes with high confidence' Saudi Crown Prince ordered Khashoggi murder — reports
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-16
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last month, the CIA has concluded, according to anonymous sources who spoke with the Washington Post and Reuters. | …
rt.com/usa/444216-cia-saudi-khashoggi-assassination/
COMMENTARY: US Intel Will Bring Assange to US in Chains
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-14
It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange will wind up in the clutches of the U.S. government, says Ann Garrison. United States Will Bring Assange to US in Chains By Ann Garrison It appears increasingly likely Wikileaks… Read more ?…
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Acting AG Matt Whitaker Scrutinized over His Radical Judicial Beliefs & Past Dirty Work for GOP
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-13
Controversy is growing over President Trump's selection of Matt Whitaker to serve as acting attorney general following the ousting of Jeff Sessions. The state of Maryland is heading to court today to challenge the legality of Whitaker's appointment. The state contends that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should have been named acting attorney general instead of Whitaker, who was not confirmed by the Senate for his previous post–chief of staff to Sessions. Meanwhile, pressure is growing on Whitaker to recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling i…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/13/acting_ag_matt_whitaker_scrutinized_over
Brennan and Clapper Should Not Escape Prosecution
Eric Ortiz | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-11
Recently declassified documents show that the former CIA director and former director of national intelligence approved illegal spying on Congress and then classified their crime. They need to face punishment, writes John Kiriakou. By John Kiriakou Special to Consortium News… Read more ?…
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