(2018-11-27). Schrodinger's indictment? US prosecutors oppose unsealing presumably nonexistent Assange charges. rt.com 
Federal prosecutors are trying to contain the damage after a filing error disclosed the existence of a sealed indictment against Julian Assange, but their refusal to admit the charges exist lends the proceedings a Kafkaesque air.
(2018-11-27). U.K. and Ecuador Conspire to Deliver Julian Assange to U.S. Authorities. truthdig.com What follows is a murky story of a political ploy by the two governments to create a phony rationale for ousting Assange from the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
(2018-11-27). Canadian Woman Continues to Fight to Obtain a Passport. globalresearch.ca In the fall of 2012, 20-year-old Damian Clairmont of Calgary received a new Canadian passport. He received it despite the fact the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had been monitoring him and knew he intended to fly to Turkey and …
(2018-11-27). Artificial Intelligence May Destroy Humanity by Accident (But It Won't Apologize). truthdig.com The U.S. military has quietly said it wants 70 unmanned self-driving supply trucks by 2020. And seeing as $21 trillion has gone unaccounted for 21 trillion has gone unaccounted at the Pentagon over the past 20 years, when the Pentagon wants something, it tends to get that something. | Of course supply trucks in and of themselves don't sound so bad. Even if the self-driving tru…
(2018-11-27). Trump's "America Incorporated" counterpunch.org 
Photo Source Michael Esposito | CC BY 2.0 | In the runup to the 2016 election, candidate Donald J. Trump proposed, if elected, to run government "like a business." As President, he has largely done just that. | The Republican Party has become in effect his board of directors; a fawning "base," his shareholders. As President, Trump hires and fires appointees like a CEO, demanding unfailing personal loyalty. When Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from overseeing the Mueller investigation in accordance with established conflict of interest rules…
(2018-11-27). Mueller claims Manafort violated plea agreement by lying to FBI. rt.com 
Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been accused of lying to the FBI in violation of his plea agreement, Manafort refutes the allegation, and elusive "Russian collusion" still nowhere in sight.
(2018-11-27). Mueller: Ex-Trump Campaign Chair Manafort Lied, Broke Plea Agreement. truthdig.com The special counsel makes the stunning allegation with details to come later. It could mean more jail time or charges for a key witness.
(2018-11-26). Ecuador in Cahoots with US and UK Against Assange. Ecuador Ambassador to UK Carlos Abad Is Removed. globalresearch.ca Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno earlier said Julian Assange must eventually leave the country's London embassy — at the time indicating it would be through dialogue. | According to an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling, asylum granted to anyone is irrevocable …
(2018-11-26). Crucifying Julian Assange. zcomm.org Chris Hedges and Joe Lauria, journalist and editor-in-chief, Consortium, discuss efforts to force #WikiLeaks publisher, #JulianAssange, out of the Ecuador Embassy in London and extradite him to the USA to stand trial.
(2018-11-26). Newsweek-Employed Spy Explains Why Julian Assange Should Be Prosecuted. theantimedia.com 
(CJ Opinion) — So it turns out it's really really important for powerful people to be able to lie to us with impunity, you guys. I know this because an actual, literal spy told me that that's what I'm meant to believe in an article published by Newsweek yesterday. If you were wondering how long it would take the imperial …
(2018-11-26). Remembering Alger Hiss in the Age of Russia-Gate. counterpunch.org 
In January 1950, Alger Hiss, a former State Department employee and Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was convicted of perjury after being charged with spying for the Russians. He was sentenced to ten years in a federal penitentiary of which he served three and a half. The sentencing was the culmination of a frenzied political trial which catapulted Richard Nixon to fame and undergirded the advent of a period of domestic political repression known as McCarthyism. More
(2018-11-26). Headlines for November 26, 2018. democracynow.org U.S. Border Patrol Fires Tear Gas at Families Seeking Asylum, Border Patrol Officer Who Shot Teen Acquitted of Manslaughter Charge, North Carolina: ICE Arrests Immigrant Who Left Church Sanctuary, White House Tries to Bury Climate Report With Devastating Conclusions, California: Camp Fire 100% Contained as Death Toll Climbs to 85, Russia Seizes Three Ukrainian Ships Near Crimean Peninsula, President Trump Contradicts CIA Findings on Jamal Khashoggi Murder, Yemen: U.N. Urges Warring Parties to Enter Peace Talks, UAE Pardons UK Academic of Spying After Months of Imprisonment, EU Approves Brexit Deal, France: Police…
(2018-11-26). 'Liberal' Establishment Whitewash Former CIA/NSA Director Michael Hayden. globalresearch.ca Michael Hayden, the former director of the CIA and NSA has been hospitalised following a stroke. Predictably, well-wishes and praise has been pouring in from national-security journos, self-proclaimed #resistance members, and other figures from across US 'liberal' society: | Olivia …
(2018-11-26). The Supreme Court Can Put a Stop to Excessive Fines on Children. progressive.org A 13-year-old boy spent three months in a juvenile facility — including time in solitary confinement — because he could not pay a $500 fine for skipping school.
(2018-11-25). The Fate of Julian Assange: Chris Hedges Interviews Consortium News Editor-in-Chief Joe Lauria. consortiumnews.com On his program "On Contact," journalist and author Chris Hedges interviews Joe Lauria, CN editor, on the moves to prosecute Julian Assange using the Espionage Act; the media's cravenness and the latest on Assange's condition in London. Read more →
(2018-11-24). Reality Winner Battles an Eating Disorder Behind Bars. theintercept.com In August, Reality Winner stood before a federal judge, ready to accept a plea bargain of more than five years in prison for sharing classified information with journalists. Surrounded by dozens of reporters, attorneys, and activists who have followed her case, the whistleblower told the court something deeply personal that she had not even shared with her closest family members before her arrest. | Winner struggles with depression and bulimia."I try to be optimistic, and then they just surprise me and I'm just like, I signed a plea deal to get help." | Weeks later, Winner made a distressed phone call from a crow…
(2018-11-21). Did Israel Kill Yasser Arafat? Stunning Investigation Exposes Israel's Secretive Assassination Program. democracynow.org 
Israeli intelligence officials desperately tried to prevent Ronen Bergman from writing "Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations," a stunning book exposing the details of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. Israel even changed and extended secrecy laws to prevent Bergman from gaining access to historical documents. Despite this, Bergman gained unprecedented access while writing the book, scouring thousands of documents and meeting with some 1,000 sources. The result is a stunning investigation that dives deep into the targeted killing programs of Israel, which has assassinat…
(2018-11-19). Headlines for November 19, 2018. democracynow.org NorCal Wildfires Death Toll Soars to 77 as Trump Tours Devastation, Trump Claims Finland Prevents Fires by "Raking and Cleaning" Forests, Florida Democrats Concede Senate & Gubernatorial Races After Recounts, Abrams Ends Her Georgia Governor Bid, Vows to Fight Voter Suppression, Orange County Flips to Democrats After Cisneros Wins House Race, CIA Says Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi Murder, Yemen: Houthi Rebels Call for Ceasefire, Turkey: Government Arrests 14 in Crackdown on Academics and Activists, Trump to Nominate Acting EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler as Permanent Leader, Trump Attacks Admiral McRaven, Who Led Osama…
(2018-11-14). COMMENTARY: US Intel Will Bring Assange to US in Chains. consortiumnews.com 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 →