(2019-06-25). Parti de l'égalité socialiste meeting in Paris demands freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org The meeting came three days after the World Socialist Web Site issued a call to build a Global Defense Committee fighting for Assange's freedom.
(2019-06-25). Socialist Equality Group (New Zealand) calls rally to demand freedom for Julian Assange. wsws.org Support the SEG's rally on Sunday July 14 as part of the international campaign to demand freedom for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.
(2019-06-25). Assange legal advisor: Pentagon spearheaded pursuit of WikiLeaks founder. wsws.org Geoffrey Robertson's statement is another demonstration that Assange would not receive anything resembling a fair trial if he were extradited to the US.
(2019-06-25). #Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park. indybay.org Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2019-06-25). Indian Leftist Groups Protest Pompeo's Visit (+Photos). plenglish.com New Delhi, June 25 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of supporters of left-wing groups marched in India"s capital on Tuesday to protest a visit by the US Ssecretary of State Mike Pompeo and in solidarity with nations subject to sanctions and economic blockades by the United States Government.
(2019-06-25). Pompeo's "Indo-Pacific" Tour Is Aimed Against Iran and China. globalresearch.ca The Secretary of State is on a tour of the Indo-Pacific region that will take him to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, India, Japan, and South Korea by the time it concludes next week, with the aim of this global voyage …
(2019-06-25). Hollywood stars read 'adaptation' of Mueller report in deranged stage 'performance'. rt.com 
With America facing a dizzying array of social and political challenges, an impressive cast of Hollywood actors have taken their civic activism to the next level — with a live stage performance of the Mueller report. |
(2019-06-25). Supreme Court rules against government transparency in contracts with private businesses. nationofchange.org Today, the Supreme Court reversed decades of precedent barring private corporations from interfering with the government's obligations to release information to the public pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, Justice Gorsuch, writing for a 6-3 majority, held that the government could withhold information about government spending through the food stamps program even if there was no showing of any competitive harm to the company. In addition to reordering FOIA to make it far more difficult for the public to learn about the details of government ar…
(2019-06-25). Supreme Court Surprisingly Decides to Analyze Lula's Release. plenglish.com 25 de junio de 2019, 16: 12Brasilia, Jun 25 (Prensa Latina) Unexpectedly, Brazil"s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has decided to analyze this Tuesday the habeas corpus trial for the release of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
(2019-06-25). Conservatives Are Nudging the Supreme Court to Dismantle Affordable Housing Policies. theintercept.com A conservative law firm has asked the Supreme Court to take up a challenge to inclusionary zoning, a tool localities use to increase affordable housing.
(2019-06-24). Punitive fines threaten whistleblower Chelsea Manning with bankruptcy. wsws.org Manning is being held in contempt and fined $500 a day for her refusal to testify before a grand jury aimed at concocting charges against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks.
(2019-06-24). #Candles for Assange Independence Action @ Mime Troupe Delores Park. indybay.org Delores Park, San Francisco | Dolores St. & 19th St. | San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2019-06-24). Ola Bini, Privacy Activist and Julian Assange Friend, Speaks Out After Release from Ecuadorian Jail. democracynow.org 
Last week, an Ecuadorian judge ordered the release of Swedish programmer and data privacy activist Ola Bini, who spent more than two months in jail without charge. Bini is a friend of WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. He was arrested in Quito on the same day that Assange was forcibly taken by British authorities from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. We speak with Ola Bini in Quito, where he remains under investigation for allegedly hacking the Ecuadorian government. He says, "Through the whole process, 70 days in prison, and all of the days since, we've been asking the prosecution to tell us what it is I have don…
(2019-06-24). "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran" counterpunch.org 
Was the U.S. spy drone that Iran shot down On Thursday, June 20th, in international airspace, or was it over Iranian airspace as Iran insists? Flight coordinates in strategic locations are easy to access, but that misses the point altogether. Here is the point: The U.S. has acted belligerently and violated the most basic tenets of More
(2019-06-24). Iran—Who and Where is The Threat? counterpunch.org The official US narrative on Iran is that it is an escalating threat to "peace and security" in the Middle East and must be stopped. Step by step, with Mike Pompeo and John Bolton—two war maniacs—taking the lead, the Trump administration has sought to destabilize Iran with sanctions, if possible bring about regime change, and More
(2019-06-24). Iran and the Dangers of Nuclear War. The Risk of a US Preemptive War. globalresearch.ca Pompeo, Bolton, and their hardline underlings seek coalition partners of the willing for confronting Iran militarily. More on this below. | Sunday on NBC News Meet the Press, Trump made a rare candid statement, saying "(i)f it was up to (John …
(2019-06-24). Memo to the President: Is Pompeo's Iran Agenda the Same as Yours? globalresearch.ca UPDATED: VIPS says its direct experience with Mike Pompeo leaves them with strong doubt regarding his trustworthiness on issues of consequence to the President and the nation. | DATE: June 21, 2019 | MEMORANDUM FOR: The President. | FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for …
(2019-06-24). Supreme Court to Postpone Analysis of Lula's Habeas Corpus. plenglish.com 24 de junio de 2019, 15: 14Brasilia, June 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will postpone the habeas corpus trial for the freedom of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, scheduled for Tuesday, according to what journalist Monica Bergamo published tMonday in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper.
(2019-06-24). US Supreme Court Rejects Argentina Appeal over YPF Compensation. telesurenglish.net The United States (U.S.) Supreme Court on Monday rejected Argentina's bid to fend off a lawsuit by energy company Petersen Energia Inversora, S.A. seeking compensation for shares it owned in the state-owned YPF S.A. (Fiscal Oilfields) energy company, nationalized in 2012 by former left-wing President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner. | RELATED: | Argentina Gov't Refers to Malvinas Islands as Falkland, Again | The justices left in place a lower court ruling that allowed privately held P…
(2019-06-24). Supreme Court Rules Against Government Transparency in Contracts with Private Businesses. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2019-06-24). Brazil: Supreme Court Postpones Review of Lula's Habeas Corpus. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (SFT) has decided to delay former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's Habeas Corpus Trial. The hearing which was supposed to examine Lula's defense request for his freedom, and was initially scheduled to start Tuesday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro: Car Wash Exposé Is 'Gay Plot' Against Gov't | According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, STF judge, Gilmar Mendes, said the case will be postponed for the second semester of the year because of a l…
(2019-06-24). Justices Side With Business, Government in Information Fight. truthdig.com WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court sided with businesses and the U.S. government Monday in a ruling about the public's access to information, telling a South Dakota newspaper it can't get the data it was seeking. | The justices ruled against the Argus Leader, which is owned by USA Today publisher Gannett and is the largest newspaper in South Dakota. The paper was seeking to learn how much money goes annually to every store nationwide that participates in the government's $65 billion-a-year Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, called S…
(2019-06-24). Insider exposes Google's efforts to influence 2020 election against Trump. rt.com 
Google interferes with search results, censors conservative views and even directly manipulates facts in the name of 'fairness', according to internal video and documents a whistleblower has turned over to Project Veritas.
(2019-06-24). Insider exposes Google's efforts to influence 2020 election against Trump. rt.com 
Google interferes with search results, censors conservative views and even directly manipulates facts in the name of 'fairness', according to internal video and documents a whistleblower has turned over to Project Veritas.
(2019-06-24). Iran Fends Off US Cyber Attacks on Rocket Systems. telesurenglish.net The U.S. has increased their cyber warfare against the Iranian government since Republican President Donald Trump was elected in late 2016. | RELATED: | Iraq Seeks Air Defense Cooperation With Iran After Downing of US Drone | On Thursday, however, the Pentagon launched a long-planned cyber-attack, Yahoo News said, citing former intelligence officials. The cyber strike disabled Iranian rocket launch systems, the Washington Post said on Saturday. | Iranian Information Mi…
(2019-06-21). The Shaving Kit: Manufacturing The Julian Assange Witch-Hunt. dissidentvoice.org Last week, UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the US extradition request to hand over Julian Assange, who is charged with 18 counts of violating the US Espionage Act. Assange's immediate fate now lies in the hands of the British justice system. Javid 'consistently voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas', …
(2019-06-21). Trump May Stumble Into War With Iran Over Belligerent, Incoherent Policies. therealnews.com 
The Nation's new National Correspondent Jeet Heer sees the mix of warhawks Bolton and Pompeo, complicit Republicans, meek Democrats, and an erratic president as volatile and dangerous…
(2019-06-21). Trump Pulls Back from Iran Attack as Bolton & Pompeo Continue to Push for War. democracynow.org 
After threatening to strike Iran in retaliation for shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone, President Trump reportedly approved, and then abruptly called off, military strikes. The move came after the operation was already underway in its initial stages, with warships and planes already being put into position. We go to Tehran to get response from Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran who was part of the nuclear deal negotiations in 2015. We also speak with CUNY professor and historian Ervand Abrahamian, author of several books about Iran. Whether or not Trump wants war with Iran doesn't ultimat…
(2019-06-21). In Guantánamo Case, U.S. Government Says It Can Indefinitely Detain Anyone — Even U.S. Citizens. theintercept.com 
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Moath al-Alwi, in which the government has made some eyebrow-raising claims about detention and rendition.
(2019-06-20). Centrists within US Democrats fear a leftward political slide if Trump impeached. greenleft.org.au 
No matter how reprehensible one considers former US president Bill Clinton's actions to have been in the Monica Lewinsky case, they dwarf in comparison to the actions of Donald Trump. The Republicans impeached Clinton and then moved to remove him from office. Hasn't Pelosi heard of tit for tat? | Similarly, Mitch McConnell, Republican leader of the Senate, has stated that if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs in 2020, the Republicans would fill it — the exact opposite of what the party did in 2016, with the argument that regardless of who former president Barack Obama chose to fill the court's vacancy, let vote…
(2019-06-20). Supreme Court Undermines Religious Neutrality In Permitting Giant Governmental Cross. aclu.org The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality. | Today, the Supreme Court announced that a governmental display of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross as a war memorial for all veterans does not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. The decision ignores our constitutional commitment to official religious neutrality and is a slap in the face to non-Christian veterans.
(2019-06-20). Veteran Navy Officer Exposes Flaws in US Version of Iran Oil Tanker Narrative. mintpressnews.com According to Dr Gwynne Dyer who has served as a Reserve Naval Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve, US Naval Reserve, and British Royal Navy Reserve for a total of 17 years, alleged US intelligence about the incident does not add up…
(2019-06-19). UN Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer Becomes One of Assange's Most Vocal Advocates. mintpressnews.com 
"Here [in Assange's case] we are not speaking of prosecution but of persecution. That means that judicial power, institutions and proceedings are being deliberately abused for ulterior motives." — Nils Melzer, UN Rapporteur on Torture…
(2019-06-19). Exposed: The Pentagon's cyberwar against Russia. liberationnews.org 
Five years before Robert Mueller was appointed Special Counsel to investigate the allegation that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and had conspired with the Trump campaign, the Pentagon had been waging secret cyberattacks against Russia's electrical grid.
(2019-06-18). Julian Assange Indictment "Criminalizes the News Gathering Process," Says Pentagon Papers Lawyer. democracynow.org 
A London judge has ordered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear before a court in February 2020 to face a full extradition hearing. Prosecutors in the U.S. have indicted Assange on 18 counts, including 17 violations of the Espionage Act. This is the first-ever case of a journalist or publisher being indicted under the World War I-era law. Assange said that his life was "effectively at stake" if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence in London's Belmarsh Prison for skipping bail in 2012. We speak with James Goodale, former general counsel of The Ne…
(2019-06-17). NAACP Statement on Supreme Court's decision to Reverse Partisan Gerrymandering in Virginia. naacp.org "Today's decision is a win for democracy. The Supreme Court declined to disturb the lower court's ruling that 11 Virginia legislative districts were drawn so as to "pack" African-American voters into a small number of districts, thus diminishing their voting strength across the state. The legislative map has already been redrawn to correct this unlawful …
(2019-06-13). The Return of the Lame Duck. progressive.org This week, the conservative-dominated Wisconsin supreme court reinstated the state's controversial Republican "power grab" laws.
(2019-06-06). Venezuela: Pompeo Exposes Frustration Over Opposition Divisions as China, Russia Call for Non-Interference. venezuelanalysis.com The US Secretary of State claims efforts to unify the opposition have been "devilishly difficult."
(2019-06-03). Why is the US targeting Huawei? cgtn.com Huawei is the world's largest provider of smartphones, but the U.S. is accusing it of spying on behalf of the Chinese government, increasing tensions ahead of a looming trade war. The Heat Podcast talks with senior correspondent Nathan King about the controversy.