Rally For Assange, Manning & Greenwald In SF & Occupation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-04
As part of an international day of action to support Wikileaks founder and journalist Julian Assange a rally was held in San Francisco on January 24, 2020. The rally speakers also supported Chelsea Manning, Glenn Greenwald and San Francisco journalist Brian Carmody.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/02/18831252.php
Palestine Slams Pompeo's Support of Illegal Israeli Settlements
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
Palestine on Wednesday slammed senior U.S. officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, for remarks supporting settlement activity in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | Election Results Prove Israeli Society is Turning 'More Right' | During the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday, Pompeo said that the U.S. will take action against the UN Human Rights Council "blacklist" of the businesses working in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
telesurenglish.net/news/Palestine-Slams-Pompeos-Support-of-Illegal-Israeli-Settlements-20200304-0011.html
Australian government revives plan for internal electronic surveillance
wsws.org | 2020-03-04
Under the guise of combatting on-line paedophilia, the Australian Signals Directorate is to be handed domestic spying powers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/04/asdd-m04.html
Supreme Court dumps fate of Affordable Care Act right into height of election campaign
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-04
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Supreme Court has dumped the fate of the Affordable Care Act right into the height of the 2020 election campaign. But it won't rule on whether the ACA survives until after the Nov. 3 balloting–and that pisses off ACA backers no end. But in the meantime, those supporters, including Teachers President Randi Weingarten, …
peoplesworld.org/article/supreme-court-dumps-fate-of-affordable-care-act-right-into-height-of-election-campaign/
Supreme Court Revisits Abortion Law Similar to One Struck Down in 2016
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is set to hear an abortion case that may sound familiar. That's because the state restriction in question is almost identical to one the court overturned in 2016. | At the heart of the current case, June Medical Services LLC et al. v. Russo, is a Louisiana law passed in 2014 that requires doctors who perform abortions in the state to have "admitting privil…
truthout.org/articles/supreme-court-revisits-abortion-law-similar-to-one-struck-down-in-2016/
India's Supreme Court allows cryptocurrency trading, calls central bank's ban 'unconstitutional'
rt.com | 2020-03-04
India's highest court on Wednesday has overturned the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 2018 order which barred lenders from dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges. | "Trading in cryptocurrencies now will be allowed," said the top court, adding that RBI's decision was "unconstitutional." | The RBI said, on its turn, that while banks were forbidden from transacting in cryptocurrency, such currencies were themselves not banned. | Also on rt.com | | Soaring bitcoin could 'explode in value' as investors panic over coronavirus | "Firstly, the RBI has n…
rt.com/business/482271-india-lifts-ban-cryptocurrency-trade/
Inside the Assange courtroom: Kevin Gosztola explains the US-UK assault on press freedom
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-03
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with journalist Kevin Gosztola about the trial of Julian Assange. Gosztola was inside the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/03/inside-the-assange-courtroom-kevin-gosztola-explains-the-us-uk-assault-on-press-freedom/
Trump ordered Assange's seizure by British police and wanted him dead
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
Assange is part-way through a show trial that began last week to decide on his extradition to the US, where he faces 175 years in prison on espionage charges.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/assa-m03.html
Tulsi Gabbard denounces election interference by US intelligence agencies
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The congresswoman and Democratic presidential candidate attacked planted media articles claiming that Russia was backing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/gabb-m03.html
Why the American Ruling Class Fears Bernie Sanders
Eric Sommer | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-03
The American ruling class clearly fears that Bernie Sanders might become president of the U.S.. Due to his massive victory in the Democratic primary vote in the state of Nevada, and his ever-growing support across the U.S., the American intelligence | …
globalresearch.ca/why-american-ruling-class-fears-bernie-sanders/5705206
National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood–How the US Military and CIA Go About Their Propaganda Operations
Charles Bogle | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-03
In National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood (2017), Dr. Matthew Alford and Tom Secker offer convincing proof that the US Department of Defense, CIA and FBI have for decades used various means to manipulate …
globalresearch.ca/national-security-cinema-shocking-new-evidence-government-control-hollywood-how-us-military-cia-go-about-their-propaganda-operations/5705406
Richard Grenell Named Acting Director of National Intelligence
Calvin Trillin | thenation.com | 2020-03-03
Richard Grenell Named Acting Director of National Intelligence…
thenation.com/article/politics/richard-grenell-national-intelligence/
US 'willing' to give Turkey ammo amid Ankara's military standoff with Syrian army in Idlib
rt.com | 2020-03-03
Washington is ready to supply NATO ally Turkey with ammunition amid mounting tensions in Idlib, where Ankara is in an open conflict with Syrian government forces. | The promise was made by US Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey, who visited Turkey's border province of Hatay on Tuesday. | "Turkey is a NATO ally" and mostly uses US-made military hardware, Jeffrey pointed out. | We're willing to provide
TRAP Laws are the Threat to Abortion Rights You Don't Know About
Ashoka Mukpo | aclu.org | 2020-03-03
This week, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case | that will have wide-reaching consequences for reproductive freedom and abortion | rights in America. It's the first time the Court has weighed those rights since | gaining a new conservative majority with the appointments of Justices Neil | Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. And the stakes are high. | The case that the court will | hear, June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, | is being argued by the Center for Reproductive Rights (CCR), and it involves a | law in Louisiana known as a "TRAP"
Julian Assange Lawyer: What's at Stake in Extradition Case Is Freedom of the Press
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has suspended the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until mid-May. This comes after four days of intense deliberations last week between Assange's legal team and attorneys representing the United States government. Assange faces 18 charges of attempted hacking and breaches of the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. He could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Assange has been held in London's Belmarsh prison since last April, when he was removed from the embassy by British poli…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/2/julian_assange_extradition_case_uk
Julian Assange Lawyer: What's at Stake in Extradition Case Is Freedom of the Press
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-02
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has suspended the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange until mid-May. This comes after four days of intense deliberations last week between Assange's legal team and attorneys representing the United States government. Assange faces 18 charges of attempted hacking and breaches of the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. He could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. Assange has been held in London's Belmarsh prison since last April, when he was removed from the embassy by British poli…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/2/julian_assange_extradition_case_uk
Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/extradition-of-assange-would-set-a-dangerous-precedent/
Supreme Court ruling hands U.S. Border Patrol a license to kill with impunity
Alan MacLeod | mronline.org | 2020-02-29
The Supreme Court set a dangerous precedent yesterday when it ruled in favor of the U.S. Border Patrol in the cross-border murder of a young teenage boy who was shot in the face by an overzealous agent. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/29/supreme-court-ruling-hands-u-s-border-patrol-a-license-to-kill-with-impunity/
Headlines for February 28, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-28
California Monitoring 8,400 People for Coronavirus as Fears of Pandemic Grow, Syrian Airstrike Kills 33 Turkish Soldiers in Idlib, Escalating Tensions, New Justice Department Task Force Seeks to Strip Naturalized Immigrants of Citizenship, Joe Biden's Campaign Walks Back False Claims of Arrest in 1970s South Africa, Democratic Superdelegates Overwhelmingly Oppose Bernie Sanders Campaign, Mike Bloomberg Refuses to Apologize for Spying on Muslims, As NYC Mayor, Mike Bloomberg Called for Cuts to Social Security "Ponzi Scheme", ProPublica: Mike Bloomberg Advised Billionaire Sackler Family on Opioid Crisis, Emails Sho…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/28/headlines
Relentless campaign to smear Assange
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-28
Democracy Daniel SafiIssue 1255 Australia Wikileaks Julian AssangeFebruary 28, 2020Where would we be today without the relentless campaign against Julian Assange by mainstream media and unscrupulous journalis…
greenleft.org.au/content/relentless-campaign-smear-assange
Protesters demand Julian Assange be set free
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-28
Democracy Jim McIlroyIssue 1255 Australia whistleblower war crimesFebruary 28, 2020A protest organised by People for Assange called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be set free. | The February 24 prote…
greenleft.org.au/content/protesters-demand-julian-assange-be-set-free
Don't forget the right-wing extremists in government
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-02-28
Green Left Peter BoyleIssue 1255 Australia anti-protest laws Extinction RebellionFebruary 28, 2020After Australian Security Intelligence Organisation chief Michael Burgess warned that right-win…
greenleft.org.au/content/dont-forget-right-wing-extremists-government
John Pilger: Llegó el momento para que Julian Assange sea liberado, no traicionado
John Pilger | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-27
La verdad es que Australia podía haber rescatado a Julian Assange, y todavía puede. Los líderes de su tierra natal…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/26/john-pilger-julian-assange-liberado-traicionado/
Defending Immigrants' Rights and Reproductive Freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court
Eva Lopez | aclu.org | 2020-02-27
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a number of cases this term that will have a crucial impact on civil rights and civil liberties
Vanderbilt oligarch heir Anderson Cooper worked at CIA in college
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-26
CNN and 60 Minutes host Anderson Cooper, who red-baited Bernie Sanders over old comments praising Fidel Castro's literacy program, worked…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/25/vanderbilt-anderson-cooper-cia-college/
Headlines for February 26, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-26
CDC Warns of "Severe" Disruption to Daily Life in U.S. as Coronavirus Spreads, DHS Secretary Grilled over Coronavirus Preparedness as Trump Downplays Risks, Two Billionaires Join Democratic Debate in SC as Rivals Target Bernie Sanders, At Least 24 Killed in India After Hindu Nationalists Attack Muslim Demonstrators, President Trump Wraps India Trip with Praise for $3.5 Billion Weapons Deal, 20 Civilians Killed in Syria's Idlib as the Red Cross Pleads for a Ceasefire, Airwars Reports U.S.-Led Strikes Killed Up to 139 Somali Civilians Since 2007, Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Who Shoot into Mexico Can't…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/26/headlines
As Assange's trial begins, his lawyers highlight risk of extradition with CIA spying operation's 'extreme measures'
Kevin Gosztola | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-25
Assange's lawyers pointed to CIA surveillance by a Sheldon Adelson-backed private contractor and the Trump administration's public contempt for the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/24/assanges-trial-risk-extradition-cia-spying/
As Assange's trial begins, his lawyers highlight risk of extradition with CIA spying operation's 'extreme measures'
Kevin Gosztola | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-25
Assange's lawyers pointed to CIA surveillance by a Sheldon Adelson-backed private contractor and the Trump administration's public contempt for the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/24/assanges-trial-risk-extradition-cia-spying/
From Being Tortured in Sri Lanka to the U.S. Supreme Court
Ashoka Mukpo | aclu.org | 2020-02-24
On a frigid day in early February, Vijayakumar Thuraissigiam | stands under an awning on a street corner in lower Manhattan along with one of | his attorneys, Celso Perez of the ACLU. Both are bundled in heavy winter | jackets. Perez is holding his phone up and squinting as he concentrates on the | tinny voice of a translator emanating from its speaker. | "I want them to be aware that you're traveling," Perez says | into the phone. | The voice on the other line translates what Perez said into | Tamil, the native language of Sri Lanka's largest ethnic minority. Thuraissigiam, | heavyset in his late 40s with a…
aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/from-being-tortured-in-sri-lanka-to-the-u-s-supreme-court
DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-17
The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.