(2020-03-19). When "Fake News" Was Banned: an America Trump Would Have Loved. counterpunch.org 
Every month, it seems, brings a new act in the Trump administration's war on the media. In January, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo exploded at National Public Radio reporter Mary Louise Kelly when he didn't like questions she asked — and then banned a colleague of hers from the plane on which he was leaving
(2020-03-19). Doctors condemn Australian government's refusal to defend Julian Assange. wsws.org Doctors4Assange has restated its demand that the Australian government immediately fulfil its obligations to Assange, under conditions in which his life is imperilled by the coronavirus pandemic.
(2020-03-19). Israel's Supreme Court hears challenge to coronavirus cellphone monitoring. rt.com 
Civil liberties activists asked Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday to suspend cellphone monitoring put in place under emergency regulations to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Surveillance began this week after the government approved special orders that circumvented customary parliamentary oversight and enabled the Shin Bet counter-terrorism agency to tap into cellular location data, Reuters reported. | The Association of Civil Rights in Israel, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights – and the Joint List of Arab parties petitioned the court to freeze the monitoring. "The government canno…
(2020-03-19). Top Secret No Longer: MI5 Confirms Existence of Previously Unheard of CounterIntelligence Unit. sputniknews.com The unit is said to be based at Thames House in London, home to the UK's domestic counterintelligence and security agency, MI5.
(2020-03-18). Exposing a Biden Staffer's Connections to Troubled Israeli Spyware Firm. counterpunch.org 
After Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate, Anita Dunn, senior adviser to Joe Biden's campaign, defended the vice president's performance in a briefing with reporters. Last year, Dunn, who served as communications director in Barack Obama's White House, did a similar duty for NSO, the spyware firm founded by former Israeli intelligence officers. The NSO Group
(2020-03-18). Members of US Congress Call for Action Against Israeli Policy of Forced Displacement. imemc.org A letter signed by 64 members of the US Congress on Tuesday addressed to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, urged the Trump administration to oppose Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, and to reject further US funding, Palestine News Network reported. The letter stated, "We are …
(2020-03-18). Furious at Probe Into US War Crimes Pompeo Threatens ICC Staff. telesurenglish.net Amnesty International condemned Wednesday United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments threatening the International Criminal Court (ICC) 's staff and their family members for investigating alleged war crimes committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan. | RELATED: | "Threats against family members of ICC staff who are seeking justice is a new low, even for this administration," said Amnesty Internationa…
(2020-03-18). Facebook hit by software bug which marked coronavirus posts as spam. thecanary.co Facebook has confirmed a bug in its spam filter removed posts incorrectly from the social network, including legitimate news articles about coronavirus. | Multiple users reported receiving alerts from Facebook saying their posts — often news stories from trusted sources about the spread of Covid-19 — had been marked as spam by the site and taken down. | Facebook's Guy Rosen then confirmed on Twitter that the problem was "a bug in an anti-spam system". | He denied suggestions the fault had been caused by Facebook relying more on artificial intelligence and automation for content moderation after it sen…
(2020-03-18). Pompeo's Remarks on the International Criminal Court Are Callous and Punitive. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-03-18). Bashing Probe of US War Crimes, Pompeo Threatens Family of ICC Staff With Consequences. commondreams.org "If there remained any doubt that the Trump administration's hostility towards the court is fundamentally punitive and callous in nature, these doubts have now been dispelled." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/pompeo-threaten-family-icc.jpg …
(2020-03-17). U.S. Intel Agencies played unsettling role in classified and "9/11-like" Coronavirus response plan. mronline.org 
As the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis comes to dominate headlines, little media attention has been given to the federal government's decision to classify top-level meetings on domestic coronavirus response and lean heavily "behind the scenes" on U.S. intelligence and the Pentagon in planning for an allegedly imminent explosion of cases. |
(2020-03-12). Exclusive: New OPCW whistleblower slams 'abhorrent mistreatment' of Douma investigators. thegrayzone.com A fourth OPCW whistleblower has emerged to defend the two veteran inspectors who challenged a cover-up of the chemical weapons…
(2020-03-02). Extradition of Assange Would Set a Dangerous Precedent. zcomm.org The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison…
(2020-02-17). DOJ Investigating Former CIA Director's Role in Russiagate. theantimedia.com The Justice Department is investigating the role of John Brennan in the assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
(2020-01-17). Chip Gibbons on FBI vs. 1st Amendment. fair.org 
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