WHO should debunk 'conspiracy theorist' Pompeo with independent Covid-19 probe, says German politician
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Leading member of Germany's Green Party Jàºrgen Trittin called on the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus so as to counter 'conspiracy theorists' such as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. | Trittin reacted on Monday to claims by the top US diplomat that there was "enormous evidence" the Covid-19 pathogen originated in a Chinese laboratory, calling Pompeo a "conspiracy theorist" and demanding a WHO-led independent probe to clear the air. | Verschwà∂rungstheoretikern wie @SecPompeo und seinen Unters…
rt.com/news/487752-german-pompeo-conspiracy-coronavirus/
Why Julian Assange Must Urgently be Freed: Stella Morris
Stella Moris | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
Julian and I have two little boys. Since becoming a mother, I have been …
globalresearch.ca/why-julian-assange-must-urgently-freed/5711655
A Lawless President Confronts an Untrustworthy Intelligence Community
Jefferson Morley | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
"There is no 'deep state'–not in the conspiratorial way that Donald Trump uses the term," writes David Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent, in his new book, In Deep: The FBI, the CIA and the Truth about America's "Deep State."
counterpunch.org/2020/05/04/a-lawless-president-confronts-an-untrustworthy-intelligence-community/
Return of Iranian scientist in US jail to country confirmed: MP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)
FBI Documents Hint at Israeli Collusion with 2016 Trump Campaign
Alison Weir | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-04
Previously sealed FBI documents indicate close contacts between Israel and the Trump campaign and that the Mueller investigation found evidence of Israeli involvement, but largely redacted it.
mintpressnews.com/fbi-documents-israel-collusion-2016-trump-campaign/267212/
When fear reigns
Anna Jikhareva and Anne Jung | indybay.org | 2020-05-04
What was thought to be temporary has remained until today. Temporary rules became law. Snowden warns of a similar process in the context of a real crisis.Surveillance is accepted on an unprecedented scale.The virus is dangerous.But the destruction of our rights is fatal because it is permanent. Snowden believers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/04/18832818.php
Trump and Pompeo's "big lie"
wsws.org | 2020-05-04
Knowing that its policy will lead to a rapid growth in fatalities, the White House is preparing a narrative to argue that whatever happens, it is China's fault.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/04/pers-m04.html
'Bluffing': China demands 'enormous evidence' Pompeo cited regarding Covid-19 Wuhan lab origin
rt.com | 2020-05-04
China has responded to Pompeo's claim that he has evidence that the novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, saying that his claims were a "bluff," as the war of words continues to escalate between Washington and Beijing. | The Global Times newspaper
Top engineer quits Amazon in protest over firings of Covid-19 whistleblower employees
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Vice-president and top engineer at Amazon Web Services Tim Bray has resigned in protest over the firings of workers, mainly from minorities, who complained over conditions at the company's warehouses during the Covid-19 pandemic. | "I quit in dismay at Amazon firing whistleblowers who were making noise about warehouse employees frightened of Covid-19," Bray wrote in an open letter titled 'Bye, Amazon' which he posted on his personal blog. His last day at the company was May 1. | Bray admitted working with…
rt.com/usa/487734-amazon-vp-quits-coronavirus/
Pompeo Demands Countries Block Airspace to Iran's Sanctions-Busting Air Bridge to Venezuela
Tyler Durden | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-03
The US is going on the offensive once again against Venezuela, this time attempting to break up growing Iranian cooperation and assistance to Caracas. The two so-called 'rogue states' recently targeted for US-imposed regime change are helping each other fight coronavirus as well as Washington-led sanctions. Specifically Tehran has ramped up cargo deliveries related getting Venezuela's derelict oil refineries fully operational. | Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in new statements has called on international allies to block airspace specifically for Iran's Mahan Air, currently under US sanctions, and which has in…
anti-empire.com/pompeo-demands-countries-block-airspace-to-irans-sanctions-busting-air-bridge-to-venezuela/
CIA & MI6 put together 'scientific' dossier 'targeting China's Covid-19 cover-up' – as West readies to demand Beijing COMPENSATION
rt.com | 2020-05-03
The West's wish to pin the blame on China (and probably the bill too) for the Covid-19 pandemic has been reportedly incarnated in a 15-page dossier compiled by intelligence agencies, which has now leaked, according to reports. | The document, described by the Australian newspaper the Sunday Telegraph, was prepared by "concerned Western governments." The publication mentions that the Five Eyes intelligence agencies are…
rt.com/news/487661-china-covid-dossier-leaked/
Colombia sacked officials never mentioned in illegal army spying scandal
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-03
Seven of nine army officials who were sacked by Colombia's defense ministry on Friday over their alleged role in reported intelligence gathering for President Ivan Duque's far right party were…
colombiareports.com/colombia-sacked-officials-never-mentioned-in-illegal-army-spying-scandal/
Covid contradiction? Pompeo believes coronavirus was 'man-made,' also agrees with intelligence that it was not
rt.com | 2020-05-03
In his rush to accuse Beijing of unleashing the scourge of Covid-19 on an unsuspecting world, the US Secretary of State said the coronavirus was man-made, before making a U-turn without even blinking. | "The best experts so far seem to think it was man-made. I don't have reason to disbelieve them at this point," Mike Pompeo told ABC's 'This Week' when asked about a statement from the US intelligence community that unequivocally said the opposite. | Host Martha Raddatz twice asked Pompeo to clarify whether his view differed from that of American intelligence, and he voiced his total support for the spies –…
rt.com/usa/487667-pompeo-coronavirus-man-made/
Colombia's latest spying scandal reveals mainly that nobody knows who is spying on who and why
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-03
Illegal wiretapping and spying has long been common in Colombia, but the reported intelligence gathering on President Ivan Duque's former chief of staff has pushed paranoia to a whole new…
colombiareports.com/colombias-latest-spying-scandal-reveals-mainly-that-nobody-knows-who-is-spying-who-and-why/
ANOTHER leaked intel report accuses China of 'intentionally' concealing coronavirus danger to hoard medical supplies
rt.com | 2020-05-03
The Department of Homeland Security has backed the US administration's criticism of Beijing's early response to the coronavirus outbreak with a new intelligence report, which has already been leaked to the media. | Back in January, China decreased exports and sharply increased its imports of basic medical supplies like face masks and surgical gowns and gloves, while simultaneously "denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data," the Associated Press reports, citing excer…
rt.com/usa/487680-dhs-china-concealed-coronavirus/
ANOTHER leaked intel report accuses China of 'intentionally' concealing coronavirus danger to hoard medical supplies
rt.com | 2020-05-03
The Department of Homeland Security has backed the Trump administration's criticism of Beijing's early response to the coronavirus outbreak with a new intelligence report, which has already been leaked to the media. | Back in January, China decreased exports and sharply increased its imports of basic medical supplies like face masks and surgical gowns and gloves, while simultaneously "denying there were export restrictions and obfuscating and delaying provision of its trade data," the Associated Press reports, citing ex…
rt.com/usa/487680-dhs-china-concealed-coronavirus/
Bolivarian Armed Forces Reject Terrorist Incursion Attempt
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-03
Venezuela's Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino Lopez, condemned the attempted terrorist incursion, planned and organized from Colombia, which sought to generate chaos in the country and assassinate Venezuelan leaders. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Constituent Assembly on Foiled Terrorist Attack | "The attack was timely detected thanks to the intelligence and counter-intelligence agencies, which guarantee the active surveillance of our geographic space," Padrino explained. | The r…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivarian-armed-force-rejects-terrorist-incursion-attempt-20200503-0007.html
Police confiscates 257 kg illicit drugs in Iran's Damavand
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-03
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA)
Venezuelan Constituent Assembly on Foiled Terrorist Attack
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-03
The President of the Constituent Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, slammed on Sunday the latest attempt by armed terrorists to infiltrate Venezuela's border by means of a naval invasion from Colombia. | RELATED: | US: Tape Exposes Pompeo's Real Opinion on Venezuelan Opposition, 'They Plot for Themselves' | US: Tape Exposes Pompeo's Real Opinion on Venezuelan Opposition, 'They Plot for Themselves' | During the failed attempt, Venezuelan forces have killed abou…
telesurenglish.net/news/venezuelan-assembly-vows-to-defend-country-after-border-attack-20200503-0004.html
Wikileaks Chief Editor on Assange: "People need to care"
acTVism Munich | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-05-02
dissidentvoice.org/2020/05/wikileaks-chief-editor-on-assange-people-need-to-care/
Paranoid Colombia: even Duque's former chief of staff target of military spying
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-02
Colombia's military used US resources to spy on American journalists, local NGO's and politicians, and even President Ivan Duque's former chief of staff, according to weekly Semana. Weekly Semana on…
colombiareports.com/paranoid-colombia-even-duques-former-chief-of-staff-target-of-military-spying/
Pompeo Demands Countries Block Airspace to Iran's 'Terrorist Airline' After Venezuela Deliveries
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-01
The US is going on the offensive once again against Venezuela, this time attempting to break up growing Iranian cooperation and assistance to Caracas. The two so-called 'rogue states' recently targeted for US-imposed regime change are helping each other fight …
globalresearch.ca/pompeo-demands-countries-block-airspace-iran-terrorist-airline-after-venezuela-deliveries/5711461
Citing 'Vein of Toxicity' and Firing of Whistleblowers, Amazon VP Resigns in Disgust
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-04
Now-former Amazon engineer Tim Bray won praise from labor rights advocates on Monday after resigning from his high-ranking position over the company's treatment of whistleblowers during the Covid-19 pandemic, publishing a "scathing" letter on his personal blog. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1211479571_1.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/04/citing-vein-toxicity-and-firing-whistleblowers-amazon-vp-resigns-disgust?cd-origin=rss
On May Day, Pro-Worker Groups Demand Protections for Frontline Whistleblowers Who Expose Corporate Disregard for Labor Safety
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
"The current crisis has elevated workplace whistleblowing and collective action to a matter of national health." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/workers-whistleblowers-covid.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2020/05/01/may-day-pro-worker-groups-demand-protections-frontline-whistleblowers-who-expose?cd-origin=rss
US Supreme Court Breaks Precedent By Allowing Public Broadcast of Oral Arguments
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – For years, Justices had rejected proposals to broadcast oral arguments live. Tuesday's hearing took place by audio conference call, with the court building closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
sputniknews.com/us/202005041079194802-us-supreme-court-breaks-precedent-by-allowing-public-broadcast-of-oral-arguments/
Julian Assange's Dad Says 'We Won Today' as Judge Agrees Extradition Hearings Begin in September
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
John Shipton, Julian Assange's 74-year-old father, has expressed his relief over the fact that his son's substantive extradition hearings will restart in September 2020 after previous options were deemed to be untenable by both the prosecution and the defence.
sputniknews.com/news/202005041079192034-julian-assanges-dad-says-we-won-today-as-judge-agrees-extradition-hearings-begin-in-september/
Wisconsin Protesters Target 'Tony the Tyrant'
Ruth Conniff | progressive.org | 2020-05-04
GOP temper tantrum escalates as state Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on restrictions.
progressive.org/dispatches/wisconsin-protesters-target-tony-the-tyrant-conniff-200504/
It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era–and the Light
Elie Mystal | thenation.com | 2020-05-04
It's Time to Bring the Supreme Court Into the Modern Era–and the Light…
thenation.com/article/politics/scotus-cameras-hearing/
Israel Teeters on Brink
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-05-03
Protests erupt against Indicted Netanyahu forming Government, and Supreme Court prepares to Rule on his Eligibility…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/israel-teeters-on-brink/
Israel's Top Court Discusses Netanyahu's Legal Ability to Govern
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-03
Israeli Supreme Court began Sunday a two-day discussion to determine whether the criminal charges against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disqualify him from holding his post. | RELATED: | Hating Arabs as a Common Ground: Why Israel's Coalition Government is Likely to Survive | "Today we shall hear arguments on the question of bestowing the duty of forming a government on a Knesset (Parliament) member against whom an indictment has been filed," Chief Justice Esther Hayut sa…
telesurenglish.net/news/Israels-Top-Court-Discusses-Netanyahus-Legal-Ability-to-Govern-20200503-0012.html