OPCW executives praised whistleblower and criticized Syria cover-up, leaks reveal
_____ | strategic-culture.org | 2020-12-10
Documents obtained by The Grayzone show that OPCW executives privately criticized the manipulation of a Syria chemical weapons probe, and supported a dissenting veteran inspector. One official, however, feared helping the "Russian narrative." These private admissions further expose the public whitewash of the Douma cover-up, and undermine the ongoing attacks on the whistleblowers who challenged it.
strategic-culture.org/news/2020/12/10/opcw-executives-praised-whistleblower-and-criticized-syria-cover-up-leaks-reveal/

How The US Dominates Tech: The Untold Story
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-10
On May 27, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada finally ruled that Ms. Meng met the "double criminality" standard. That is her actions "were illegal" in the United States and in Canada, which is unsettling. How could the US' arbitrary sanctions on Iran dictate the actions of global firms? This US extra-territorial attack has gotten the world's attention. Many observers see the detainment of Meng Wanzhou as part of the American attack on Chinese 5G dominance. It also follows a pattern of US economic aggression.
popularresistance.org/how-the-us-dominates-tech-the-untold-story/

On Human Rights Day, a global call to #FreeAssange
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-10
Organizations and militants across the world are writing to the UK government with the demand to free Julian Assange who has been lodged in Belmarsh prison for months…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/10/on-human-rights-day-a-global-call-to-freeassange/

Anti-imperialists around the world extend solidarity for Assange
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-12-10
Anti-imperialist movements from around the world have extended their solidarity to the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. The call for action was made in a joint statement, released on December 10, by a global coalition part of the International Week of Anti-Imperialist Struggle. In the call for action, scheduled to fall on International Human Rights Day, movements have demanded an end to the "inhuman conditions" that Assange has been subjected to in Belmarsh prison in the United Kingdom. | Activists are encouraged to sign an open letter to the Britis…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/12/10/anti-imperialists-around-the-world-extend-solidarity-for-assange/

Julian Assange: COVID Risks and Campaigns for Pardon
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-12-10
Before the January 4 ruling of District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in the extradition case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher will continue to endure the ordeal of cold prison facilities while being menaced by a COVID-19 outbreak. From November …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-covid-risks-campaigns-pardon/5731762

Stop Government Attack On COVID-19 Whistleblower
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2020-12-10
Florida state police barged into Jones' home Monday with guns aimed at her and her family. They seized her phone, computer and several hard drives, preventing her from continuing to publish data on COVID-19 outbreaks. After the raid Jones tweeted: "They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids… This was DeSantis. He sent the gestapo." | Jones tweeted Friday that she has learned that Circuit Judge Joshua Hawkes was appointed by Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis in September, and one of his first acts as a judge was to sign the search warrant that led to the seizure of her technology.
popularresistance.org/stop-government-attack-on-covid-19-whistleblower/

The Dogies Bawl and Bawl and Bawl
sputniknews.com | 2020-12-09
On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan discussed current events, such as Texas filing a lawsuit to the Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, YouTube announcing removal of videos of electoral fraud in the 2020 election, and 48 states joining a lawsuit against Facebook for antitrust.
sputniknews.com/radio-the-backstory/202012091081413235-the-dogies-bawl-and-bawl-and-bawl/

Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six
Lyn Neeley | workers.org | 2020-12-09
Venezuela's Supreme Court sentenced six top CITGO oil executives to prison for corruption, embezzlement, money laundering and conspiracy on Nov. 26. The former executives went behind the back of the Venezuelan state and signed an agreement with two U.S. based-international financial companies — for which they were detained in Nov. . . . | Continue reading Venezuelan court convicts the CITGO Six at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/12/53118/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelan-court-convicts-the-citgo-six

US court orders CIA to explain withholding of Khashoggi report
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2020-12-09
US court orders CIA to explain withholding of Khashoggi report | Court ruling follows lawsuit by Open Society Justice Initiative regarding CIA report on Jamal Khashoggi and tape recording of murder | MEE staff | Wed, 12/09/2020 – 16: 54 | CIA reportedly concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered killing (AFP/FIle photo) | A US judge ordered the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-court-khashoggi-cia-report

Intelligence min. disbands three drug-trafficking gangs in SE
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2020-12-09
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) — The intelligence forces of the Ministry of Intelligence in southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, in three separate operations, dismantled three major drug-trafficking gangs over the past two days.
en.mehrnews.com/news/166992/Intelligence-min-disbands-three-drug-trafficking-gangs-in-SE

Where's the Hitler?
C.J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-09
All right, that's it. I've run out of patience. No more excuses. Where's the Hitler? Yes, you heard me. I'm talking to you. You respectable journalists and political pundits. You Intelligence officials and politicians. You fanatical liberals. You pseudo anti-fascists. All you members of the GloboCap "Resistance" who have been hysterically shrieking that "Trump is …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/12/wheres-the-hitler/

Florida state agents raid home of COVID-19 whistleblower
Sameena Rahman | liberationnews.org | 2020-12-09
This raid comes at a time when the most recent CDC data indicates that Florida surpassed 19,000 deaths due to the coronavirus, and last week, Florida became the third state in the United States to exceed 1 million cases.
liberationnews.org/florida-state-agents-raid-home-of-covid-19-whistleblower/

Where's the Hitler?
C.J. Hopkins | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-12-09