Daily Archives: April 19, 2020

2020-04-19: News Headlines

ORION (2020-04-19). Free julian assange Nation wide Webinar event Panel. indybay.org zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xh2EsZbrTtOq1FZifgfIlw

en.mehrnews (2020-04-19). Russia reacts to US' call to extend arms embargo on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) — A Russian envoy has reacted to a tweet by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who had called on the UN Security Council to illegally extend arms embargo on Iran.

sputniknews (2020-04-19). How Red Army's 'Death to Spies' Counter-Intelligence Service Found Hitler's Remains. sputniknews.com On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his longtime companion Eva Braun took their own lives in a Berlin bunker, as the Red Army approached within a few hundred meters of their position. The remaining Nazi leadership attempted to destroy their bodies, but thanks to the efforts of Soviet military counterintelligence, the Fuhrer's demise was confirmed.

WSWS (2020-04-18). Intensive CIA spying on Assange targeted his infant child. wsws.org As the US government finalised its bogus charges against Assange, it oversaw dirty tricks operations targeting his partner and their infant child.

Staff (2020-04-18). Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families. truthout.org Months after President Donald Trump promised to open FBI files to help families of the 9/11 victims in a civil lawsuit against the Saudi government, the Justice Department has doubled down on its claim that the information is a state secret. | In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that furth…

Alan MacLeod (2020-04-17). Exactly 18 Years After US Coup Against Venezuela, Pompeo and Abrams Warn Another Is Coming. globalresearch.ca On the eighteenth anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup against the government of Venezuela, senior American officials announced that the people should prepare for another imminent push. "The goal is to replace [President Nicolas] Maduro's illegitimate dictatorship with a legitimate …

RT (2020-04-17). Business as usual? Pompeo claims countries will 'rethink' Huawei partnerships after Covid-19. rt.com US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has predicted "many, many countries" will reconsider telecom partnerships with China's Huawei after Covid-19, using Beijing's supposed lack of "transparency" to take a whack at a favorite target. | Pompeo was "very confident" that the Chinese response to coronavirus would "cause many, many countries [to] rethink what they were doing with respect to their telecom architecture," he told Fox Business Network on Friday. | "And when Huawei comes knocking to sell them equipment and hardware, they will have a different prism through which to view that decision," he continued. | Also…

Yves Engler (2020-04-17). Intelligence Agencies Fail to Protect us from Pandemic. dissidentvoice.org With millions forced out of work and many more stuck at home, Canadians need to ask tough questions of organizations receiving billions of dollars to protect them from foreign threats. The country's intelligence/security sector has done little to respond to the ongoing social and economic calamity. Even worse, their thinking and practices are an obstacle …

Zero Hedge (2020-04-16). "Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters 'Defect' To Assad Forces. iranian.com The brutal proxy war in Syria, which has had the deep involvement of American intelligence and the Pentagon, has been wrapping up after grinding on for nine years. With the coronavirus pandemic now completely taking over the news cycle, and as Washington struggles to contain both the virus and devastating economic fallout, Syria has taken a …

Abbasi J. (2020-04-14). Skin Cancer Detection Apps Unreliable. jamanetwork.com Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence to assess skin cancer risk based on images of suspicious moles aren't ready for prime time, a recent systematic review in the BMJ suggests. The 9 studies included in the review "showed variable and unreliable test accuracy" for 6 such apps, 2 of which are approved by European regulators as medical devices.

Jason Ditz (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.

2020-04-19: Social Media Postees

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Free julian assange Nation wide Webinar event Panel
ORION | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xh2EsZbrTtOq1FZifgfIlw…

Russia reacts to US' call to extend arms embargo on Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)

How Red Army's 'Death to Spies' Counter-Intelligence Service Found Hitler's Remains
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
On April 30, 1945, Adolf Hitler and his longtime companion Eva Braun took their own lives in a Berlin bunker, as the Red Army approached within a few hundred meters of their position. The remaining Nazi leadership attempted to destroy their bodies, but thanks to the efforts of Soviet military counterintelligence, the Fuhrer's demise was confirmed.
sputniknews.com/military/202004191079020810-how-red-armys-death-to-spies-counter-intelligence-service-found-hitlers-remains/

Intensive CIA spying on Assange targeted his infant child
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
As the US government finalised its bogus charges against Assange, it oversaw dirty tricks operations targeting his partner and their infant child.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/assa-a18.html

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
Months after President Donald Trump promised to open FBI files to help families of the 9/11 victims in a civil lawsuit against the Saudi government, the Justice Department has doubled down on its claim that the information is a state secret. | In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that furth…
truthout.org/articles/attorney-general-barr-refuses-to-release-9-11-documents-to-victims-families/

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that further disclosures about Saudi connections to the 9/11 plot would imperil national security. | But the administration insisted in court filings that even its justification for that secrecy needed to remain secret. Four statements to the court by FB…
truthout.org/articles/attorney-general-barr-refuses-to-release-9-11-documents-to-victims-families/

Exactly 18 Years After US Coup Against Venezuela, Pompeo and Abrams Warn Another Is Coming
Alan MacLeod | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
On the eighteenth anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup against the government of Venezuela, senior American officials announced that the people should prepare for another imminent push. "The goal is to replace [President Nicolas] Maduro's illegitimate dictatorship with a legitimate …
globalresearch.ca/exactly-18-years-after-us-coup-against-venezuela-pompeo-abrams-warn-another-coming/5709986

Intelligence Agencies Fail to Protect us from Pandemic
Yves Engler | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-17
With millions forced out of work and many more stuck at home, Canadians need to ask tough questions of organizations receiving billions of dollars to protect them from foreign threats. The country's intelligence/security sector has done little to respond to the ongoing social and economic calamity. Even worse, their thinking and practices are an obstacle …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/intelligence-agencies-fail-to-protect-us-from-pandemic/

Business as usual? Pompeo claims countries will 'rethink' Huawei partnerships after Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-04-17
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has predicted "many, many countries" will reconsider telecom partnerships with China's Huawei after Covid-19, using Beijing's supposed lack of "transparency" to take a whack at a favorite target. | Pompeo was "very confident" that the Chinese response to coronavirus would "cause many, many countries [to] rethink what they were doing with respect to their telecom architecture," he told Fox Business Network on Friday. | "And when Huawei comes knocking to sell them equipment and hardware, they will have a different prism through which to view that decision," he continued. | Also…
rt.com/usa/486140-pompeo-gloats-huawei-coronavirus/

Business as usual? Pompeo claims countries will 'rethink' Huawei partnerships after Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-04-17
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has predicted "many, many countries" will reconsider telecom partnerships with China's Huawei after Covid-19, using Beijing's supposed lack of "transparency" to take a whack at a favorite target. | Pompeo was "very confident" that the Chinese response to coronavirus would "cause many, many countries [to] rethink what they were doing with respect to their telecom architecture," he told Fox Business Network on Friday. | "And when Huawei comes knocking to sell them equipment and hardware, they will have a different prism through which to view that decision," he continued. | Also…
rt.com/usa/486140-pompeo-gloats-huawei-coronavirus/

"Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters 'Defect' To Assad Forces
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-16
The brutal proxy war in Syria, which has had the deep involvement of American intelligence and the Pentagon, has been wrapping up after grinding on for nine years. With the coronavirus pandemic now completely taking over the news cycle, and as Washington struggles to contain both the virus and devastating economic fallout, Syria has taken a …
iranian.com/2020/04/15/major-blow-to-us-large-group-of-us-backed-fighters-defect-to-assad-forces/

Skin Cancer Detection Apps Unreliable
Abbasi J. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
Smartphone apps that use artificial intelligence to assess skin cancer risk based on images of suspicious moles aren't ready for prime time, a recent systematic review in the BMJ suggests. The 9 studies included in the review "showed variable and unreliable test accuracy" for 6 such apps, 2 of which are approved by European regulators as medical devices.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764438