Daily Archives: May 14, 2021

2021-05-14: News Headlines

Sarah Cords (2021-05-14). A Drone Whistleblower's Quest for Justice. progressive.org Daniel Hale, a former intelligence analyst, leaked documents that showed the destructiveness of drone warfare; now, he won't even be able to defend himself in court.

Dave DeCamp (2021-05-14). Biden: Israel's Gaza Bombardment Is Not a 'Significant Overreaction'. news.antiwar.com As Israeli bombs are pounding Gaza, the US is standing firmly behind its ally. President Biden on Thursday "I have my intelligence community, the Defense Department, as well as the State Department … in contact with all of their counterparts, not only in Israel, but in the region, and one of the things I have seen thus far is there has not been a significant overreaction," Biden said. | Israel's bomb…

Staff (2021-05-14). Security forces detain, dismantle terror team in SE Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) — The Iranian intelligence forces in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan have said in a statement that they have arrested or killed members of a terrorist team in Nikshahr County.

WSWS (2021-05-14). Nationwide demonstrations in Brazil after police slaughter 27 in Rio favela raid. wsws.org The raid, the largest police massacre in Rio since 1989, was carried out in defiance of a Supreme Court ban on such operations during the pandemic.

Pepe Escobar (2021-05-13). Kissinger's "Insider View": The Tragedy of the US Deep State. globalresearch.ca Henry Kissinger, 97, …

Pepe Escobar (2021-05-13). Kissinger's "Insider View": The Tragedy of the US Deep State. globalresearch.ca Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. Henry Kissinger, 97, …

Sara Flounders (2021-05-13). Violating U.S. 'norms', China aids global fight vs. hunger, disease. workers.org A document released by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines April 9, "2021 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community," labels China the greatest threat to the United States. It claims China's threat is so serious that an intensifying level of U.S. intelligence operations, cyberattacks and investment in military . . . |

teleSUR (2021-05-13). Uruguay: Military Withheld Information on Dictatorship Crimes. telesurenglish.net The "Mothers and Relatives of Detained and Disappeared People" Organization (Desaparecidos) decried the concealment of information related to the crimes committed by Uruguay's military dictatorship (1973-1985). | RELATED: | Over the weekend, files were found in a military unit containing intelligence reports and orders from the Information and Defense Service (SID) and the Coordinating Body for Anti-Subversive Ope…

Assange Defense Committee (2021-05-13). Jen Psaki Grilled on Assange. dissidentvoice.org The U.S. government is still appealing their stunning defeat in Julian's extradition case. While the world waits for the UK courts to act, activists continue to draw attention to Julian's plight. Psaki Grilled on Assange White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was grilled yesterday on press freedom and Julian's case. Psaki deflected New York Post …

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