Daily Archives: August 15, 2021

2021-08-15: News Headlines

John Pilger (2021-08-15). A day in the death of British justice. greenleft.org.au For the "crime" of truth-telling, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is being relentless pursued by the United States government, determined to secure his extradition at any cost, writes John Pilger.

Isabella Arria (2021-08-15). Assange pierde terreno en su batalla judicial para evitar la extradición a EE.UU. globalizacion.ca El Tribunal Superior británico otorgó a Estados Unidos permiso para ampliar los fundamentos de su pedido de extradición del fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, a quien acusa de espionaje, luego de que una corte inferior había bloqueado la extradición, coincidiendo…

Archishman Raju (2021-08-15). At the brink of a new world system: imperialism, race and caste. mronline.org The U.S. has degenerated to such an extent that is probably one of the least democratic countries in the world. It is ruled by an extremely powerful and undemocratic billionaire class, buttressed by an entrenched bureaucracy and intelligence apparatus, and legitimized by an obsequious media which does not even pretend to be neutral.

ERA Coalition, Women's March, & more (2021-08-15). Saturday 8/28: #Rally4ERA: No Time Limit on Equality Rally at U.S. Supreme Court. indybay.org U.S. Supreme Court or join online rally livestream and actions…

Anonymous103 (2021-08-14). CIA To Create New Special China Mission Center — Report. southfront.org Illustrative Image | The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is weighing proposals to create an independent "Mission Center for China" in an escalation of its efforts to gain greater insight into the U.S.'s top strategic rival. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the deliberations. | The proposal was made following the order of CIA Director Bill Burns to broadly review of the CIA's capabilities towards. Currently China-related missions are carried out by a the much larger Mission Center for East Asia and Pacific."As Dire…

_____ (2021-08-14). CIA Mulls New China Mission Center To "Out-Spy Beijing" strategic-culture.org By Tyler DURDEN | The CIA is considering establishing a new China-focused mission center, Bloomberg is reporting, at a moment tensions have steadily escalated over months of continued Biden-ordered sail throughs of the Taiwan Strait and other provocative 'freedom of navigation' warship maneuvers in the South China Sea. It comes amid criticisms that China is ultimately "out-spying" the United States, also amid tit-for-tat cyber intrusion accusations which have gone on for years. | CIA Director Bill Burns has ordered a broad review of the agency's China capabilities. Currently China-related missions fall under the…

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