Daily Archives: November 2, 2021

2021-11-02: News Headlines

MEE staff (2021-11-02). Sudan coup: Israeli delegation visited country in midst of takeover. middleeasteye.net Sudan coup: Israeli delegation visited country in midst of takeover | Israeli delegation, including intelligence officers, reportedly met with deputy head of Rapid Support Forces and others shortly after launch of coup | Tue, 11/02/2021 – 09: 50 | Sudanese anti-coup protesters gather in a street in the capital Khartoum on 30 October 2021, to express their support for the country's democratic transition deraile…

John Pilger (2021-11-02). Why Julian Assange's inhumane prosecution imperils justice for us all. peoplesdispatch.org John Pilger writes about how Julian Assange is a truth-teller who has committed no crime but revealed government crimes and lies on a vast scale and so performed one of the great public services of our time…

Matt Robson (2021-11-02). A safe haven for Julian Assange in New Zealand. greenleft.org.au An open letter, signed by prominent figures in Aotearoa (New Zealand), is being sent to Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern calling on her to offer Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asylum in NZ, reports Matt Robson.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-02). Crystal ball jurisprudence: Day 1 of the US appeal against Julian Assange. greenleft.org.au Binoy Kampmar sums up Day 1 of the appeal hearing against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

John Pilger (2021-11-02). Justice for Assange is justice for all. greenleft.org.au As the world awaits the outcome of the United States' appeal to extradite Julian Assange from Britain, the WikiLeaks founder's courage is beyond doubt, writes John Pilger.

Anonymous765 (2021-11-02). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — November 2, 2021. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

Ann Brown (2021-11-02). Luke Campbell Compares Miami Beach Mayor To KKK Over Policies, Says Liberal Democrats Are Racists. moguldom.com Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell, the hip-hop star who shot to fame with the raunchy 2 Live Crew group in the 1990s and challenged censorship all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, is upset with the mayor of Miami Beach. Among the policies that have upset Campbell is a ballot measure put forth by Mayor …

RT (2021-11-01). US Extradition: "If Julian Assange Dies, He Would Have Been Tortured to Death!" — Nils Melzer. dissidentvoice.org We speak to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer on the trial of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. He discusses his assessment that Julian Assange has been psychologically tortured by UK authorities, why it has become harder for the UK courts to refuse the US extradition request, the parallels between the video of the …

Anonymous007 (2021-11-01). In Search Of Escalation: Ukrainian Armed Forces Destroy Two DPR Infantry Fighting Vehicles. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On October 28th, Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed two armored fighting vehicles, part of the Donetsk People's Militia near the contact line. | Footage of the incident was published by a member of the Ukrainian volunteer battalions, Roman Donik on his Facebook account on the evening of October 30th. | The intelligence of the 93rd OMBR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Kholodny Yar" noticed three infantry fighting vehicles, which the DPR forces drove to the front line in violati…

Editor2 (2021-11-01). US Lawyers Argue Assange Healthy Enough to be Sent to His Death. orinocotribune.com By Richard Medhurst — Oct 29, 2021 | Criminalizing journalism: The United States puts Assange's mental health on trial at the High Court, while offering worthless assurances that cannot be trusted. | This week at the High Court in London, US lawyers appealed against a UK judge's decision in January not to extradite Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Baraitser blocked the extradition on grounds it would be oppressive to his health, and that US prison conditions are too inhumane. Accredited journalist Richard Medhurst reports: | Some background information first: Assange's extradition…

Marjorie Cohn (2021-11-01). Biden's DOJ Downplayed Suicide Risk for Assange in Appeal of Extradition Denial. zcomm.org More than two dozen press freedom, civil liberties and international human rights groups, and people around the world, are protesting the persecution of Assange…

teleSUR (2021-11-01). Spain Investigates Security Company That Spied Assange In London. telesurenglish.net Spain's Fifth Central Court of Instruction opened five criminal actions against the security company Undercover Global (UC Global) Director David Morales for illegally spying on Julian Assange at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London while the WikiLeaks founder political asylum from 2016 to 2019. | RELATED: | Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa (2007-2017) hired this company to ensure the safety of Assange, whom the U.S.

teleSUR (2021-11-01). Assange's Isolation In UK Prison Risks His Life: UN Rapporteur. telesurenglish.net In an interview with the outlet Russia Today on Saturday, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer stated that the psychological problems that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces stem from the abuse he suffers in U.K. Belmarsh high-security prison. | RELATED: | Melzer visited Assange at Belmarsh prison in May 2019 with a team of medical experts, all of whom concluded that this acti…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Defend the daily newspaper junge Welt against attack by Germany's secret service. wsws.org The left-wing daily newspaper junge Welt has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Republic of Germany because it has been under surveillance by the intelligence agencies for years and is listed in the "left-wing extremism" chapter of the secret service annual report.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). US-Trained Afghan Spies & Special Forces Are Joining ISIS For 'Protection' Against Taliban. southfront.org The Former Afghanistan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) | Originally published on According to WSJ, "Importantly, these new recruits bring to Islamic State critical expertise in intelligence-gathering and warfare techniques, potentially strengthening the extremist organization's ability to contest Taliban supremacy." | As evidence the report cites "An Afghan national…

_____ (2021-11-01). Has the US Launched a Hunt for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince? journal-neo.org The United States has now increasingly engaged in a series of fibs through media under its sway, national intelligence agencies, and numerous other avenues, with the express purpose of bringing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud into disrepute. Prince Mohammed's alleged involvement in the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident, journalist, has …

Anonymous015 (2021-11-01). Unobtrusive Letters By Rockets As Means Of Political Communication In Iraq. southfront.org On October 31, unknown persons fired at the headquarters of the intelligence service of Iraq in Baghdad, when it was visited by the Prime Minister of the country Mustafa Al-Qazimi. Three rockets were launched from different parts of the city in the direction of the building, but failed to achieve its goal. Victims were also avoided. | Earlier, On October 27 a very similar attack was made. | No one has claimed responsibility for these actions yet. | On October 10 the pa…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Moscow ends decades-long NATO diplomatic mission, as alliance continues anti-Russian provocations. wsws.org After NATO expelled eight members of Russia's diplomatic team on allegations of spying in early October, Moscow will end its decades-long diplomatic mission to the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Thom Hartmann (2021-11-01). The Insidious Cancer at the Core of Democracy that Could Take Down Biden. zcomm.org Billionaires & their companies now own politicians — and the Supreme Court set it all up with their poisonous Citizens United decision…

Badri Raina (2021-11-01). Hate May Win Some Elections but It Does Not Stand the Constitutional Test or Solve Problems. zcomm.org The Supreme Court recently held that even 'mere support given to a terrorist organisation' will not attract sections of UAPA. How may it then be construed that some have been charged under the draconian law for 'supporting' the Pakistan cricket team?>

_____ (2021-11-01). US Military Jurors Decry Guantanamo Detainee Torture. popularresistance.org Seven United States military officers have written a letter urging clemency for Guantanamo Bay detainee Majid Khan, calling his account of torture at so-called CIA black sites a "stain on the moral fiber of America". | The seven officers were part of an eight-member military jury that on Friday issued a sentence of 26 years in prison to Khan for his support of al-Qaeda in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Khan had previously pleaded guilty in 2012 to serving as a courier for the group and helping to plan attacks. | The letter from the officers, which was sent to a senior official reviewing the case, was publi…

MEE staff (2021-11-01). Guantanamo Bay: US military jury condemns detainee's torture. middleeasteye.net Guantanamo Bay: US military jury condemns detainee's torture | A panel of jurors urged clemency for Majid Khan, who last week openly described his torture at CIA black sites | Mon, 11/01/2021 – 16: 44 | The US flag at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 7 August 2013 (AFP) | A jury of

Staff (2021-11-01). "Stain on the Moral Fiber of America": Military Jurors Decry Majid Khan's Torture at CIA Black Sites. democracynow.org In a major development, a Guantánamo Bay detainee described his torture at CIA black sites for the first time in court last week, prompting military jurors to call his treatment a "stain on the moral fiber of America." On Thursday, Majid Khan became the first Guantánamo prisoner to describe publicly the torture he experienced after being detained in Pakistan and then being held at CIA black sites, including forced feedings, waterboarding and other physical and sexual abuse. Khan was sentenced Friday to 26 years but under a previous deal is scheduled for release in February 2022. His unprecedented testimony only r…

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