(2022-03-17). Australian establishment responds to latest UK judicial travesty against Assange with a stony silence. wsws.org The establishment parties and media do not want Assange's plight, or his exposure of US-led war crimes, to intrude on the frenzied wartime atmosphere they are whipping up against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-03-17). Military Situation In Afghanistan On March 17, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On March 17, Taliban intelligence arrested TOLO News presenter Bahram Aaman from his office; | On March 17, Taliban Defence Minister, Mullah Yaqoob visited the Afghanistan-Pakistan border during his visit of southwestern zone of Afghanistan; | On March 16, a student was injured in a terrorist blast near Badakhshan University; | On March 16, Forces loyal to Ahmad Massoud reportedly attacked Taliban position in Hissah Awwal district; | On March 15, Mawlawi Abdul Sal…
(2022-03-17). Pentagon says it actively shares intelligence with Ukrainian military daily. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 17, 2022 USA actively sharing intelligence with Ukraine — Pentagon The United States is actively sharing intelligence information with Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said at a press briefing in Brussels. "We absolutely are sharing, we are actively sharing information and intelligence with Ukrainians that we believe can be helpful to them in their …
(2022-03-17). CIA director admits to waging 'information war' against Russia. multipolarista.com 
CIA Director William Burns admitted the US is waging an "information war" against Russia. In a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, he claimed "Putin is losing" that information war over Ukraine.
(2022-03-17). Supreme Court: Torture at CIA Black Site Is 'State Secret'. orinocotribune.com 
By Marjorie Cohn — Mar 10, 2022 | In a scathing dissent, Neil Gorsuch accused the government of seeking dismissal of Abu Zubaydah's petition to avoid "further embarrassment for past misdeeds." | Abu Zubaydah, whom the CIA once mistakenly alleged was a top Al-Qaeda leader, was waterboarded 80-plus times, subjected to assault in the form of forced rectal exams, and exposed to live burials in coffins for hundreds of hours. Zubaydah sobbed, twitched and hyperventilated. During one waterboarding session, he became completely unresponsive, with bubbles coming out of his mouth. "He became so compliant that he would…
(2022-03-17). Donald Trump's fourth link to the Supreme Court: Ginni Thomas. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—During his four years in the Oval Office, Donald Trump catered to his right-wing supporters and used the Federalist Society, a right-wing judicial advocacy group, to name three justices to the U.S. Supreme Court—Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Amy Coney Barrett. They cemented the rightist majority on the nation's highest bench. What's lesser-known is Trump's …