(2022-06-18). Iran Building New Underground Nuclear Facility in Response to Israeli Attacks. news.antiwar.com The New York Times reported on Thursday that US and Israeli intelligence officials The report said that attacking the new facility would require the largest bunker-busting bomb the US has in its arsenal, which Israel doesn't possess. But US officials said they weren't "especially alarmed" about the facility since construction will take years to complete. | The Times report…
(2022-06-18). UK Home Secretary Approves Extradition of Julian Assange to the US. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 17, the Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel approved the extradition of Wikileaks founder and editor Julian Assange to the United States, where he potentially faces a 175-year sentence under the draconian Espionage Act. |
(2022-06-18). Home Secretary Signs Assange Extradition Order. popularresistance.org British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Friday signed an extradition order to send Julian Assange to stand trial in America. | WikiLeaks called it a "dark day for press freedom" and said "the decision will be appealed." The extradition order landed on Patel's desk after the U.K. Supreme Court refused to hear Assange's appeal against a High Court victory for the United States. | The U.S. had appealed a magistrate court's decision in January last year not to extradite Assange because it would be oppressive to do so based on Assange's health and the dire conditions of U.S. solitary confinement. The High Court decided…
(2022-06-18). Stella Assange: 'We Are Going to Fight This'. scheerpost.com 
By Joe Lauria / Julian Assange's wife and one of his lawyers on Friday vowed to fight the decision of British Home Secretary Priti Patel to sign an extradition order earlier in the day sending imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to the United States to face trial on espionage and computer intrusion charges. | "This is the outcome that we have been concerned about for the last decade," Assange lawyer Jennifer Robinson told a London press conference. "This decision is a grave threat to fr…
(2022-06-18). UK Extradition of Assange Makes Mockery of 'World Press Freedom Day'. commondreams.org Journalism is under attack—yet MPs will line up on Tuesday to pay lip service to 'World Press Freedom Day.'
(2022-06-18). British home secretary approves Assange's U.S. extradition. ecns.cn British Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, the Home Office confirmed on Friday."ÄÄ"ÄÄ…