Monthly Archives: November 2022

2022-11-30: News Headlines

Rosalind English (2022-11-30). The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social media. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the News… The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to pass legislation that would allow for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Such legislation, the Supreme Court found, would touch on 'reserved matters', that is, matters affecting the United Kingdom as a whole. The Scottish government unsuccessfully argued …

Staff (2022-11-30). Exige Lula que Assange sea liberado de su "injusto encarcelamiento" cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, exigió que el periodista australiano Julian Assange sea liberado de su "injusto encarcelamiento", luego de reunirse con dos miembros de WikiLeaks. El líder progresista reafirmó su defensa de Assange y de la libertad de prensa.

Editor (2022-11-29). New York Times and Other Major Media Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). UK Government Deployed 15 Staff on Secret Operation To Seize Julian Assange. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-11-29). WikiLeaks Delegation in Latin America to Rally Support for Assange's Release. scheerpost.com

Anonymous765 (2022-11-29). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — November 29, 2022. 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. | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Caitlin Johnstone (2022-11-29). China Keeps Aggressively Surrounding Itself With US Bases: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | Facts: | There are Chinese people with real grievances against their government. | The US empire's propaganda machine will spin current protests in China to advance imperial agendas. | Western intelligence agencies will become more and more involved in these protests the longer they go on. | ‚ùñ | It still amazes me how many people who fancy themselves anti-establishment critical thinkers will spend all day mindlessly regurgitating mainstream media lines about China. | I cannot emphasize enough how little respect I have for anyone who parrots US empire…

WSWS (2022-11-29). Universities Australia volunteers to channel students into war drive. wsws.org The UA submission to the Labor government's "strategic review" marks a new stage in integrating Australian universities into the military-intelligence apparatus.

Julia Conley (2022-11-29). Calls for SCOTUS Ethics Probe Grow as Court Lawyer Defends Alito. commondreams.org "Supreme Court justices have avoided accountability for too long," said one critic. "It's time for our elected officials to do their job, and serve as a true check on the judiciary."

Marjorie Cohn (2022-11-29). Evangelical Lobbying Threatens Supreme Court's Independence. truthout.org Recent exposés have uncovered an emerging pattern of improper lobbying of right-wing Supreme Court justices by wealthy evangelicals. They reveal serious threats to the independence of the judiciary. But equally alarming is that the Supreme Court is unconstrained by a code of judicial ethics. |

The Texas Tribune (2022-11-29). Supreme Court Wrestles Over Biden's Immigration Enforcement Policy. latinorebels.com The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the Biden administration has the right to decide which undocumented immigrants federal agents should prioritize for deportation.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-11-29). Exigen a EE.UU. retirar cargos contra Julian Assange. telesurtv.net De ser declarado culpable de espionaje, Assange podría ser condenado a 175 años de prisión.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-11-29). Lula exige la libertad de periodista Julian Assange. telesurtv.net "Les pedí que enviaran mi solidaridad. Que Assange sea liberado de su injusto encarcelamiento", manifestó el exmandatario (2003-2011).

WSWS (2022-11-29). What took them so long? New York Times, Guardian finally call for Assange's freedom. wsws.org Ten years after Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange was forced to seek refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and three years after he was arrested and subjected to solitary confinement, the editors and publishers of the New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El País and Der Spiegel have issued an open letter calling on US President Joe Biden to end his prosecution.

Jake Johnson (2022-11-28). Because 'Publishing Is Not a Crime,' Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges. commondreams.org "This indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America's First Amendment and the freedom of the press," The Guardian, The New York Times, and other media outlets warned.

Kevin Gosztola (2022-11-28). Attorney: Plenty To Uncover On CIA-Backed Spying That Violated Privacy Of Assange Visitors. shadowproof.com In August, a lawsuit against the CIA, former CIA director Mike Pompeo, UC Global, and UC Global director David Morales was filed that alleged Americans who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was living in the Ecuador embassy had their privacy rights violated.

Editor (2022-11-28). The role of UK intelligence services in the abduction, murder of James Foley. mronline.org An investigation into British and American collusion with the terror groups that kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.

Douglas Valentine (2022-11-28). Video: "The CIA has been developing Fascists in Ukraine for 70 years." Douglas Valentine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Will Missouri Stay Execution of Kevin Johnson, Case Tainted by Racism, or Let Daughter Witness Death? democracynow.org Pressure is growing for Missouri to stop the execution of Kevin Johnson set for Tuesday. At a hearing Monday before Missouri's Supreme Court, a special prosecutor will request a stay in order to fully investigate how the case was tainted by racism. Meanwhile, Johnson's 19-year-old daughter has been barred from witnessing his lethal injection because she is under 21. "We understand that the death penalty does not solve anything," says Michelle Smith, co-director of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, who says Johnson is being "punished more severely" because of hi…

_____ (2022-11-28). Pardoning Turkeys Instead Of Humans. popularresistance.org I apologize for complaining every year when the U.S. president, no matter who it is, pardons two turkeys just before Thanksgiving. I don't think it's funny or cute or festive. I think it's an insult to every person in America who actually deserves a pardon. | It's bad enough for people like me, (or Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, or any other national security whistleblower) who have done their time, have applied for pardons from multiple presidents, and have been ignored. | Imagine what it must be like for people who are innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted. What must go through Leonard Pelletier…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). Major News Organizations Finally Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com Five major Western news organizations have finally spoken out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and are calling on the US government to drop the charges against him. In a letter to the US government, the editors and publishers of The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, DER SPIEGEL, and El País said that "publishing …

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2022-11-29: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-11-29). Universities Australia volunteers to channel students into war drive. wsws.org The UA submission to the Labor government's "strategic review" marks a new stage in integrating Australian universities into the military-intelligence apparatus.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-11-29). Exigen a EE.UU. retirar cargos contra Julian Assange. telesurtv.net De ser declarado culpable de espionaje, Assange podría ser condenado a 175 años de prisión.

WSWS (2022-11-29). What took them so long? New York Times, Guardian finally call for Assange's freedom. wsws.org Ten years after Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange was forced to seek refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, and three years after he was arrested and subjected to solitary confinement, the editors and publishers of the New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El País and Der Spiegel have issued an open letter calling on US President Joe Biden to end his prosecution.

Jake Johnson (2022-11-28). Because 'Publishing Is Not a Crime,' Major Newspapers Push US to Drop Assange Charges. commondreams.org "This indictment sets a dangerous precedent, and threatens to undermine America's First Amendment and the freedom of the press," The Guardian, The New York Times, and other media outlets warned.

Kevin Gosztola (2022-11-28). Attorney: Plenty To Uncover On CIA-Backed Spying That Violated Privacy Of Assange Visitors. shadowproof.com In August, a lawsuit against the CIA, former CIA director Mike Pompeo, UC Global, and UC Global director David Morales was filed that alleged Americans who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange when he was living in the Ecuador embassy had their privacy rights violated.

Editor (2022-11-28). The role of UK intelligence services in the abduction, murder of James Foley. mronline.org An investigation into British and American collusion with the terror groups that kidnapped and murdered western hostages in Syria.

Douglas Valentine (2022-11-28). Video: "The CIA has been developing Fascists in Ukraine for 70 years." Douglas Valentine. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-11-28). Will Missouri Stay Execution of Kevin Johnson, Case Tainted by Racism, or Let Daughter Witness Death? democracynow.org Pressure is growing for Missouri to stop the execution of Kevin Johnson set for Tuesday. At a hearing Monday before Missouri's Supreme Court, a special prosecutor will request a stay in order to fully investigate how the case was tainted by racism. Meanwhile, Johnson's 19-year-old daughter has been barred from witnessing his lethal injection because she is under 21. "We understand that the death penalty does not solve anything," says Michelle Smith, co-director of Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, who says Johnson is being "punished more severely" because of hi…

_____ (2022-11-28). Pardoning Turkeys Instead Of Humans. popularresistance.org I apologize for complaining every year when the U.S. president, no matter who it is, pardons two turkeys just before Thanksgiving. I don't think it's funny or cute or festive. I think it's an insult to every person in America who actually deserves a pardon. | It's bad enough for people like me, (or Jeffrey Sterling, Thomas Drake, or any other national security whistleblower) who have done their time, have applied for pardons from multiple presidents, and have been ignored. | Imagine what it must be like for people who are innocent of the crimes for which they were convicted. What must go through Leonard Pelletier…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-28). Major News Organizations Finally Urge US to Drop Charges Against Julian Assange. news.antiwar.com Five major Western news organizations have finally spoken out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assage and are calling on the US government to drop the charges against him. In a letter to the US government, the editors and publishers of The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, DER SPIEGEL, and El País said that "publishing …

En.mehrnews (2022-11-27). Russia likely using cruise missiles without nuclear warheads. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) — Russia is likely removing nuclear warheads from aging nuclear cruise missiles and firing unarmed munitions at Ukraine, Britain's military intelligence claimed on Saturday.

Larry C. Johnson (2022-11-27). Star CIA Analysts Are Out of Touch With Reality When it Comes to Russia. covertactionmagazine.com They See Only the Bad Old Days of the Soviet Union The CIA, thanks to Hollywood and fanboys, enjoys an undeserved reputation for competence in carrying out espionage and covert actions. I am fascinated by the delusional punditry offered by former CIA officers, such as Douglas London and Steven Hall. Full disclosure, Hall was a …

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