(2023-03-06). Sydney session of Belmarsh Tribunal hears strong evidence for Julian Assange's freedom. greenleft.org.au There was a big turnout at Sydney University's Great Hall for the fifth hearing of the Belmarsh Tribunal into the persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-03-07). In Video: In The CIA, We Didn't Give A Hoot About Democracy. southfront.org
(2023-03-07). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — March 7, 2023. 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 air w…
(2023-03-07). Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert: Artificial intelligence improves colonoscopy accuracy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON —‚ÄØJames East, M.D., spends his days skillfully examining people's colons, searching for and snaring away suspicious polyps that might one day turn into cancer. A gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, he says the ability to identify cancer risks and eliminate them on the spot during a colonoscopy is one of the most satisfying parts of his chosen profession. Colonoscopy remains the gold standard in detecting and preventing colorectal cancer. But the procedure…
(2023-03-07). The Havana Syndrome Case Cracked. dissidentvoice.org Even before the attack on the homeland of the weather balloons, the Havana Syndrome tested America's mettle. The Havana Syndrome was first reported in Cuba in 2016. The mysterious malady initially afflicted US embassy staff in Havana, especially those attached to intelligence missions. It then spread to Canadian embassy officials. The sudden headaches, debilitating dizziness, …
(2023-03-07). In a Compromised Media Environment, Western Intelligence Agencies Escalate NATO's Proxy War in Ukraine Unchallenged. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-06). How Could Western Intelligence Have Got It Wrong, Again? They Didn't. They Had Other Purposes. strategic-culture.org The West now faces the task of Larry Johnson, an ex-CIA analyst,
(2023-03-06). Former Google Researcher: Here Are The Top Risks Of AI Systems To Society, We Need Government Oversight. moguldom.com Timnit Gebru, an expert in artificial intelligence ethics who was fired from Google after raising issues of workplace discrimination, is calling for government oversight of the burgeoning and addictive new AI systems that tech is building — and their risks. Initially, the new bots got rave reviews from delighted wanna-be customers who tried out still-being-tested …
(2023-03-06). 'NY Times' Buries Israeli Military Complicity In West Bank Pogrom. popularresistance.org Yesterday's New York Times report on the rising violence in occupied West Bank Palestine is an insult to our intelligence. The paper could not ignore the latest Israeli settler/colonist pogrom against Palestinians, but reporters Patrick Kingsley and Isabel Kershner used time-honored techniques to downplay its seriousness and the responsibility for it. | The article's most dishonest feature was that it buried the most alarming news — Israeli government military complicity in the ferocious attacks — down in paragraph 26. Here's the relevant section: | Asked why the Israeli Army did not prevent the settl…
(2023-03-06). Meet the British intelligence-linked firm that warped MH17 news coverage. thegrayzone.com Staffed by British special forces veterans, Pilgrims' Group quietly shaped international coverage of the MH17 disaster as it shepherded journalists to and from the crash site. In November of 2022, a final judgment arrived in the trial of alleged perpetrators of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17). Russian nationals Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinskiy, and Donbas separatist Leonid Kharchenko, were convicted in absentia for the murder of MH17's 283 passengers and 15 crew members. They were ruled to …
(2023-03-06). Homeland Security now spying on Americans. indybay.org Homeland Security now spying on Americans. Back by demand. | Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV ¥s) and Space-Based Domestic Spying Surveillance technology the U.S. Government is now watching American citizens under the guise of disaster management and controlling the U.S. Mexican border.
(2023-03-06). Quoth the Vultures "Evermore" transcend.org It was an intentional genocidal war waged to torture, kill, and maim as many Vietnamese as possible and to use North American boys to do the killing and suffer the consequences. Its Phoenix Program, the CIA's assassination and torture operation, became the template for Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, CIA black sites, hybrid wars, terrorist actions, etc. up to today.
(2023-03-07). Why Student Debt Cancellation Is Reasonable, Not Radical. independentmediainstitute.org "Nobody's telling the person who is trying to set up the lawn service business that he doesn't have to pay his loan," said U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts during oral arguments about President Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan. Roberts continued his logic on behalf of this hypothetical lawn service operator, saying, "he …
(2023-03-06). Marxist IQ: Women and the fight for democracy and socialism. cpusa.org 
This year's United Nations-sponsored International Women's Day on March 8th and Women's History Month in the United States takes place after the extreme-right Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade. The Dobbs v. Jackson decision ranks as one of the worst in SCOTUS history. This Marxist IQ is dedicated to the mobilization of all working-class …
(2023-03-06). Student Loan Forgiveness Program Appears Headed for Defeat in the Supreme Court. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-06). Student Loan Forgiveness Program Appears Headed For Defeat. popularresistance.org A right-wing majority of the Supreme Court is on the verge of denying student debt relief to more than 40 million borrowers. On February 28, the high court heard oral arguments in a pair of cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Instituted to ameliorate the effects of the COVID pandemic, the program could provide up to $20,000 of debt relief to people with federally held loans. | The first case heard by the court was Biden v. Nebraska, brought by Republican state attorneys general from Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas and South Carolina against Biden, his Secretary of…
(2023-03-06). US Supreme Court hears case challenging Section 230 online liability shield. wsws.org The Supreme Court is hearing the case Gonzalez v. Google amid growing demands from different factions of the U.S. political establishment to either remove the Section 230 liability shield entirely or strengthen its censorship provisions to impose a much harsher regime of government control and regulation of social media and internet content.
(2023-03-07). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 7, 2003. thedissenter.org 
This series is published exclusively for subscribers of The Dissenter. Thanks for your interest in journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues. | The world will mark the 20th anniversary of the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq in about a month. It was the second war waged by the US against Iraq. | To reflect on this history, The Dissenter recounts the timeline of events that led up to the invasion on March 19. Each post encapsulates what took place that day as both political and media elites beat the drums of war. | *** | March 7, 2003: A report from United Nations chief weapons ins…