2023-05-03: News Headlines

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-05-03). Biden Slams Arrest Of US Journalist In Russia But Pursues Assange. popularresistance.org May 3, 2023, will mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, which the United Nations established to remind governments about the need to respect their commitment to freedom of the press. But as the Biden administration proclaims the centrality of press freedom globally, its hypocrisy in pursuing journalist and publisher Julian Assange is stunning. | The Biden administration recently expressed outrage that Russia arrested journalist Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal, a United States citizen based in Moscow, for practicing journalism. Gershkovich is now incarcerated in Russia, facing espionage…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-03). On World Press Freedom Day, State Department Refuses to Acknowledge Julian Assange Is a Journalist. news.antiwar.com

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-03). Mexico: AMLO Receives Julian Assange's Father and Brother, 97 Legislators Ask Biden to End Persecution Against Wikileaks Founder. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 29, 2023 (

_____ (2023-05-02). Julian Assange: Public Pressure Is Working but Media Must Stop Being Prostitutes and Demand Freedom. strategic-culture.org Distinguished independent journalists Dave Lindorff and Ron Ridenour gave their takes in this interview with Finian Cunningham. | The Australian government is finally responding to growing public protests to get Julian Assange freed from his British torture dungeon. | Distinguished independent journalists Dave Lindorff and Ron Ridenour gave their takes in this interview with Finian Cunningham. | As the world marks World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the most appropriate result would be the immediate release of Julian Assange. It is a travesty to 'celebrate' this day while he is incarcerated. | Australian-born As…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-02). Biden Says 'Journalism Is Not a Crime' as He Seeks Assange's Extradition. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, President Biden declared "journalism is not a crime" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a statement that rings hollow as his Justice Department is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes. Biden opened his speech by discussing Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-05-02). Foiled Escape: Security Firm UC Global, the CIA and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-05-03). Biden Slams Arrest Of US Journalist In Russia But Pursues Assange. popularresistance.org May 3, 2023, will mark the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, which the United Nations established to remind governments about the need to respect their commitment to freedom of the press. But as the Biden administration proclaims the centrality of press freedom globally, its hypocrisy in pursuing journalist and publisher Julian Assange is stunning. | The Biden administration recently expressed outrage that Russia arrested journalist Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal, a United States citizen based in Moscow, for practicing journalism. Gershkovich is now incarcerated in Russia, facing espionage…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-03). On World Press Freedom Day, State Department Refuses to Acknowledge Julian Assange Is a Journalist. news.antiwar.com

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-03). Mexico: AMLO Receives Julian Assange's Father and Brother, 97 Legislators Ask Biden to End Persecution Against Wikileaks Founder. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 29, 2023 (

_____ (2023-05-02). Julian Assange: Public Pressure Is Working but Media Must Stop Being Prostitutes and Demand Freedom. strategic-culture.org Distinguished independent journalists Dave Lindorff and Ron Ridenour gave their takes in this interview with Finian Cunningham. | The Australian government is finally responding to growing public protests to get Julian Assange freed from his British torture dungeon. | Distinguished independent journalists Dave Lindorff and Ron Ridenour gave their takes in this interview with Finian Cunningham. | As the world marks World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the most appropriate result would be the immediate release of Julian Assange. It is a travesty to 'celebrate' this day while he is incarcerated. | Australian-born As…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-02). Biden Says 'Journalism Is Not a Crime' as He Seeks Assange's Extradition. news.antiwar.com Over the weekend, President Biden declared "journalism is not a crime" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a statement that rings hollow as his Justice Department is seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US war crimes. Biden opened his speech by discussing Evan Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-05-02). Foiled Escape: Security Firm UC Global, the CIA and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2023-05-03). Key Nations Don't Want To Follow The US On Russia, China Policies. popularresistance.org Leaked intelligence documents show that key nations, including some of the most populous in the world, don't want to follow along with President Biden's policies toward Russia and China, The Washington Post reported Saturday. | The report cited intelligence assessments allegedly leaked by Jack Teixeira that show the private thinking of several major countries, including India, Brazil, Pakistan, and Egypt. | While the US and India have increased military ties in recent years to cooperate against China, New Delhi has maintained a good relationship with Russia and has become a major buyer of Russian oil.

Anand Naidoo (2023-05-03). The Heat: Artificial Intelligence. america.cgtn.com It's called Generative Artificial Intelligence and is shaking up big tech. There are growing concerns about AI-driven chat programs like OpenAI's chatGPT and Google's Bard. They're capable of producing content from essays to images and could soon transform how we all work. Tech leaders and …

Anonymous669 (2023-05-03). Turkey Killed ISIS Leader In Northern Syria Raid: Erdogan. southfront.org The former hideout of ISIS leader Abu al-Hussein. Source: the Anadolu Agency. | On April 30, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's intelligence service had killed the leader of ISIS in Syria. | In a broadcast, Erdogan said Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) had been tracking the terrorist group's leader, known as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurshi, "for a long time." | Abu al-Hussein was named the leader of ISIS following the death of his predecessor, Abu…

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-03). Blinken Says Ukraine's Army in Better Shape Than Discord Leaks Show. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Ukraine's military is capable of launching a counteroffensive and regaining territory from Russia despite what Pentagon documents leaked on Discord have revealed. One of the leaked documents allegedly released by Jack Teixeira was an intelligence assessment that said Ukraine would fall "well short" of its goals to …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-05-02). Canberra's record on outsourcing 'intelligence' to US military. greenleft.org.au Canberra is happy to outsource its military and security establishment to Washington's former mandarins, with many earning a pile in consultancy fees. Binoy Kampmark reports.

Carlo Parcelli (2023-05-03). "They're So Corrupt, It's Thrilling." — Lenny Bruce. dissidentvoice.org In Pisces Moon: The Dark Arts of Empire, Douglas Valentine descends into some of the most sinister aspects of US foreign policy. These include drug running, illegal arms sales, bribery, human and artifact trafficking, far right coups, assassinations, agitprop and disinformation, as well as fiefdoms set up by former CIA and their assets that are …

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-05-03). CovertAction Bulletin: The CIA and the 1990 Cuautitlán attack on Ford workers. covertactionmagazine.com In this episode, we highlight the struggle of the workers at the Ford Cuautitlán Assembly Plant, just outside Mexico City. On January 8, 1990, workers at the plant were attacked by police and private hired thugs wearing Ford jackets. This happened during a prolonged period of labor action by the workers, and kicked off an occupation of the plant. This attack didn't happen in a vacuum and the CIA played a role in squashing labor at the plant.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-03). Knee Deep in the Big Muddy, but the Roberts Court says it'll push on. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—When U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts refused to testify to senators about the Supreme Court's ethics, he justified it by citing the "separation of powers." But there was one other reason, investigations show, that may have made Roberts reluctant: His spouse, Jane Sullivan Roberts, works for an attorney search firm, Macrae Inc. And on past …

Staff (2023-05-03). Supreme Court: Are New Ethics Rules Needed as Gorsuch, Roberts & Thomas Face Questions over Finances? democracynow.org Three conservative Supreme Court justices are now embroiled in a growing ethics scandal about their personal and financial connections. Recent reporting has revealed that Justice Neil Gorsuch sold property he co-owned to the head of a major law firm that has since had many cases before the court, Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose lavish gifts and payments from billionaire and conservative activist Harlan Crow, and the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts was paid over $10 million in commissions as a job recruiter placing lawyers at elite law firms. Legal experts and lawmakers are increasingly pushing for e…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-03). Knee Deep in the Big Muddy but the Roberts Court says it'll push on. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—When U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts refused to testify to senators about the Supreme Court's ethics he justified it by citing the "separation of powers." But there was one other reason, investigations show, that may have made Roberts reluctant: His spouse, Jane Sullivan Roberts, works for an attorney search firm, Macrae Inc. And on past …

Matthew Segal (2023-05-02). State Supreme Courts Offer the Best Chance to Advance Rights. aclu.org Recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court are, to use a complex legal term, not great. In many areas, from abortion to voting rights to tribal sovereignty, the current court has curtailed civil rights and individual freedom, even at the expense of longstanding precedent. In other areas, such as policing and qualified immunity, the court has shown that it can move very slowly, or not at all, when it is apparently unbothered by harsh and legally indefensible precedent. | This erosion of our most cherished rights is disturbing, but we are not without hope. The ACLU has long worked in both federal and state cou…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-05-03). US Double Standards On World Press Freedom Day. shadowproof.com The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber with this special World Press Freedom Day offer. For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a…

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