Monthly Archives: March 2023

2023-03-04: News Headlines

Editor (2023-03-03). The Nightmare Espionage Act That is Killing Julian Assange and the First Amendment. scheerpost.com The use of the century old Espionage Act in the Julian Assange case continues to set the chilling precedent of a bleak future in American journalism, a precedent that endangers even those outside US borders.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-04). 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…

Yves Engler (2023-03-04). To See Real Foreign Influence, Check out Canada's Military. dissidentvoice.org If you believe the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Conservatives, the Chinese own a backbench Liberal MP, which has been front page news recently. But no one mentions Washington's possession of our military. According to a leak reportedly from CSIS, the Chinese consulate in Toronto assisted Han Dong win the Liberal party nomination for the …

Whitney Webb (2023-03-03). BT/TV 8 Whitney Webb: We're In A Battle For The Fate of Humanity. thealtworld.com Investigative journalist and author of "One Nation Under Blackmail" Whitney Webb joins Mark on Bombthrower TV to discuss her book, the merger between organized crime and global intelligence agencies, the World Economic Forum datamining your brainwaves — taking control over your own mind and the battle for the fate of humanity.

WSWS (2023-03-03). Biden seeks renewal of warrantless spying powers. wsws.org On Tuesday, the White House launched a campaign to secure congressional reauthorization of the law used to continue mass electronic surveillance of the public that was exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013.

Editor (2023-03-03). The Nightmare Espionage Act That is Killing Julian Assange and the First Amendment. scheerpost.com The use of the century old Espionage Act in the Julian Assange case continues to set the chilling precedent of a bleak future in American journalism, a precedent that endangers even those outside US borders.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-04). 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…

Yves Engler (2023-03-04). To See Real Foreign Influence, Check out Canada's Military. dissidentvoice.org If you believe the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Conservatives, the Chinese own a backbench Liberal MP, which has been front page news recently. But no one mentions Washington's possession of our military. According to a leak reportedly from CSIS, the Chinese consulate in Toronto assisted Han Dong win the Liberal party nomination for the …

Whitney Webb (2023-03-03). BT/TV 8 Whitney Webb: We're In A Battle For The Fate of Humanity. thealtworld.com Investigative journalist and author of "One Nation Under Blackmail" Whitney Webb joins Mark on Bombthrower TV to discuss her book, the merger between organized crime and global intelligence agencies, the World Economic Forum datamining your brainwaves — taking control over your own mind and the battle for the fate of humanity.

WSWS (2023-03-03). Biden seeks renewal of warrantless spying powers. wsws.org On Tuesday, the White House launched a campaign to secure congressional reauthorization of the law used to continue mass electronic surveillance of the public that was exposed by Edward Snowden in 2013.

Gustavo A. Maranges (2023-03-03). Guantanamo: The Meaning of 120 Years of Illegal Occupation. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges — Feb 28, 2023 | To a great many people of the world, the word Guantanamo has become synonymous with torture since the U.S. opened up its military prison center there in 2002. Over 780 people captured by U.S. forces have suffered from massive human rights violations there carried out by the CIA since that time. For the people of Cuba, a society that places human rights and well-being above all else, this is a collective horror carried out on their sovereign soil by a foreign military. | This article hopes to go beyond that because today marks the 120th year of continuous U.S. Naval occ…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-03-03). Sinister Agency Created To Do CIA's Dirty Work in Public Has Just Named New Leaders. covertactionmagazine.com New Appointees Picked to Pursue Same Imperialist Goal of Fomenting Disruption and Regime Change in Countries that Won't Toe U.S. Line The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an innocently named, "wolf-in-sheep's clothing" offshoot of the CIA that funds dissident foreign organizations and media trying to overthrow their own governments in countries targeted by the …

Staff (2023-03-03). La 'alimentación rectal' de la CIA suscita una pregunta: øSomos enemigos de toda la humanidad? cubadebate.cu La semana pasada, en una sala del tribunal federal en la Base Naval de los EE. UU. en la Bahía de Guantánamo, Cuba, un médico estadounidense contratado por el Pentágono testificó sobre el uso por parte de la CIA de tubos de "alimentación" rectales en prisioneros que detuvo y torturó en Tailandia entre 2001 y 2006.La médica Sondra S. Crosby, M.D., experta en torturas y otros traumatismos, describió la dolorosa inserción repetida de tubos de plástico en la cavidad anal del acusado en el caso, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, durante un período de cuatro años.

Natalia Marques (2023-03-03). The US Supreme Court entertains the idea that student loan forgiveness will "harm" people. peoplesdispatch.org The ultraconservative Supreme Court appears poised to force the burden of USD 1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt back onto tens of millions of workers…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-03-03). We're Losing Our Anti-War Heroes Right When We Need Them Most. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." | ~ Greek proverb | The heroic whistleblower and peace activist Daniel Ellsberg is dying. | In

Kevin Gosztola (2023-03-03). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 3, 2003. thedissenter.org Note: 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 3, 2003: Pentagon Secretary Donald Rumsfeld insis…

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2023-03-02: News Headlines

Kevin Gosztola (2023-03-02). The Difficulty of Destiny: 'Ithaka' And A Father's Struggle For His Son's Freedom. thedissenter.org "I don't much like media," mutters John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | During the first minutes of "Ithaka," an Australia documentary that follows John as he campaigns for his son's freedom, it becomes clear that he is not someone who is accustomed to appearing on camera or before groups of people to ask for their support. | John is asked how he got along with Assange, a tedious question that he resents given the harsh circumstances. However, the question is reasonable given the fact that Assange grew up without his father."The story is, I'm attempting in…

Ed Rampell (2023-03-01). Film Review: 'Ithaka' Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange. progressive.org Produced by the WikiLeaks founder's half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world's most famous political prisoners.

americanthinker (2023-03-01). Ron DeSantis's important point about ridding ourselves of the Deep State. americanthinker.com Whoever is the next Republican president must act on his suggestion, which originated with President Trump (although I'd go further still).

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-02). 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…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-03-02). The Difficulty of Destiny: 'Ithaka' And A Father's Struggle For His Son's Freedom. thedissenter.org "I don't much like media," mutters John Shipton, the father of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. | During the first minutes of "Ithaka," an Australia documentary that follows John as he campaigns for his son's freedom, it becomes clear that he is not someone who is accustomed to appearing on camera or before groups of people to ask for their support. | John is asked how he got along with Assange, a tedious question that he resents given the harsh circumstances. However, the question is reasonable given the fact that Assange grew up without his father."The story is, I'm attempting in…

Ed Rampell (2023-03-01). Film Review: 'Ithaka' Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange. progressive.org Produced by the WikiLeaks founder's half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world's most famous political prisoners.

americanthinker (2023-03-01). Ron DeSantis's important point about ridding ourselves of the Deep State. americanthinker.com Whoever is the next Republican president must act on his suggestion, which originated with President Trump (although I'd go further still).

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-02). 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…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…

Anonymous669 (2023-03-01). Israel Threatens Syria Over Hezbollah Deployment At Former Russian Intelligence Base In Daraa. southfront.org File image. | On February 28, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) warned the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) against allowing Lebanon's Hezbollah to establish a presence on the strategic Tell al-Hara hilltop in leaflets which were dropped over the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa and al-Qunitra. | Tell al-Hara, which is located in the western Daraa countryside, hosts a large signal intelligence base that was once operated by the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate, commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU,…

Dave DeCamp (2023-03-01). US Intel Report Says 'Havana Syndrome' Not Caused By Foreign Weapon. news.antiwar.com A US intelligence report has concluded that headaches and other symptoms US diplomats have said they experienced, known as "Havana Syndrome," is not the work of a hostile foreign power using a mysterious energy weapon. US diplomats in Cuba first reported the symptoms, but other US government employees deployed in other countries later said they …

ecns.cn (2023-03-01). China to launch large-scale model systems amid ChatGPT boom. ecns.cn China launched FlagOpen, one of the first large-scale model open-source systems, on Tuesday amid a boom in popularity of ChatGPT, with an aim of driving the country's artificial intelligence development for more "phenomenal" applications.

WSWS (2023-03-01). Intelligence agency-incited furor over lurid claims China interfered in Canada's 2019 and 2021 elections. wsws.org Workers must decisively reject this filthy pro-war, anti-China campaign. which has been orchestrated by high-placed leaks from CSIS, Canadian imperialism's premier intelligence agency.

J.D. Tuccille (2023-03-01). SCOTUS Says Domestic Spying Is Too Secret to be Challenged in Court. globalresearch.ca

Adriaan Alsema (2023-03-01). Colombia's army turned Medellin into murder capital of the world: CIA. colombiareports.com Colombia's army was behind the "narco-terrorism" that made Medellin the "murder capital" of the world in the 1980's, according to a declassified CIA report. The 1988 report that has been…

Amy Goodman (2023-03-01). Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Biden's Student Debt Plan. truthout.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which could give tens of millions of federal borrowers up to $20,000 of relief. During arguments, several conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, while liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the Republican states who… |

cameron orr (2023-03-01). Don't miss March 8th International Women's Day event. cpusa.org As the Supreme Court embraces a false "color blind" approach to addressing systemic and individual racism— including attacks on affirmative action in schools and the workplace, and while 35 states are attempting to legislate reality out of how Black history, race, gender, and other aspects of Black folks' lives are taught, African American women …

F. Douglas Stephenson (2023-03-01). End the "Citizens United" Ruling with a "Democracy for All Amendment" juancole.com Gainesville, Fl. (Special to Informed Comment) — In the United States government has been privatized by the Citizens United ruling of the SCOTUS. Government is now really up for sale and auctioned off to the highest campaign contributors.The Supreme Court 'Citizen's United' decision opened the floodgates for big money in our politics, allowing giant corporations …

Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik (2023-03-01). Protests at SCOTUS as justices move to kill debt relief for 26,000,000. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The Trump-appointed right wingers on the Court questioned the legality of President Biden's plan to wipe out more than $400 billion in student debt, making it likely that the Supreme Court will kill his plan to forgive the loans of tens of millions of borrowers. The Chief Justice accused the president of acting without congressional …

Staff (2023-03-01). Student Debt Relief in Jeopardy as Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Biden's Plan. democracynow.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two challenges to the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which could give tens of millions of federal borrowers up to $20,000 of relief. During arguments, several conservative justices expressed skepticism over the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, while liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor blasted the Republican states who brought one of the lawsuits. We're joined by Eleni Schirmer, who organizes with the Debt Collective and is a writer and postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University's Social Justice Centre in Montr…

teleSUR (2023-03-01). Brazil Frees Over 100 Prisoners for Jan 8 Coup Attacks. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Brazil's Federal Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered the provisional release of more than 100 people who had been detained following the January 8 coup attacks in Brasília against the three branches of government. | RELATED: | The decision concerns 102 people who will be able to return to their hometowns with some conditions upon their release with charges. | They will have to wear electro…

WSWS (2023-03-01). US Supreme Court poised to overturn Biden administration's limited student debt relief plan. wsws.org Currently, some 43 million borrowers in the United States owe over $1.7 trillion in student federal loan debt representing a massive and looming financial burden for a significant section of the working class.

Labor Video Project (2023-03-02). E. Palestine EPA Cover-up & SF Hunters Point/Treasure Island Connection with Greg Schwartz. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews investigative journalist Greg Schwartz about the connection between the East Palestine EPA hiring of Tetra Tech and the connection between Tetra Tech's record of fraud and retaliation of whistleblowers at the supposed clean-up at Hunters Point and Treasure Island. He also exposes that Black Rock and Vanguard Group are the top two shareholders of the Norfolk Southern Railway and Tetra Tech.

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