Daily Archives: May 6, 2023

2023-05-06: News Headlines

teleSUR, YSM (2023-05-06). Julian Assange invita al rey Carlos III a visitar prisión de Belmarsh. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con Assange, en el centro penitenciario británico se encuentran recluidos 687 súbditos.

WSWS (2023-05-06). Assange letter to King details brutal conditions at Belmarsh Prison. wsws.org WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has written an open letter to King Charles III on the day of his coronation, calling attention to the appalling conditions in which he is being held in His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh.

WSWS (2023-05-06). Australian prime minister feigns concern for Assange but defends "national security" secrecy. wsws.org The entire thrust of Albanese's remarks was that Assange's fate was out of the Labor government's hands, thus leaving him to the mercy of the British and US administrations.

Labor Video Project (2023-05-06). KQED Security Used To Coerce Speak-out on World Press Freedom Day For Assange & Mumia. indybay.org On World Press Freedom Day a rally speak-out was held in front of KQED TV and radio. The station bosses mobilized security to try to coerce and threaten the action.

Editor (2023-05-06). A Kingly Proposal: Letter From Julian Assange to King Charles III. scheerpost.com By Julian Assange / Declassified UK To His Majesty King Charles III, On the coronation of my liege, I thought it only fitting to extend a heartfelt invitation to you to commemorate this momentous occasion by visiting your very own kingdom within a kingdom: His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh. You will no doubt recall the wise …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-06). Julian Assange invites King Charles III to visit Belmarsh prison. plenglish.com London, May 6 (Prensa Latina) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, held at His Majesty's Prison Belmarsh, urged King Charles III to visit the penitentiary institution after his coronation ceremony, which was attended by which 200,000 guests on Saturday.

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2023-05-06). Albanese 'Frustrated' With US Over Assange. popularresistance.org Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he has unequivocally stated his position to the United States that a diplomatic resolution of the case of Julian Assange must be made. | In his clearest statement yet about the fate of the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview in London that he has told the U.S. Justice Department that Assange's case must come to an end. | "I continue to say in private what I said publicly as Labor leader and what I've said as Prime Minister, that enough is enough," Albanese told the ABC. "This needs to be brought to a…

Editor (2023-05-05). Fabian Scheidler: Why the Release of Julian Assange Is Crucial for Our Future. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-05-05). Australian PM 'Frustrated' With US Over Assange. scheerpost.com The Australian prime minister told ABC, "I share the frustration. I can't do more than make very clear what my position is," that a diplomatic solution to Assange's case must be found.

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-05-05). Multiple U.S. officials confronted about U.S. Assange hypocrisy on World Press Freedom Day. mronline.org Assange exposed many things about our rulers during his work with WikiLeaks, but none of those revelations have been as significant as what he's forced them to reveal about themselves in the lengths that they will go to to silence a journalist who tells inconvenient truths.

Brittani Banks (2023-05-05). Why Julian Assange Is at the Vanguard for World Press Freedom. independentmediainstitute.org We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in May as a reminder that the role of news organizations is to speak truth to power. Not for manufacturing consent—to use Chomsky's famous words—for the government and the ruling classes. It's an occasion to remember three people who exemplify the need to speak the truth: Daniel Ellsberg of …

Prof. Marjorie Cohn (2023-05-05). Biden Hypocritically Slams Arrest of US Journalist in Russia But Pursues Assange. globalresearch.ca

Jim Naureckas, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2023-05-06). Action Alert: False NYT Spy Claim On Iran Nukes Needs Correction. popularresistance.org The New York Times (5/1/23), reporting on Iran's execution of British spy Alireza Akbari, reported: | The spy had provided valuable information — and would continue to do so for years — intelligence that would prove critical in eliminating any doubt in Western capitals that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons. | This is not correct; as FAIR has often pointed out (FAIR.org, 10/17/17, 9/9/15, 9/24/13; 1/31/13; Extra!, 3—4/08), the position of US intelligence is that it has no proof Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. As the US State Department reiterated in April 2022: | The United States co…

teleSUR (2023-05-05). Leaked Data Reveal the US is an Unchecked Surveillance Empire. telesurenglish.net A set of highly classified documents from the U.S. Pentagon were leaked online in recent weeks, in an apparent security breach that revealed U.S. intelligence gathering on some of its key allies. Those documents again shed light on the extensive spying activities conducted by the U.S. in various parts of the world | RELATED: | For many years, Washington has been spying on the world through electronic eavesdropping and communication…

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-05-05). Former president of Mexico revealed as CIA asset. mronline.org Declassified documents of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have revealed that former president of Mexico, José López Portillo, who led the country during 1976-1982, was a CIA asset.

Anonymous669 (2023-05-05). Iraqi Air Force Eliminates ISIS Cell In Kirkuk (Videos). southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct a training mission over Iraq May 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf) | On May 4, the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) targeted a cell of ISIS that was hiding in Wadi al-Chai, a valley in the northern province of Kirkuk. | The Iraqi Security Media Cell said in a statement that the airstrikes were carried out based on information provided by the Military Intelligence Directorate, adding that the entire cell was eliminated and several…

Anonymous669 (2023-05-05). Turkish Intelligence 'Neutralized' Wanted PKK Member In Northern Iraq. southfront.org Necirvan Seven as seen in a photo released by the Anadolu Agency. | The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) "neutralized" Necirvan Seven, a wanted member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), during a recent operation in northern Iraq, the Anadolu Agency reported on May 5. | Unnamed security sources told the state-run news agency that Seven joined the rural establishment of the PKK in 2015 and was active in the so-called Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H),…

Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-05). Project INVICTUS: Inside the UK's Human Rights Busting Campaign to Spy on Refugees. mintpressnews.com Leaked documents reviewed by MintPress reveal how The British Home Office has been clandestinely spying on refugees' smartphones under the guise of "combatting human trafficking."

WSWS (2023-05-06). More revelations of corruption on US Supreme Court. wsws.org The exposure of rampant corruption on the US Supreme Court expanded over the past week. While the scandal has centered on Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife "Ginni," the most brazen bribe-takers, it has increasingly implicated the entire court, including the chief justice and the Democratic minority.

splcenter (2023-05-05). Supreme Court's abortion ruling disproportionately affects Black people with low incomes in the Deep South. splcenter.org

Anand Naidoo (2023-05-05). The Heat: U.S. Abortion Controversy. america.cgtn.com Abortion rights are no longer guaranteed as several states across the U.S. limit access to the procedure. It was considered a watershed moment in modern American history. Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973, recognized the right to personal privacy including a …

Jon Queally (2023-05-05). Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of thousands of dollars in off-the-book compensation from a powerful right-wing nonprofit shortly before the group "soon would have an interest before the court" — a pivotal voting rights case. |

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