Monthly Archives: September 2023

2023-09-24: News Headlines

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-24). Mission to Free Assange: Australian Parliamentarians in Washington. dissidentvoice.org It was a short stint, involving a six-member delegation of Australian parliamentarians lobbying members of the US Congress and various relevant officials on one issue: the release of Julian Assange. If extradited to the US from the United Kingdom to face 18 charges, 17 framed with reference to the oppressive, extinguishing Espionage Act of 1917, …

Connor Freeman (2023-09-24). Kyiv Launches More Attacks on Sevastopol in Crimea. news.antiwar.com Kyiv launched cruise missile attacks on the Crimean Peninsula with weapons provided by NATO on Friday. This was followed by another missile strike on Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea fleet is based, on Saturday morning. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's intelligence chief, told Voice of America — the US state-funded media outlet — that at least nine …

Matt Taibbi, Scheer Post. (2023-09-24). Forget Bellingcat — Meet A Real 'Open Source' Watchdog. popularresistance.org On September 11th of this year, on the third floor of the Nauticus museum in Norfolk, Virginia, defense and intelligence representatives gathered for the first and only unclassified meeting of a Naval Special Warfare Command "technology integration exercise," called Trident Spectre 2024. What is Trident? The three-minute video above was unveiled for attendees. It pitched the program as a matchmaking forum for contractors and "defense leaders" who "tour the experimentation camp during the exercise, leading to technology transition or outright acquisition," the contract-hungry crowd was told, in tantalizing narrati…

Editor (2023-09-23). UK Intelligence Spun 2013 Syria Chemical Attack, Leaked Docs Show. scheerpost.com US officials suppressed internal assessments that Al Qaeda's Syrian wing had an "advanced" sarin production cell even as the US publicly blamed the Assad government for a 2013 chemical weapons attack, a report reveals. | Leaked documents obtained by The Grayzone show a shadowy British intelligence contractor helped sell the story that Assad was responsible — and nearly triggered Western intervention.

Leonid Savin (2023-09-24). L'intelligence artificielle et notre avenir. thealtworld.com Il y a quarante ans, William Gibson, écrivain américain de science-fiction installé au Canada, achevait son premier roman, Neuromancien, qui, après sa parution en 1984, a valu à son auteur une incroyable popularité. Un texte d'une grande beauté, une intrigue tortueuse (avec des références aux histoires précédentes de l'auteur) et beaucoup d'idées qui se sont concrétisées des années plus tard et sont devenues des évidences. C'est grâce à l'≈ìuvre de William Gibson que le terme "cyberespace" nous est parvenu. On remarque également que ses images fantastiques ont influencé les créateurs du film "Matrix"

Anonymous (2023-09-23). Somebody's Watching You – Government Spying in the Pacific Northwest. indybay.org Privacy today faces growing threats from a growing surveillance apparatus. Numerous government agencies intrude upon the private communications of innocent citizens, amass vast databases of who we call and when, and catalog "suspicious activities" based on the vaguest standards. This zine highlights government spying in the Pacific Northwest.

Ben Norton (2023-09-23). Chinese Balloon Was Not Spying, US Gov't Admits Months After Manufactured Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Sep 20, 2023 | The Pentagon admitted that a Chinese balloon that crossed into US territory in February was not spying; it was likely blown off course by wind. But Washington and the media milked this manufactured scandal for new cold war propaganda. | The US government has admitted that severe accusations it made against China were just a lot of hot air. | The highest-ranking official in the US military has clarified that a

Robert Inlakesh (2023-09-24). An Israeli Civil-War Brewing Over Judicial Overhaul, Or A New War? thelastamericanvagabond.com In July, the Israeli Knesset ratified the first of a wave of bills that seek to curtail the powers of Tel Aviv's supreme court, dividing Israel's Jewish population between supporters of the current "liberal western democracy" model and those seeking a more radical system. While hundreds of thousands of Israeli protesters packed the streets, Israeli

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2023-09-21: News Headlines

Assange Defense. (2023-09-21). Australian Politicians Coming To US To Free Julian Assange. popularresistance.org More than 60 Australian politicians have called on the United States government to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, warning of "a sharp and sustained outcry in Australia" if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited. The letter comes ahead of announcements that a contingent of parliamentarians are coming to Washington D.C. this week in hopes of securing Assange's freedom. In the letter, the 63 MPs and senators said they were "resolutely of the view that the prosecution and incarceration of the Australian citizen Julian Assange must end". The letter will be taken to Washington D.C. where it will be presented to U…

Megan Sherman (2023-09-21). Democracy Is a Fugitive. Julian Assange: "Resistance is Timely and Necessary" globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-09-20). Colombian President Gustavo Petro: Charges Against Julian Assange Are "Mockery of Freedom of Press" democracynow.org At the United Nations General Assembly this week, multiple world leaders voiced support for the imprisoned founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. We air an excerpt of Democracy Now!'s exclusive interview with Petro, who calls Assange's continued incarceration "the greatest mockery of freedom of press … brought to bear by the country that built the concept."…

Staff (2023-09-20). Australian Senator Peter Whish-Wilson Calls on U.S. to End the "Totalitarian" Prosecution of Julian Assange. democracynow.org A delegation of Australian lawmakers has arrived in Washington, D.C., to urge the Biden administration to halt its prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. More than 60 members of Australia's Parliament from across the political spectrum have called for Assange's release. We speak to Australian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, who co-founded the Bring Julian Assange Home Parliamentary Group, about the growing Australian movement to free Assange and its implications for U.S.-Australia relations. Whish-Wilson warns that Assange's extradition to the U.S. to stand tr…

Editor (2023-09-21). Australian MPs at DOJ After Assange Talks. scheerpost.com

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Hangzhou Asian Games: A feast of technology, culture. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games highlight the concepts of "culture" and "intelligence" as revealed in a press conference held on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. This event showcases a diverse range of cultural expressions and technological innovations.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). China's Ministry of State Security reveals U.S.' infiltration of Huawei traced back to 2009. ecns.cn MSS) released an article on Wednesday revealing that U.S.' infiltration of Huawei headquarters' servers can be traced back to 2009, while also disposing despicable methods of U.S. intelligence agencies in cyber espionage.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Huawei embraces all-intelligence strategy. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Co said on Wednesday that it is committed to building a solid computing base for China and building a second choice for the world, as it embraces an all-intelligence strategy.

WSWS (2023-09-21). Former Capitol Police chief blasts Pentagon officials for delaying deployment of National Guard during January 6 coup. wsws.org Steven Sund's testimony before Congress confirms that the Democrats are covering up the complicity of military brass and police and intelligence officials in Trump's fascist assault on the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election.

ecns.cn (2023-09-20). China's Ministry of State Security reveals U.S.' infiltration of Huawei traced back to 2009. ecns.cn MSS) released an article on Wednesday revealing that U.S.' infiltration of Huawei headquarters' servers can be traced back to 2009, while also disposing despicable methods of U.S. intelligence agencies in cyber espionage.

ecns.cn (2023-09-20). Huawei embraces all-intelligence strategy. ecns.cn Huawei Technologies Co said on Wednesday that it is committed to building a solid computing base for China and building a second choice for the world, as it embraces an all-intelligence strategy.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-09-20). In Cuba XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Professionals from Russia, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Cuba attend today in Havana the XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering, whose central theme is associated with artificial intelligence.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-09-20). UK intelligence spun 2013 Syria chemical attack, leaked docs show. thegrayzone.com US officials suppressed internal assessments that Al Qaeda's Syrian wing had an "advanced" sarin production cell even as the US publicly blamed the Assad government for a 2013 chemical weapons attack, a report reveals. Leaked documents obtained by The Grayzone show a shadowy British intelligence contractor helped sell the story that Assad was responsible — and nearly triggered Western intervention. On September 13, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published a US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) appraisal detailing the chemical …

midwesternmarx (2023-09-20). Elliot Abrams Was a CIA Agent According to Daughter of CIA-Mafia Liaison By: Jeremy Kuzmarov. midwesternmarx.com Appointment of Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission Shows President Biden's Close Ties to the CIA In September 1998, Desiree A. Ferdinand gave a sworn deposition, in a case filed with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, detailing the career of her father, Colonel Albert V. Carone, an army intelligence officer in World War II who she claimed was a CIA liaison with organized crime.​Ferdinand testified in a civil suit brought against the CIA and then-Vice President and fo …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-09-21). Imperial showcases AI and healthcare expertise in San Francisco. imperial.ac.uk An event brought together world-leading experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and healthcare as well as investors and startups active in the area.

Ben Norton (2023-09-21). Chinese balloon was not spying, US gov't admits months after manufactured crisis. geopoliticaleconomy.com The Pentagon admitted that a Chinese balloon that crossed into US territory in February was not spying; it was likely blown off course by wind. But Washington and the media milked this manufactured scandal for new cold war propaganda.

Anonymous (2023-09-21). Somebody's Watching You – Government Spying in the Pacific Northwest. indybay.org Privacy today faces growing threats from a growing surveillance apparatus. Numerous government agencies intrude upon the private communications of innocent citizens, amass vast databases of who we call and when, and catalog "suspicious activities" based on the vaguest standards. This zine highlights government spying in the Pacific Northwest.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-09-20). Fighting the Diaspora: India's Campaign Against Khalistan. dissidentvoice.org Diaspora politics can often be testy. While the mother country maintains its own fashioned narrative, governed by domestic considerations, the diaspora may, or may not, be in accord with the agreed upon story. While countries such as China and Iran are seen as the conventional bullies in this regard, spying and monitoring the activities of …

Emma Epperly, The Spokesman-Review. (2023-09-20). Guantanamo Bay Detainee Sues Former Psychologists In New Torture Case. popularresistance.org A man tortured two decades ago by the CIA for his suspected role as a terrorist has sued two former Spokane psychologists, who made millions of dollars from the government for developing the techniques used during the brutal interrogations. | Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, also known as Abu Zubaydah, says he underwent extreme torture, including prolonged extreme solitary confinement, waterboarding, mock executions and lack of medical attention that cost him his left eye. | Zubaydah is suing psychologists and former CIA contractors Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell, who he says tortured him.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-09-20). A whistle-blower says the CIA bribed experts to change their conclusion on likely origins of covid. expose-news.com One of the earliest gain-of-function experiments done at the Wuhan lab was funded by USAID. It's no surprise then a whistle-blower has come forward claiming that the CIA bribed their experts to …

Editor (2023-09-20). The Fate of the "Dreamers" Is Likely Headed to the Right-Dominated Supreme Court. scheerpost.com

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-20). Brazil's Supreme Court resumes trial on indigenous land thesis. plenglish.com Brasilia, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Supreme Court (STF) will resume the trial on the so-called temporary framework that will define the future of the demarcation of indigenous lands in Brazil.

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