greenleft.org.au (2023-12-31). Constitutional violations: Julian Assange, privacy and the CIA. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-12-30). Assange's final British appeal against extradition set for February. wsws.org The WikiLeaks publisher is perilously close to being extradited to the US, where he would face life imprisonment for exposing US-led war crimes, human rights abuses and diplomatic conspiracies.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-30). Constitutional violations: Julian Assange, privacy and the CIA. greenleft.org.au

The Independent (2023-12-31). Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2023. independent.co.ug BEIJING | Xinhua | The following are the top 10 world news events in the year 2023 selected by Xinhua in a chronological order: 1. Generative AI accelerates industrial transformation The number of monthly active users of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, reached 100 million in January. Generative AI represented by ChatGPT is developing …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-30). US Sanctions Yemeni Money Network Over Pro-Palestine Action. popularresistance.org The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on 28 December imposed unilateral economic sanctions on one individual and two currency exchange houses in Yemen, accusing them of "facilitating" the flow of funds for the Ansarallah resistance movement. | "Today's action underscores our resolve to restrict the illicit flow of funds to [Ansarallah], who continue to conduct dangerous attacks on international shipping and risk further destabilizing the region," said Brian Nelson, the US Treasury under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. | The sanctions targeted Nabil Ali Ahmed [mda…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-30). Amoral Compass: "Create and Govern Artificial Intelligence". Palantir and Its Quest to Remake the World. globalresearch.ca

John Mueller (2023-12-30). Remember when Japan was going to take over the world? responsiblestatecraft.org

The most important security issue for the United States, the contest/competition/rivalry with China, may soon fade away.The plausibility of this proposition is enhanced if we take as a parallel not the rivalry with the USSR during the Cold War, but the one that smoked through the 1980s and early 1990s when Japan appeared to be becoming "Number One." The rather benign ending of that rivalry may have something to say about what will happen as China slides into what many suggest will be a lengthy period of slow growth or even stagnation.In both cases, the perceived threats have been primarily economic.<...

Editor (2023-12-31). Glenn Greenwald: Can't-Miss of 2023 — COVID, #TwitterFiles, Govt Spying & More. scheerpost.com

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-31). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-30). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2023-12-27). Tucker Carlson's Assange interview makes him the last big name in US journalism. infobrics.org Tucker Carlson has finally released the interview he had with Assange nearly two months ago, as the latter faces the final appeal against extradition to the United States, where the charges against him could easily result in life imprisonment or even the death penalty.

ecns.cn (2023-12-27). China to step up research on future-orientated technologies. ecns.cn China's top industry regulator said on Wednesday that it will step up the research on future-oriented technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and push forward new industrialization.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-27). Netanyahu Refuses to Discuss Post-War Plans for Gaza With Security Chiefs. news.antiwar.com According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused requests from his top military and intelligence officials to discuss potential plans for a post-war Gaza. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu rebuffed three separate requests from the heads of Mossad, Shin Bet, and the Israeli Defense Forces. "Time is running out and …

Kit Klarenberg (2023-12-27). Mass graves, grave questions: Britain's secret Srebrenica role. thegrayzone.com Widely ignored official reports and never-before-seen declassified files suggest shadowy British special forces operatives played a crucial role in one of the 20th century's most notorious and controversial massacres. In July 2023, few media observers took notice when influential British intelligence operative-turned-lawmaker Alicia Kearns issued a public call for Western boots on the ground in the former Yugoslavia. Addressing a packed session of the House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee chair Kearns made the alarming call: "I…urge the Government: let …

Pierre-Henri Bunel (2023-12-27). Is Al Qaeda an "Existential Threat" against America and the Western World"? What is the Meaning of Al Qaeda in Arabic? globalresearch.ca Global Research Introduction : | Pierre-Henri Bunel, a former member of France's Military Intelligence, initially published by Global Research in 2005, sheds light on the nature of Al Qaeda, an intelligence construct used by Washington to destabilize and …

Pierre-Henri Bunel (2023-12-27). Is Al Qaeda an "Existential Threat" against America and the Western World? What is the Meaning of Al Qaeda in Arabic? globalresearch.ca Global Research Introduction : | Pierre-Henri Bunel, a former member of France's Military Intelligence, initially published by Global Research in 2005, sheds light on the nature of Al Qaeda, an intelligence construct used by Washington to destabilize and …

Pierre-Henri Bunel (2023-12-27). Is Al Qaeda an "Existential Threat"? What is the Meaning of Al Qaeda in Arabic? globalresearch.ca Global Research Introduction : | Pierre-Henri Bunel, a former member of France's Military Intelligence, initially published by Global Research in 2005, sheds light on the nature of Al Qaeda, an intelligence construct used by Washington to destabilize and …

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-28). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2023-12-27). Kamala Harris joins Joe Biden in reaching historically low approval rating. infobrics.org Trump leads Biden in the polls, while Supreme Court favours the former president.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Michigan Supreme Court favors Trump, will remain on the ballot. plenglish.com Washington, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Michigan Supreme Court today rejected an attempt to eliminate former President Donald Trump from the primary electoral ballot of that state of the Union, against a constitutional amendment that would disqualify him.

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-27). Supreme Court overturns aspects of NSW's anti-protest laws. greenleft.org.au

Tatyana Tandanpolie (2023-12-27). Trump to Remain on Michigan's Primary Ballot, State's Top Court Says. truthout.org The Michigan Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to hear a case arguing that former President Donald Trump should be booted from the state's primary ballot, allowing the GOP frontrunner to remain a candidate, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Wednesday order aligns with lower court rulings in the state, but departs from a recent ruling removing Trump from the ballot by the Colorado Supreme Court. |

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-27). Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules State Voting Maps Unconstitutional. progressive.org

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-12-28). Another Unmerry Whistleblower Christmas; MSPB's Cathy A. Harris Stars as The Grinch. indybay.org With the U.S. Merit System Protection Board headed by the hapless, if self-promoting, Harris, is authoritarian and ambitious vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau better able to become Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense should he win in 2024?>

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-12-27). Another Unmerry Whistleblower Christmas; MSPB's Cathy A. Harris Stars as The Grinch. indybay.org With the U.S. Merit System Protection Board headed by the hapless, if self-promoting, Harris, is authoritarian and ambitious vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau better able to become Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense should he win in 2024?>