2024-05-09: News Headlines

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2024-05-09). Whistleblower David McBride To Be Sentenced. popularresistance.org A sentencing hearing has concluded in the case of Australian whistleblower David McBride who was forced to plead guilty to leaking classified documents to the media after he was essentially denied a defense at his trial in November. The documents ultimately revealed evidence of war crimes committed by the Australian Defence Force. | Justice David Mossop will pronounce the sentence next Tuesday. The government has demanded more than two years in prison, while the judge could impose as little as house arrest, monitoring , and counseling outside prison for up to four years. | McBride, a former military lawyer, was c…

Yossi Melman (2024-05-09). Israel's Mossad admits for the first time: we were surprised on October 7. haaretz.com Even though the intelligence agency's responsibility for the catastrophic failure of October 7 is marginal compared to that of other organizations, it was involved in various ways in Israel's activity in Gaza, primarily in the flow of Qatari funds to Hamas…

Yaniv Kubovich (2024-05-09). Disdain, denial, neglect: The deep roots of Israel's devastating intelligence failure on Hamas and October 7. haaretz.com After the 2021 Gaza war, Israeli military intelligence made a series of fateful decisions about what constituted the real threat from Hamas in Gaza. From the silencing of divergent opinions to the culling of units, this is how a 'chain of failures' happened…

latintimes (2024-05-09). Department of Homeland Security pilots new Artificial Intelligence program for immigration process. latintimes.com The program seeks to train officers to review applicants for refugee states in the U.S.. The machine would not make asylum decisions.

tvbrics (2024-05-09). The impact of artificial intelligence on different industries. tvbrics.com The pros and cons of advancing innovative technologies…

The Independent (2024-05-09). Global tech giants in Africa AI gold rush. independent.co.ug Multinationals are opening a new battle front to shape the development, use, and governance of artificial intelligence in Africa, as African countries rush to create their own AI policies. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Global technology giants including Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, Nvidia, and Google are lining up to tap into a multi-billion dollar opportunity …

presstv.ir (2024-05-09). Russia vows retaliation after UK's expulsion of defense attaché. presstv.ir London says the Russian diplomat is "an undeclared military intelligence officer."

hindustantimes (2024-05-09). UK-Russia Tensions Mount: London Expels Putin Diplomat Over 'Spying Charge'; Moscow Says… | Watch. hindustantimes.com

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