Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-12: News Headlines

Jeffrey Sterling, Scheer Post. (2024-02-12). Like Prison Visiting Rules, Use Of The Espionage Act Is Arbitrary, Punitive. popularresistance.org In Mid-December 2023, Charles Glass, the esteemed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher visited with Julian Assange, an inmate at Belmarsh Prison in the U.K. Assange has been confined there since April, 2019. He is awaiting his final appeal to quash U.S. efforts to extradite him to face some of the same Espionage Act charges I was confronted with. Glass chronicles the visit in a recent piece in The Nation. His account took me right back to prison. Glass's visit with Assange could have been a visit with me. | I fondly remember Charles Glass. He wrote to me while I was in FCI Englewood, the prison I was bo…

WSWS (2024-02-12). More health workers oppose the witch hunting of Australian medical practitioners for denouncing the Gaza genocide. wsws.org "Just as the US—with Australian government support—tried to silence Julian Assange, so the Zionists are trying to intimidate and censor Australian health workers."—Mental health nurse.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-11). Premio Nobel argentino pidió la liberación de Julian Assange. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 11 feb (RHC) El Premio Nobel de la Paz y luchador argentino, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, instó este domingo a la comunidad internacional a exigir la liberación del ciberactivista Julian Assange y a pronunciarse en contra de su posible extradición a Estados Unidos.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-11). Premio Nobel argentino pidió la liberación de Julian Assange. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 11 feb (RHC) El Premio Nobel de la Paz y luchador argentino, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, instó este domingo a la comunidad internacional a exigir la liberación del ciberactivista Julian Assange y a pronunciarse en contra de su posible extradición a Estados Unidos.

Christophe Peschoux, Consortium News. (2024-02-11). Dear Mr. High Commissioner: Help Free Assange. popularresistance.org On 20-21 February, a High Court in London will decide Julian Assange's fate: freedom or death. Two judges will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder will still be able to lodge an ultimate appeal, or will end his days in an American jail. | Mr. Assange has committed no crime. His only fault is to have revealed some of the crimes of the powerful of our time. Lèse majesté crime! | American wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have destroyed millions of lives and ruined these countries for generations to come. No one has been prosecuted. On the contrary, these crimes have been covered up with impunity in the Unite…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-11). Argentine Nobel Prize winner called for the release of Julian Assange. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, February 11 (Prensa Latina) The Nobel Peace Prize winner and Argentine fighter, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, today urged the international community to demand the release of cyberactivist Julian Assange and to speak out against his possible extradition to USA.

Kevin Gosztola (2024-02-11). Countdown To Day X: Applying The US Espionage Act To Assange. thedissenter.org Editor's Note: Ahead of a major appeal hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the "Countdown To Day X" series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to the United States.Under Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights, extradition is not supposed to be extended to anyone who the requesting state is seeking to find guilty of a criminal offense that was not a "criminal offense under national or international law at the time when it was committed." | The Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks fou…

Kevin Gosztola (2024-02-11). Countdown To Day X: Unprecedented Espionage Act Charges Against Assange. thedissenter.org Editor's Note: Ahead of a major appeal hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the "Countdown To Day X" series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to the United States.Under Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights, extradition is not supposed to be extended to anyone who the requesting state is seeking to find guilty of a criminal offense that was not a "criminal offense under national or international law at the time when it was committed." | The Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks fou…

Lowkey (2024-02-12). How Britain is Helping Israel to Bomb Gaza, with Matt Kennard. mintpressnews.com Editor's Note: Dear Readers, MintPress News' YouTube channel was recently demonetized, and many of our videos made age-restricted. We would greatly appreciate your support by becoming a member of our The MintPress podcast, "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know — including intelligence, lobby and special inter…

albawaba (2024-02-12). Is World War III on the horizon or has already begun?>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – As conflicts flare up worldwide, especially in places like Gaza, the Middle East, and beyond, there's talk about the possibility of a third world war. Leaders and experts are worried, but they're also trying to figure out if it's really going to happen.Former US President Donald Trump recently warned about a potential third world war, especially after an attack on a US military base. Others, like William Burns from the US intelligence agency, also think things in the Middle East are getting really tense.People in power, like Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the US and Defense Secretary Grant Shapps in…

ecns.cn (2024-02-12). Insights丨Former official of WEF: China's economic shift promising through sustainable development. ecns.cn Claude Smadja, Former Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, noted during an exclusive interview with China News Network that China has achieved tremendous progress in many areas including artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and electric cars.

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-11). UK Steps Up War on Whistleblower Journalism With New National Security Act. expose-news.com "UK steps up war on whistleblower journalism with new National Security Act," according to investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg who explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Writing in …

Tamara Nassar (2024-02-10). "Genocide Joe" sets the tone for US election year. electronicintifada.net Biden trailed by protests over the Gaza genocide.

Lowkey (2024-02-12). How Britain is Helping Israel to Bomb Gaza, with Matt Kennard. mintpressnews.com Editor's Note: Dear Readers, MintPress News' YouTube channel was recently demonetized, and many of our videos made age-restricted. We would greatly appreciate your support by becoming a member of our The MintPress podcast, "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know — including intelligence, lobby and special inter…

newarab (2024-02-11). South African minister threatened online by 'Israeli agents'. newarab.com A senior Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said she believed that Israeli intelligence agents were trying to intimi…

The Exposé (2024-02-11). The Plot Thickens: Uncovering the CIA & Rockefeller Foundation's Role in the 2025 Depopulation Forecast released by Deagel. expose-news.com In a world where reality often seems stranger than fiction, the machinations behind global events can be an enigma wrapped in mystery. One such intrigue revolves around Deagel.com, an obscure online entity …

Dean Baker (2024-02-12). Do You Want to Subsidize Rich People's Political Contributions? counterpunch.org In prior decades we used to try to restrict the ability of the rich and very rich to buy elections. We have limits on campaign contributions to candidates and political parties. Until the Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Citizens United case, corporations were prohibited altogether from contributing to politicians and political campaigns. This is no

James C. Nelson (2024-02-12). Let's Set the Record Straight. counterpunch.org On February 8th Senator (and lawyer) Steve Fitzpatrick (R-SD 10) published a guest view in the Independent Record chastising the Montana Supreme Court for a "stunning" decision. The Senator's litany of complaints included that the Court violated the separation of powers, "eviscerated the Legislature's power to make rules and manage its own affairs" . .

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2024-02-11: News Headlines

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-11). Premio Nobel argentino pidió la liberación de Julian Assange. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 11 feb (RHC) El Premio Nobel de la Paz y luchador argentino, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, instó este domingo a la comunidad internacional a exigir la liberación del ciberactivista Julian Assange y a pronunciarse en contra de su posible extradición a Estados Unidos.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-11). Premio Nobel argentino pidió la liberación de Julian Assange. radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 11 feb (RHC) El Premio Nobel de la Paz y luchador argentino, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, instó este domingo a la comunidad internacional a exigir la liberación del ciberactivista Julian Assange y a pronunciarse en contra de su posible extradición a Estados Unidos.

Christophe Peschoux, Consortium News. (2024-02-11). Dear Mr. High Commissioner: Help Free Assange. popularresistance.org On 20-21 February, a High Court in London will decide Julian Assange's fate: freedom or death. Two judges will decide whether the WikiLeaks founder will still be able to lodge an ultimate appeal, or will end his days in an American jail. | Mr. Assange has committed no crime. His only fault is to have revealed some of the crimes of the powerful of our time. Lèse majesté crime! | American wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere have destroyed millions of lives and ruined these countries for generations to come. No one has been prosecuted. On the contrary, these crimes have been covered up with impunity in the Unite…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-11). Argentine Nobel Prize winner called for the release of Julian Assange. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, February 11 (Prensa Latina) The Nobel Peace Prize winner and Argentine fighter, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, today urged the international community to demand the release of cyberactivist Julian Assange and to speak out against his possible extradition to USA.

Kevin Gosztola (2024-02-11). Countdown To Day X: Applying The US Espionage Act To Assange. thedissenter.org Editor's Note: Ahead of a major appeal hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the "Countdown To Day X" series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to the United States.Under Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights, extradition is not supposed to be extended to anyone who the requesting state is seeking to find guilty of a criminal offense that was not a "criminal offense under national or international law at the time when it was committed." | The Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks fou…

Editor (2024-02-10). Much like Prison Visiting Rules, The Use of the Espionage Act is Arbitrary and Punitive. scheerpost.com By Jeffrey Sterling / Progressive Hub In Mid-December 2023, Charles Glass, the esteemed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher visited with Julian Assange, an inmate at Belmarsh Prison in the U.K. Assange has been confined there since April, 2019. He is awaiting his final appeal to quash U.S. efforts to extradite him to face some of …

Kevin Gosztola (2024-02-10). Countdown To Day X: CIA Reportedly Plotted To Kill Assange. thedissenter.org Editor's Note: Ahead of a major hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the "Countdown To Day X" series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to appeal his extradition to the United States. Extradition should be blocked because the CIA allegedly plotted to kidnap, poison, or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London. | According to Assange's legal team, extradition would undermine his right to life and right to be free from "torture or inhuman or degrading tr…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Dear Mr High Commissioner: Help Free Assange. consortiumnews.com

newarab (2024-02-11). South African minister threatened online by 'Israeli agents'. newarab.com A senior Foreign Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said she believed that Israeli intelligence agents were trying to intimi…

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-11). UK Steps Up War on Whistleblower Journalism With New National Security Act. expose-news.com "UK steps up war on whistleblower journalism with new National Security Act," according to investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg who explores the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Writing in …

Martin Edwin Andersen (2024-02-10). "An Intelligence Disclosure & the Merit System Protection Board's Cathy A. Harris" indybay.org The following was published exactly one year after the 2001 national security recipient of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's "Public Servant Award' made a pro se request asking the OSC to accept an Intelligence Disclosure on the failure of Cathy A. Harris, acting U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) chair, to uphold the duties of her office. The Petitioner remains unwavering in his belief that the remedy can be found in U.S. law, the Constitution, and in legitimate OSC functions.

Ben Norton (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.com Russia's President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while mocking the ex Fox News host for applying to join the CIA.

geo.tv (2024-02-10). President or CIA — Who rules the US?>. geo.tv With all the drawbacks in Questioning, Tucker Carlson should be appreciated for presenting another side of the opinion…

Ryan Cristián (2024-02-10). Verified CIA Document Reveals Zionists Willing To "Sacrifice The Jews" In Arab Nations For Agenda. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/10/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Staff (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The US TV host Tucker Carlson set off a political scandal by traveling to Moscow this February to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. This provoked a debate in the media, which — as is so often the case in partisan US politics — completely missed the forest for the trees. Liberal war hawks …

Tatyana Tandanpolie (2024-02-10). Conservative Activist's Lawsuit Threatens Grant Program for Black Women. truthout.org The same conservative activist that led the legal push behind last summer's Supreme Court takedown of race-based college admissions has set his sights on the corporate sector, now challenging the legality of a grant intended to support Black businesswomen's ventures. Edward Blum's American Alliance for Equal Rights filed a complaint against venture capital firm Fearless Fund in early August… |

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