(2021-07-31). Journalist Craig Murray jailed for eight months in a major assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The railroading of Murray into prison is the culmination of a politically motivated witch-hunt. For the last decade, Murray has been a trenchant defender of jailed journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
(2021-07-31). Why Is No One Talking About Whistleblower Daniel Hale? dissidentvoice.org Daniel Hale, a former US air force intelligence analyst, leaked information about how trigger happy the US military was when it came to drones and innocent civilians in Afghanistan. Aaaaaand for having a conscience, he's been slapped with a 4 year prison sentence! As RT's Polly Boiko explains.
(2021-07-31). Craig Murray's jailing is the latest move to snuff out independent journalism. zcomm.org In the Assange and Murray cases, the British state is carving out for itself a space to define what counts as legitimate, authorised journalism…
(2021-07-30). When Questioning Popular Opinion is Prohibited. dissidentvoice.org Once upon a time a new class of people emerged. They were scholars and elitists, 'special people,' well ensconced in academia, politics, economics and military intelligence. They righteously demanded eradication of current norms and established ways of being. They insisted that prevailing antiquated inferior practices be replaced with new better ways of living. This required …
(2021-07-30). Roaming Charges: All That Twitters is Sold. counterpunch.org No one can pinpoint precisely when the US war on Iraq began, but certainly dates back at least to 1962 when the CIA began plotting the overthrow of Abd al-Karim Qasim (who was executed in early 1963). And, of course, no one can predict when, if ever, the war on Iraq will come to an end. But it's became the duty of each American president since JFK to declare the Iraq war over, then expand it…
(2021-07-30). How the CIA Helped Ruin Liberia. covertactionmagazine.com In the 1980s, Samuel K. Doe was the CIA's boy. He was one of Africa's worst rulers, who provided bases used for subversion campaigns across Africa and upheld the interests of Firestone Rubber. | When Doe lost his utility, the CIA supported Charles Taylor who helped trigger Liberia's ruinous civil war in the 1990s.
(2021-07-30). Craig Murray Will Surrender Himself For Prison. popularresistance.org In the case against former United Kingdom diplomat-turned whistleblower Craig Murray, the UK supreme court refused to hear Murray's appeal. He will now surrender himself to police for an eight-month prison sentence. The High Court in Edinburgh in Scotland convicted Murray of contempt on March 25 after concluding that he published several blog posts, which they believe led people to identify witnesses in the sexual assault trial against former Scottish Minister Alex Salmond.