Julian Assange Newslinks 11 April 2019

11 April 2019 19:00 — The New Dark Age

London Police Grab Wikileaks Founder from Ecuador Embassy, Admit US Seeks His Extradition
https://thiscantbehappening.net/london-police-grab-wikileaks-founder-from-ecuador-embassy-admit-us-seeks-his-extradition/

Lawyer describes US attempts to ensure Assange’s extradition as unprecedented
http://tass.com/world/1053341

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Netanyahu Reigns Supreme, and all Opposition has been Crushed By Jonathan Cook

11 April 2019 — Middle East Eye

A tied election can’t mask the fact that Israel has shifted fundamentally to the right – and that Netanyahu is now firmly in the driving seat

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party emerged from Tuesday’s Israeli election tied with the Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz and other high-powered generals. Although each party has 35 seats in the 120-seat parliament, Netanyahu is now firmly in the driving seat.

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Facebook’s ‘war on India’: Analyst sues tech giant for ‘subverting’ polls with selective censorship

11 April 2019 — RT

Facebook’s ‘war on India’: Analyst sues tech giant for ‘subverting’ polls with selective censorship

Small figures stand in front of Facebook logos and an election sign © Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration

While Facebook claims to have deleted thousands of pages to prevent meddling in the Indian elections, the American company’s selective deletions have led at least one man to ask: Who is watching the election watchers?

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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 11 April 2019

11 April 2019 — Sustainable Pulse

Editors’ picks

Links to Cancer Shown in New US Federal Draft Report on Glyphosate

A draft US federal report has confirmed links between glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, and some forms of cancer. The report could have a damaging impact on Bayer/Monsanto’s attempt to defend the large number of legal cases involving its weedkiller, GM Watch reported Thursday. Source: GM Watch On April 8, the Agency for Toxic Substances and […]

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Assange Has Been Arrested For US Extradition. The Time To Act Is Now by Caitlin Johnstone

11 April 2019 — Caitlin Johnson

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested and taken into custody by the London’s Metropolitan police, just as WikiLeaks warned days ago was about to happen. Assange’s lawyer Jen Robinson reports that his arrest is related to an extradition request from the United States, which the British government has until now refused to admit exists.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London

11 April 2019 — TASS

Ecuador has decided to withdraw diplomatic asylum from Assange

Julian Assange

© REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON, April 11. /TASS/. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service at the Embassy of Ecuador in London, the Met Police said in a statement on Thursday.
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Netanyahu reigns supreme, and all opposition has been crushed By Jonathan Cook

10 April 2019 — Jonathan Cook

A tied election can’t mask the fact that Israel has shifted fundamentally to the right – and that Netanyahu is now firmly in the driving seat

Middle East Eye – 10 April 2019

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party emerged from Tuesday’s Israeli election tied with the Blue and White party, led by Benny Gantz and other high-powered generals. Although each party has 35 seats in the 120-seat parliament, Netanyahu is now firmly in the driving seat.

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Venezuela Newslinks 10-11 April 2019

11 April 2019 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting

More Sanctions on Venezuela: Operation Florida 2020 (Pt 1/2)
https://therealnews.com/stories/more-sanctions-on-venezuela-operation-florida-2020-pt-1-2

U.S. is manufacturing a crisis in Venezuela so that there is chaos and ‘needed’ intervention
https://mronline.org/2019/04/10/u-s-is-manufacturing-a-crisis-in-venezuela-so-that-there-is-chaos-and-needed-intervention/

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