February 22, 2020
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UK: Grenfell fire inquiry finalises moves to grant corporations immunity from prosecution
The official inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in June 2017 stands ever more exposed as a sordid whitewash of those responsible for the catastrophe. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 22 February 2020
22 February 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCanary/~3/uFnKO20SN7o/ Demonstration to free Julian Assange this Monday in Montreal http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/22/mont-f22.html Continue reading
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Russia warns Turkey against rash moves in Idlib By M.K. Bhadrakumar
Moscow has taken with a pinch of salt Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s statement on Wednesday that a Turkish incursion into the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib is imminent. Continue reading
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Subcomandante Bloomberg
Break out the pussyhats and vuvuzelas, folks, because the neoliberal Resistance is back, and this time they’re not playing around. No more impeachments and investigations. It’s time to go mano-a-mano with Trump, and they’ve finally got just the bad hombre to do it. No, not Bernie Sanders, you commies. A battle-hardened Resistance fighter. El Caballo… Continue reading
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Jewish Chronicle to pay damages over anti-Semitism libel
The Jewish Chronicle on Thursday apologized to a Labour activist for libeling her over “anti-Semitism.” The UK newspaper admitted on its website it had published “allegations about Mrs Audrey White” which were “untrue.” Continue reading
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Coronavirus – The Decline Of New Cases Continues – Economic Ripples Begin To Emerge
22 February 2020 — Moon of Alabama China is making more progress in the fight against the novel coronavirus while other countries see increased problems. Meanwhile the global economic damage that the epidemic causes is slowly coming into view. Continue reading