February 24, 2020
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Bid to free Manning launched as explosive new evidence threatens to end Assange extradition
Lawyers acting on behalf of imprisoned whistleblower Chelsea Manning have lodged a motion, arguing for her release. This comes as WikiLeaks tweeted that Julian Assange‘s lawyers intend to produce ‘bombshell’ evidence at next week’s extradition hearing. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 24 February 2020
24 February 2020 • 21:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Note the BBC headlines below (and elsewhere of course); they invariably emphasise the negative aspects, negative for Assange of course. So, ‘Julian Assange ‘put lives at Continue reading
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How we stay blind to the story of power
If one thing drives me to write, especially these blog posts, it is the urgent need for us to start understanding power. Power is the force that shapes almost everything about our lives and our deaths. There is no more important issue. Understanding power and overcoming it through that understanding is the only path to… Continue reading
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REVEALED: Chief magistrate in Assange case received financial benefits from secretive partner organisations of UK Foreign Office
The senior judge overseeing the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange received financial benefits from two partner organisations of the British Foreign Office before her appointment, it can be revealed. Continue reading
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Four-Way Summit On Idlib Signals Turkey’s Inability To Turn Military Threats Into Reality
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan confirmed his intention to meet with the leaders of Russia and France Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on March 5th in Istanbul to discuss the situation in Idlib. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 18-25 February 2020
25 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 How to Know If America Is Your Enemy https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/02/24/how-to-know-if-america-is-your-enemy/ Syria conflict: Inside the final rebel stronghold https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-51608262 Continue reading
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We’re Asking One Question In Assange’s Case: Should Journalists Be Punished For Exposing War Crimes?
Tomorrow in the UK a judge will start the process of answering a very important question. It’s a question that many of us knew was the heart of this debate back in 2010, ten years ago, when this all started. It’s a question that they have been obfuscating, bloviating, huffily denying, smearing, gaslighting, and distracting from–basically doing… Continue reading
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