February 27, 2020
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Coronavirus Spreads Over The Planet As Governments React Too Slowly
After a uneven first response China did its very best to limit the spread of the nCov-19 virus and the Covid-19 disease the virus causes. The extreme quarantine, which began in mid January, has come at a great economic cost but bought the rest of the world time to prepare for the inevitable surfacing of… Continue reading
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USA v Julian Assange: Extradition Day 4
The first week of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing at Woolwich Crown Court has ended a day earlier than expected, with District Judge Vanessa Baraitser denying Julian Assange’s request to leave the glassed box known as a secure dock in the back of the courtroom. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 26-27 February 2020
27 February 2020 • 20:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Russia urges global, human rights agencies to undertake efforts to protect Assange https://tass.com/politics/1124571 First They Came for Assange… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ActivistPost/~3/PEcSwvo8PBI/first-they-came-for-assange.html Continue reading
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Show Me The Words That Will Reorder the World, Or Else Keep Silent: The Ninth Newsletter (2020)
27 February 2020 — Tricontinental N. Sankaraiah reads the Communist Manifesto in Tamil, Chennai, India, 20 February 2020. Keep Silent: The Ninth Newsletter (2020) Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On the night before Red Books Day, on 21 February 2020, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, N. Sankaraiah –… Continue reading
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Toxic Agriculture and the Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000 and has $46.8 billion in assets (December 2018). It is the largest charitable foundation in the world and distributes more aid for global health than any government. One of the foundation’s stated goals is to globally enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty. Continue reading
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Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003, a contentious document that shines all too favourably for US citizens. Continue reading
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LIVE UPDATES FROM LONDON: ASSANGE EXTRADITION HEARING—WEDNESDAY
Consortium News is in London to cover the formal extradition process of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and will provide updates today and throughout the week. Continue reading
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Julian Assange, Political Offences and Legal Restraints: Day Three of Extradition Hearings
Wednesday, February 26, Woolwich Crown Court. Today, the focus shifted to the protagonist himself and the nature of the US-UK Extradition Treaty of 2003, a contentious document that shines all too favourably for US citizens. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report for 26 February 2020
26 February 2020 — Black Agenda Report Black America, Endless War and the Evil Genius of Russiagate Glen Ford, BAR executive editor The Democrats — who are now the most aggressive war party – have succeeded in linking Donald Trump to Russia, and then lumping all critics of U.S. war-making with Russia and, thereby, with Trump. Freedom… Continue reading
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The Afghanistan ‘peace deal’ riddle
As far as realpolitik Afghanistan is concerned, with or without a deal, the US military want to stay in what is a priceless Greater Middle East base to deploy hybrid war techniques Continue reading
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With Head Lowered And Eyes Averted – Israeli Racism And The ‘Honourable’ Robert Peston
Robert Peston is one of the UK’s most high-profile broadcast journalists, renowned for his theatricality and… curious… halting… delivery. As political editor of ITV News he has enormous influence, including 1 million followers on Twitter, just behind the BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, with 1.1 million. He also hosts a weekly ITV political discussion show,… Continue reading
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