February 2020
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USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
The US is seeking to imprison Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing the 2010/2011 leaks, which exposed the reality of the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror”: Collateral Murder (Rules of Engagement), Afghan War Diaries, Iraq War Logs, Cablegate, and The Guantanamo Files. Continue reading
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Munich conference reveals East-West divide By Pepe Escobar
Few postmodern political pantomimes have been more revealing than the hundreds of so-called “international decision-makers,” mostly Western, waxing lyrical, disgusted or nostalgic over “Westlessness” at the Munich Security Conference. Continue reading
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Podcast Ep 15: Resisting the censors
On episode 15 of The Electronic Intifada Podcast, filmmaker and journalist Abby Martin discusses her recent free speech lawsuit against the state of Georgia and its anti-BDS law. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 23 February 2020
23 February 2020 • 19:30 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Veteran Journalist Andrew Fowler Denounces Australian Government’s Refusal to Defend Assange https://www.globalresearch.ca/andrew-fowler-denounces-australian-government-refusal-defend-assange/5704408 Julian Assange “Stop Extradition Protest” in London https://dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/julian-assange-stop-extradition-protest-in-london/ Continue reading
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Roger Waters on Julian Assange
Roger Waters has become one of the most eloquent and persistent supporters of Julian Assange. He is prepared to challenge the propagandists of the mainstream media head-on in a way that many more people should do. Continue reading
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UK Welfare Weekly 22 February 2020
22 February 2020 — Welfare Weekly Disabled gran ‘virtually housebound’ after DWP slashed her vital benefits lifeline She says the cruel decision has left her feeling “anxious” and “isolated” after she was also forced to return her mobility car. Continue reading
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Labour’s next leader has already betrayed the left
In declaring their support for Zionism, the three contenders for Corbyn’s crown are offering only the cynical politics of old Continue reading
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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
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Assange’s Indictment on Political Offense Runs Counter to Extradition Treaty
The Trump administration is seeking extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States for trial on charges carrying 175 years in prison. On Feb. 24, a court in the U.K. will hold a hearing to determine whether to grant President Donald Trump’s request. The treaty between the U.S. and the U.K. prohibits extradition for a… Continue reading
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Is the ‘consequences room’ for our children a bit ‘Orwellian’?
By TruePublica Editor: I was shocked to see the instructions of a “consequence Room” for school children and had no idea that even primary schools are using isolation rooms to punish pupils as young as five years old, with some secondaries admitting they are willing to put older pupils into seclusion for up to five… Continue reading
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The Assange Hearing: A Reticent Request
Julian Assange will stand next week in the armoured dock, accused of the “crime” of publishing. It is worth recalling that Wikileaks has a 100% record of accuracy. Nothing it has published has ever been shown to be inauthentic. Julian stands accused of the crime of telling the truth – more than that, of telling… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 17 February 2020 (02/20): No saving lives at sea
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has called on EU governments to limit the saving of lives at sea by Operation Sophia. A note sent to the member states’ permanent representatives in Brussels says the mission should prioritise the enforcement of a UN arms embargo on Libya, rather than monitoring migrant smuggling activities, and suggests… Continue reading
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As Usual, Western Media Grossly Distort Syria’s Conflict
Western news media are once again distorting the conflict in Syria with lopsided coverage this week, claiming to focus their concern on a humanitarian crisis in the northwest of the country. Continue reading
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PARDONING JULIAN ASSANGE: DONALD TRUMP, WIKILEAKS AND THE DNC
The central pillar to Democratic paranoia and vengefulness regarding the loss of Hillary Clinton in 2016 was the link between Russian hacking, the servers of the Democratic National Committee and the release of emails via WikiLeaks. Over time, that account has become a matter of hagiography, an article of faith, with grave conclusions: WikiLeaks and… Continue reading
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