January 2021
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Chris Hedges: The Empire is Not Done with Julian Assange
Shortly after WikiLeaks released the Iraq War Logs in October 2010, which documented numerous US war crimes — including video images of the gunning down of two Reuters journalists and 10 other unarmed civilians in the Collateral Murder video, the routine torture of Iraqi prisoners, the covering up of thousands of civilian deaths and the killing… Continue reading
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UK: New Bill Threatens Future of Free Expression and Civil Liberty
Big Brother Watch has warned that the recently proposed Online Harms Bill is yet another piece of legislation designed to deceive us into thinking the government is protecting us all when something more sinister is likely. Free expression and civil liberty are at stake. The result is a piece of proposed legislation which is as… Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio for Week of January 4, 2021
5 January 2021 — Black Agenda Report Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford Pandemic Reveals Crisis of US Imperialism / Only a “Transformational” Electoral Politics is Useful / AFRICOM Causes Humanitarian Crises on Two Continents Pandemic Reveals Crisis of US Imperialism Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley and Glen Ford “I think Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 4-5 January 2021
5 January 2021 — The New Dark Age Chris Hedges: The Empire Is Not Done With Julian Assange https://popularresistance.org/chris-hedges-the-empire-is-not-done-with-julian-assange/ Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom Is Crushed https://popularresistance.org/assange-wins-the-cost-press-freedom-is-crushed/ Continue reading
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Julian Assange: Imminent Freedom
It has been a long and tiring day, with the startlingly unexpected decision to block Julian’s extradition. The judgement is in fact very concerning, in that it accepted all of the prosecution’s case on the right of the US Government to prosecute publishers worldwide of US official secrets under the Espionage Act. The judge also… Continue reading
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The Assange Extradition Ruling Is A Relief, But It Isn’t Justice
British Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled against US extradition for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but not for the reasons she should have. Continue reading
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Julian Assange News Links 4 January 2021
4 January 2021 — The New Dark Age Julian Assange: Wikileaks founder extradition to US blocked by UK judge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55528241 In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request https://williambowles.info/2021/01/04/in-assange-case-british-judge-rejects-us-governments-extradition-request/ Continue reading
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In Assange Case, British Judge Rejects US Government’s Extradition Request
Citing harsh federal prison conditions in the United States, a British district court judge rejected the United States government’s extradition request against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Continue reading
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Why did the world react so hysterically to covid?
Over the last few months, I’ve sought to demonstrate that covid is nowhere near as bad as it is portrayed by the mainstream media. I’ve written about how the mortality rate is below 0,2%, meaning that for most people the risk of dying if you get infected is less than one in 500 (and less than… Continue reading
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