The ABC documentary "Hero or Villain": Undermining the defence of Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-08-12
The program's pernicious subtext was that Assange should be viewed as dubious, at best, and undeserving of sympathy, let alone active political support.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/12/abcd-a12.html

Australian investigative journalist exposes Guardian/New York Times betrayal of Assange
wsws.org | 2019-08-10
Mark Davis made clear that the corporate media cynically exploited WikiLeaks, before ruthlessly turning on its founder Julian Assange and joining the state campaign against him.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/10/assa-a10.html

Government denies large power outages part of no-deal planning
John Shafthauer | thecanary.co | 2019-08-10
Power outages hit England and Wales on 9 August. Coincidentally, the government has recently been planning for a no-deal Brexit. | But is it a coincidence? | Or is it part of what the government is expecting after they open the Brexit hell mouth? | Lights out: | According to a leaked memo, the government is planning the following tests: | Closing the Irn Bru factory for a week to see how long it takes before Scotland starts rioting. | Replacing people's medicine with tic tacs to see if the placebo effect kicks in. | Redirecting all outward-bound British tourists to Skegness. | A whistleblower came forward…
thecanary.co/off-the-perch/2019/08/10/government-denies-large-power-outages-part-of-no-deal-planning/

More British complicity exposed in latest 'CIA Torture Unredacted' report
Eds. | mronline.org | 2019-08-09
The latest report about kidnappings, rendition, 'black sites' and torture is a remarkable piece of investigative work. It provides us with nothing less than a litany of shocking evidence and testimony and at 403 pages it makes for truly grim reading. This article is made up of a very brief set of extracts from the […] | Source…
mronline.org/2019/08/09/more-british-complicity-exposed-in-latest-cia-torture-unredacted-report/