(2019-07-30). Could Trump end a cruel Dog meat festival during U.S.-China trade negotiations? nationofchange.org It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. However, I have no words for the images from the recent Lychee and Dog Meat Festival held in Yulin, Guangxi, China. Held annually during the third week in June, this 10-day festival ritualizes the abduction, torture, slaughter and eventual consumption of tens of thousands of dogs. The torture comes in many forms, including blow-torching, hanging, skinning and immersing the dogs in boiling water [mdas…
(2019-07-30). 'This Is Shameful': Trump DOJ Guts Asylum Protections for Members of Families Threatened With Violence and Persecution. commondreams.org "Barr has announced that a gang's threat to torture or kill you or your family doesn't constitute a foundation for seeking asylum." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/william_barr_5.jpg …
(2019-07-30). Intercept article calls on Democrats to step up attack on Julian Assange. wsws.org James Risen peddled the lies of CNN and the intelligence agencies, slanderously suggesting that Assange worked on behalf of Russia and the Trump campaign.
(2019-07-30). London bus drivers show support for Julian Assange. wsws.org Many London bus drivers, drawn from every corner of the world, including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, have first-hand experience of the US war crimes and government corruption exposed by WikiLeaks since 2006.
(2019-07-29). Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Open to Testify Against Saudi Arabia. telesurenglish.net The alleged mastermind of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed indicated through a letter that he would accept to be deposed by victims of the attacks who are suing Saudi Arabia for damages, if the United States drops the capital charges he faces, according to reports published Monday. | RELATED: | US Fires Commander of Guantanamo Bay Prison | Mohammed's letter was revealed on Friday by lawyers representing the plaintiffs, including individuals and businesses, seeking billions of dol…
(2019-07-29). US, Sweden and Britain dismiss UN finding that they tortured Assange. wsws.org The responses to the detailed indictment issued by UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer are the latest demonstration of the illegal character of the campaign against the WikiLeaks founder.
(2019-07-24). Joe Biden's New Foreign Policy Adviser Supported Iraq War and Dubbed Edward Snowden a "Traitor" theintercept.com Nicholas Burns worked under presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush before leaving public service and becoming a lobbyist.