Daily Archives: August 1, 2019

2019-08-01: News Headlines

Andrés Castro (2019-08-01). Should I Speak of Distant Oppression? counterpunch.org Should I Speak of Distant Oppression? Generations of my people were never butchered for their land or turned into roaming refugees; my elders were not tortured for talking back; I was not forced to see a sister or mother raped; my son and daughter never ran for their lives; they could simply walk to school More

WSWS (2019-08-01). Julian Assange's lawyer briefs Australian parliamentarians on his persecution. wsws.org The event reflected concerns within the ruling elite over popular opposition to the Trump administration's bid to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.

WSWS (2019-07-31). US federal court exposes Democratic Party conspiracy against Assange and WikiLeaks. wsws.org The decision exposes the Democratic Party in a conspiracy to attack free speech and cover up the crimes of US imperialism and the two parties of Wall Street.

WSWS (2019-07-31). US federal court exposes Democratic Party conspiracy against Assange and WikiLeaks. wsws.org The decision exposes the Democratic Party in a conspiracy to attack free speech and cover up the crimes of US imperialism and the two parties of Wall Street.

James Risen (2019-07-29). Mike Pompeo Is Donald Trump's De Facto Intelligence Czar. theintercept.com Haspel has little room to maneuver to maintain her independence from Trump, or even from Pompeo. The CIA's independence and integrity have been threatened as a result. | Haspel, whose ties to the CIA's torture program made her anathema to Democrats, has been in an unfavorable political position since she became CIA director. She was chief of base at a secret CIA black-site prison in Thailand in 2002, when a detainee was subjected to waterboarding and other torture tactics. In 2005, w…

2019-08-01: Social Media Postees

Should I Speak of Distant Oppression?
Andrés Castro | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-01
Should I Speak of Distant Oppression? Generations of my people were never butchered for their land or turned into roaming refugees; my elders were not tortured for talking back; I was not forced to see a sister or mother raped; my son and daughter never ran for their lives; they could simply walk to school…
counterpunch.org/2019/08/01/should-i-speak-of-distant-oppression/

Julian Assange's lawyer briefs Australian parliamentarians on his persecution
wsws.org | 2019-08-01
The event reflected concerns within the ruling elite over popular opposition to the Trump administration's bid to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/01/robi-a01.html

US federal court exposes Democratic Party conspiracy against Assange and WikiLeaks
wsws.org | 2019-07-31
The decision exposes the Democratic Party in a conspiracy to attack free speech and cover up the crimes of US imperialism and the two parties of Wall Street.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/31/assa-j31.html

US federal court exposes Democratic Party conspiracy against Assange and WikiLeaks
wsws.org | 2019-07-31
The decision exposes the Democratic Party in a conspiracy to attack free speech and cover up the crimes of US imperialism and the two parties of Wall Street.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/08/01/assa-j31.html

Mike Pompeo Is Donald Trump's De Facto Intelligence Czar
James Risen | theintercept.com | 2019-07-29
Haspel has little room to maneuver to maintain her independence from Trump, or even from Pompeo. The CIA's independence and integrity have been threatened as a result. | Haspel, whose ties to the CIA's torture program made her anathema to Democrats, has been in an unfavorable political position since she became CIA director. She was chief of base at a secret CIA black-site prison in Thailand in 2002, when a detainee was subjected to waterboarding and other torture tactics. In 2005, w…
theintercept.com/2019/07/29/mike-pompeo-is-donald-trumps-de-facto-intelligence-czar/