The Prosecution of Julian Assange Affects Us All
Nozomi Hayase | counterpunch.org | 2019-08-16
With the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the imprisonment of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, we are seeing the US government's blatant attack on the First Amendment. This assault now is officially acknowledged by a US federal court, where the judge dismissed a Democratic National Committee (DNC) civil suit against WikiLeaks on the grounds of…
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Basta!!! Free Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange Oakland Weekly Friday tabling
Orion Edmonson | indybay.org | 2019-08-16
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Alarm as Trump Requests Permanent Reauthorization of NSA Mass Spying Program Exposed by Snowden
Jake Johnson, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2019-08-16
"The White House is calling for reauthorization of a program that security agencies have used to spy on innocent people, violate their privacy, and chill free speech." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/snowden_trump.jpg …
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'Bankruptcy waiting to happen' or 'market manipulation'? Madoff whistleblower slams GE 'fraud'
rt.com | 2019-08-15
General Electric is a fraud "bigger than Enron and Worldcom combined," according to the whistleblower who exposed fraudster Bernie Madoff – but GE's CEO has accused him of manipulating the market. | …
rt.com/usa/466600-ge-fraud-markopolos-madoff/