Daily Archives: November 20, 2019

2019-11-20: News Headlines

Michelle Renee Matisons (2019-11-20). Freedom, Valor, Love: On Snowden's Permanent Record. counterpunch.org "The computer guy [sic]…can know everything…" —Edward Snowden, Permanent Record We all know someone who has suffered explicit privacy violations through data breaches, has been censored, or has valiantly fought for press, Internet, and telecommunications freedoms at a time of deep political polarities and culture war divisions. Edward Snowden's life reveals it's not just "the More

RT (2019-11-20). 'Death sentence for telling the truth': Fashion icon Joe Corré urges immediate action to prevent Assange's extradition to US. rt.com Julian Assange is being persecuted for speaking the truth, and the UK public must mobilize to shield him from the 'death sentence' awaiting him in the United States, activist and Agent Provocateur co-founder Joe Corré told RT. | The politically-active entrepreneur, and son of another fashion icon Vivienne Westwood, has been an outspoken advocate for Assange. The imprisoned Wikileaks chief is currently battling his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for obtaining and publishing secret documents. Recounting a recent visit he made to Belmarsh prison, Corré told Going Under…

RT (2019-11-20). The law is thrown out of the window in Assange's case, Roger Waters tells RT (VIDEO). rt.com Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has condemned Swedish prosecutors who yesterday dropped a rape investigation into WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, saying the whole thing was "a complete bogus set-up" from the beginning. | Rogers told RT that the statement from Swedish prosecutors claiming that the evidence against Assange had "weakened" since 2010 was a "mealy-mouthed bunch of bullsh*t" and that there was "no evidence to support the idea that [Assange] injured anybody." | It's partly because of this whole "set-up" that Assange is still suffering in London's Belmarsh Prison with no real process of law…

WSWS (2019-11-20). Collapse of Swedish "sexual misconduct" frame-up exposes political conspiracy against Assange. wsws.org The discrediting of the Swedish investigation, which played a linchpin role in the US-led pursuit of Assange, exposes the lawless character of the entire operation against the WikiLeaks founder.

RT (2019-11-20). Chemical Watchdog Manipulated Douma Attack Report — Whistleblower. dissidentvoice.org The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has signed an open letter urging his own watchdog to give two whistleblowers a platform at its next conference. They claim the #OPCW suppressed evidence when conducting a probe into an alleged #chemicalattack on the Syrian city of #Douma in April 2018.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2019-11-20). Dropped Investigations: Julian Assange, Sex and Sweden. globalresearch.ca Sex, the late Gore Vidal astutely observed, is politics, and not merely from the vantage point of those who wish to police it. In the case of whistleblowers, claims of aberrant, unlawful sex serves the purpose of diminishing credibility, tarring …

Nozomi Hayase (2019-11-20). The Prosecution of Julian Assange Calls for the Public's Defense of Free Speech. commondreams.org The US government has been waging a war against the First Amendment. Assange has become a political prisoner of this war. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-11-20_at_1.40.32_pm_0.png

Kim Petersen (2019-11-19). Saving Julian Assange is Saving Ourselves. dissidentvoice.org The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner issued a statement based on special-rapporteur-on-torture Nils Melzer's fact-finding mission into the incarceration of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange. The facts were a scathing indictment of those nations behind the targeting of Assange. 'The evidence is overwhelming and clear,' the expert said. 'Mr. Assange …

RT (2019-11-19). 'We should thank & cherish CIA,' says star of 'Jack Ryan' — just maybe not for torture, coups & mind control. rt.com Americans should be thankful for the services the CIA provides, 'Jack Ryan' actor John Krasinski says. After all, without the agency, who would prop up foreign dictators, stage coups and 'play' with mind-control drugs? | In three decades between the publication of 'The Hunt for Red October' in 1984 and his death in 2013, Tom Clancy pumped out more than 20 books, giving lots of material for spy agency fanboys. | At long last though, there's someone out there who gets even more tumescent at the thought of clandestine criminality than Clancy himself. Actor John Krasinski — star of 'The Office' and now 'Tom C…

WSWS (2019-11-19). Sweden drops investigation into bogus sexual misconduct allegations against Julian Assange. wsws.org The action confirms that the incessant media claims of "rape" and "sexual assault" by the WikiLeaks founder are a politically motivated fraud.

WSWS (2019-11-19). Julian Assange appears in court via video link: Legal rights denied by judge. wsws.org The British ruling class has no intention of providing even the appearance of a fair trial of Assange, after which they intend to railroad him to his persecutors in the United States.

Aaron Maté (2019-11-18). Whistleblower: OPCW suppressed Syria chemical evidence after US pressure. thegrayzone.com A second whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has come forward to accuse top OPCW officials…

Aaron Maté (2019-11-16). Syria scandal: New whistleblower claims chemical weapons watchdog OPCW suppressed Douma evidence. thegrayzone.com A whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is accusing top officials of tampering with evidence…

Kate Ruane (2019-11-15). Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them. aclu.org President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke on the phone. The president insists the call was " perfect." Others are concerned that, during the call, the president intimated he would withhold financial aid appropriated to Ukraine unless the Ukrainian president agreed to investigate former-Vice President Joe Biden, a political rival of the president. | How do we even know about any of this? A…

Alan Macleod (2019-11-12). Bolivia Is the Latest Successful US-Backed Coup in Latin America. mintpressnews.com There is a perfect word in the English language for when army generals appear on television demanding the resignation of an elected head of state while their allies detain and torture government officials.

Stuart Munckton (2019-11-12). The whistleblower who vindicated the anti-war movement. greenleft.org.au films anti-war Alex SalmonIssue 1247 BritainNovember 12, 2019Official Secrets
| Directed by Gavin Hood
| Starring Keira Knightly, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes & Adam Bakri
| Screening from November 21 at selected cinemas. | "I work for the British people, I d…

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-26). More Troops/Tanks To Syria Confirmed, OPCW Whistleblower, Barr's PreCrime & Mossad Clinton Blackmail. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ryan Cristián (2019-10-21). Turkey Breaks Ceasefire, US "Secures Syria's Oil" & Assange's Torture & Violation Of Rights Exposed. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/19/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

CounterSpin (2019-10-04). Dana Gold on Whistleblower Protections, Craig Aaron on Net Neutrality Setback. fair.org Media…

2019-11-20: Social Media Postees

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'Death sentence for telling the truth': Fashion icon Joe Corré urges immediate action to prevent Assange's extradition to US
rt.com | 2019-11-20
Julian Assange is being persecuted for speaking the truth, and the UK public must mobilize to shield him from the 'death sentence' awaiting him in the United States, activist and Agent Provocateur co-founder Joe Corré told RT. | The politically-active entrepreneur, and son of another fashion icon Vivienne Westwood, has been an outspoken advocate for Assange. The imprisoned Wikileaks chief is currently battling his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for obtaining and publishing secret documents. Recounting a recent visit he made to Belmarsh prison, Corré told Going Under…
rt.com/uk/473861-assange-justice-joseph-corre/

The law is thrown out of the window in Assange's case, Roger Waters tells RT (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2019-11-20
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has condemned Swedish prosecutors who yesterday dropped a rape investigation into WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, saying the whole thing was "a complete bogus set-up" from the beginning. | Rogers told RT that the statement from Swedish prosecutors claiming that the evidence against Assange had "weakened" since 2010 was a "mealy-mouthed bunch of bullsh*t" and that there was "no evidence to support the idea that [Assange] injured anybody." | It's partly because of this whole "set-up" that Assange is still suffering in London's Belmarsh Prison with no real process of law…
rt.com/news/473923-roger-waters-assange-sweden/

The Prosecution of Julian Assange Calls for the Public's Defense of Free Speech
Nozomi Hayase | commondreams.org | 2019-11-20
The US government has been waging a war against the First Amendment. Assange has become a political prisoner of this war. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2019-11-20_at_1.40.32_pm_0.png
commondreams.org/views/2019/11/20/prosecution-julian-assange-calls-publics-defense-free-speech?cd-origin=rss

Collapse of Swedish "sexual misconduct" frame-up exposes political conspiracy against Assange
wsws.org | 2019-11-20
The discrediting of the Swedish investigation, which played a linchpin role in the US-led pursuit of Assange, exposes the lawless character of the entire operation against the WikiLeaks founder.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/20/pers-n20.html

Chemical Watchdog Manipulated Douma Attack Report — Whistleblower
RT | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-20
The head of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has signed an open letter urging his own watchdog to give two whistleblowers a platform at its next conference. They claim the #OPCW suppressed evidence when conducting a probe into an alleged #chemicalattack on the Syrian city of #Douma in April 2018.
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/chemical-watchdog-manipulated-douma-attack-report-whistleblower/

Freedom, Valor, Love: On Snowden's Permanent Record
Michelle Renee Matisons | counterpunch.org | 2019-11-20
"The computer guy [sic]…can know everything…" –Edward Snowden, Permanent Record We all know someone who has suffered explicit privacy violations through data breaches, has been censored, or has valiantly fought for press, Internet, and telecommunications freedoms at a time of deep political polarities and culture war divisions. Edward Snowden's life reveals it's not just…
counterpunch.org/2019/11/20/freedom-valor-love-on-snowdens-permanent-record/

Dropped Investigations: Julian Assange, Sex and Sweden
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-20
Sex, the late Gore Vidal astutely observed, is politics, and not merely from the vantage point of those who wish to police it. In the case of whistleblowers, claims of aberrant, unlawful sex serves the purpose of diminishing credibility, tarring …
globalresearch.ca/dropped-investigations-julian-assange-sex-sweden/5695459

Julian Assange appears in court via video link: Legal rights denied by judge
wsws.org | 2019-11-19
The British ruling class has no intention of providing even the appearance of a fair trial of Assange, after which they intend to railroad him to his persecutors in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/19/assa-n19.html

Sweden drops investigation into bogus sexual misconduct allegations against Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2019-11-19
The action confirms that the incessant media claims of "rape" and "sexual assault" by the WikiLeaks founder are a politically motivated fraud.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/19/assa-n19-2.html

Saving Julian Assange is Saving Ourselves
Kim Petersen | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-11-19
The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner issued a statement based on special-rapporteur-on-torture Nils Melzer's fact-finding mission into the incarceration of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange. The facts were a scathing indictment of those nations behind the targeting of Assange. 'The evidence is overwhelming and clear,' the expert said. 'Mr. Assange …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/11/saving-julian-assange-is-saving-ourselves/

'We should thank & cherish CIA,' says star of 'Jack Ryan' — just maybe not for torture, coups & mind control
rt.com | 2019-11-19
Americans should be thankful for the services the CIA provides, 'Jack Ryan' actor John Krasinski says. After all, without the agency, who would prop up foreign dictators, stage coups and 'play' with mind-control drugs? | In three decades between the publication of 'The Hunt for Red October' in 1984 and his death in 2013, Tom Clancy pumped out more than 20 books, giving lots of material for spy agency fanboys. | At long last though, there's someone out there who gets even more tumescent at the thought of clandestine criminality than Clancy himself. Actor John Krasinski — star of 'The Office' and now 'Tom C…
rt.com/usa/473829-jack-ryan-cia-thankful-krasinski/

Whistleblower: OPCW suppressed Syria chemical evidence after US pressure
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-18
A second whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has come forward to accuse top OPCW officials…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/18/whistleblower-opcw-suppressed-syria-chemical-weapons-evidence-after-us-pressure/

Syria scandal: New whistleblower claims chemical weapons watchdog OPCW suppressed Douma evidence
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2019-11-16
A whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is accusing top officials of tampering with evidence…
thegrayzone.com/2019/11/16/syria-scandal-new-whistleblower-claims-un-chemical-weapons-watchdog-buried-douma-evidence/

Whistleblowers Are Public Servants. We Must Protect Them
Kate Ruane | aclu.org | 2019-11-15
President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine spoke on the phone. The president insists the call was "perfect." Others are concerned that, during the call, the president intimated he would withhold financial aid appropriated to Ukraine unless the Ukrainian president agreed to investigate former-Vice President Joe Biden, a political rival of the president. | How do we even know about any of this? A…
aclu.org/news/free-speech/whistleblowers-are-public-servants-we-must-protect-them

Bolivia Is the Latest Successful US-Backed Coup in Latin America
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-11-12
There is a perfect word in the English language for when army generals appear on television demanding the resignation of an elected head of state while their allies detain and torture government officials.
mintpressnews.com/bolivia-latest-successful-us-backed-coup-latin-america/262773/

The whistleblower who vindicated the anti-war movement
Stuart Munckton | greenleft.org.au | 2019-11-12
films anti-war Alex SalmonIssue 1247 BritainNovember 12, 2019Official Secrets | Directed by Gavin Hood | Starring Keira Knightly, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes & Adam Bakri | Screening from November 21 at selected cinemas. | "I work for the British people, I d…
greenleft.org.au/content/whistleblower-who-vindicated-anti-war-movement

More Troops/Tanks To Syria Confirmed, OPCW Whistleblower, Barr's PreCrime & Mossad Clinton Blackmail
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-26
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/more-troops-tanks-to-syria-confirmed-opcw-whistleblower-barrs-precrime-mossad-clinton-blackmail/

Turkey Breaks Ceasefire, US "Secures Syria's Oil" & Assange's Torture & Violation Of Rights Exposed
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-10-21
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/19/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/turkey-breaks-ceasefire-us-secures-syrias-oil-assanges-torture-violation-of-rights-exposed/