Daily Archives: December 17, 2019

2019-12-17: News Headlines

Fred Gardner (2019-12-17). What Snowden Wrought. counterpunch.org When Edward Snowden was a tyke in North Carolina in the mid-1980s, his father, an engineer in the Coast Guard, got a Commodore 64. One night little Ed saw him playing a rudimentary game in the den and he was instantly enthralled. After the family moved to the Beltway, his father set up a Compaq More

WSWS (2019-12-17). Powerful response to call for stepped-up fight to free Assange and Manning at SEP (Australia) meeting. wsws.org The speakers stressed that the upsurge of support for Assange and Manning was inseparable from the growth of the class struggle internationally.

WSWS (2019-12-17). Doctors issue open letter to the Australian government: Julian Assange at risk of death in prison. wsws.org The following open letter has been issued to the Australian government by Doctors4Assange on behalf of more than 100 signatories.

WSWS (2019-12-17). Over 100 doctors demand Australian government act to save the life of Julian Assange "before it is too late" wsws.org Addressing Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, the doctors write: "Should Mr Assange die in a British prison, people will want to know what you, Minister, did to prevent his death."

DXE (2019-12-17). Berkeley City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Factory Farm Whistleblowers. indybay.org Six Berkeley residents potentially face years in prison after rescuing dying animals from Sonoma county factory farms…

WSWS (2019-12-16). Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Assange's threatened extradition, but declares he is "not a journalist" wsws.org The blog post justifying the decision to exclude Julian Assange from a list of imprisoned journalists is shot through with contradictions and double-speak.

John McEvoy (2019-12-16). After UK government silence, over 100 medical doctors urge Australia to defend Assange. thecanary.co On 22 November, over 60 medical doctors signed an open letter to the UK government concerning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The letter, addressed to the UK home secretary Priti Patel and shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, expressed concerns that Assange "could die in prison". Despite wide media coverag…

John Kiriakou (2019-12-16). Those Torture Drawings by Guantanamo Prisoner in the NYT. globalresearch.ca In 2002, John Kiriakou captured the Guantanamo prisoner who drew those sickening pictures. Abu Zubaydah has a constitutional right to face his accusers in court, or be released, Kiriakou says. | *** | The New York Times last week published shocking drawings

teleSUR (2019-12-16). UN Accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of Violating Anti-Torture Pact. telesurenglish.net The United Nations in Geneva accused Monday the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for failing to comply with the international pact against torture. | RELATED: | Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Rises Over 100% Year-Over-Year | A report written by the U.N. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture denounced the dismantling of the National Mechanis…

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-15). US Threatens To Attack Iran Over Rockets Fired In Iraq & Assange Blocked From Seeing Key Evidence. 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 (12/14/19). 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 …

Anya Parampil (2019-12-12). Latin America says 'No to neoliberalism': Ecuador's ex-foreign minister talks uprisings and Assange. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone premieres its new show Red Lines with Anya Parampil with an interview with the former foreign minister of…

Staff (2019-12-11). The Washington Post's 'Afghanistan Papers' Examines the Root Failures of the Longest Armed Conflict in US History. therealnews.com Reporting from the Washington Post confirms what many have known for years: Much of what top officials told the public about the United States' 18-year war in Afghanistan was false, wildly exaggerated to portray success, and concealed a very different reality than what Afghan civilians and U.S. troops experienced on the ground. | The multi-part report is titled "The Afghanistan Papers," and was written by Craig Whitlock. Released Monday, it is based on 2,000 unpublished pages of notes from interviews conducted by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which was tasked…

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Doctors issue open letter to the Australian government: Julian Assange at risk of death in prison
wsws.org | 2019-12-17
The following open letter has been issued to the Australian government by Doctors4Assange on behalf of more than 100 signatories.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/17/open-d17.html

Over 100 doctors demand Australian government act to save the life of Julian Assange "before it is too late"
wsws.org | 2019-12-17
Addressing Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, the doctors write: "Should Mr Assange die in a British prison, people will want to know what you, Minister, did to prevent his death."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/17/doct-d17.html

Powerful response to call for stepped-up fight to free Assange and Manning at SEP (Australia) meeting
wsws.org | 2019-12-17
The speakers stressed that the upsurge of support for Assange and Manning was inseparable from the growth of the class struggle internationally.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/17/meet-d17.html

Berkeley City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Factory Farm Whistleblowers
DXE | indybay.org | 2019-12-17
Six Berkeley residents potentially face years in prison after rescuing dying animals from Sonoma county factory farms…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/12/15/18828911.php

What Snowden Wrought
Fred Gardner | counterpunch.org | 2019-12-17
When Edward Snowden was a tyke in North Carolina in the mid-1980s, his father, an engineer in the Coast Guard, got a Commodore 64. One night little Ed saw him playing a rudimentary game in the den and he was instantly enthralled. After the family moved to the Beltway, his father set up a Compaq…
counterpunch.org/2019/12/17/what-snowden-wrought/

After UK government silence, over 100 medical doctors urge Australia to defend Assange
John McEvoy | thecanary.co | 2019-12-16
On 22 November, over 60 medical doctors signed an open letter to the UK government concerning WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The letter, addressed to the UK home secretary Priti Patel and shadow home secretary Diane Abbott, expressed concerns that Assange "could die in prison". Despite wide media coverag…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/12/16/after-uk-government-silence-over-100-medical-doctors-urge-australia-to-defend-assange/

Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Assange's threatened extradition, but declares he is "not a journalist"
wsws.org | 2019-12-16
The blog post justifying the decision to exclude Julian Assange from a list of imprisoned journalists is shot through with contradictions and double-speak.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/12/16/cpjj-d16.html

Those Torture Drawings by Guantanamo Prisoner in the NYT
John Kiriakou | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-16
In 2002, John Kiriakou captured the Guantanamo prisoner who drew those sickening pictures. Abu Zubaydah has a constitutional right to face his accusers in court, or be released, Kiriakou says. | *** | The New York Times last week published shocking drawings…
globalresearch.ca/those-torture-drawings-nyt/5697899

UN Accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of Violating Anti-Torture Pact
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-16
The United Nations in Geneva accused Monday the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for failing to comply with the international pact against torture. | RELATED: | Brazil's Amazon Deforestation Rises Over 100% Year-Over-Year | A report written by the U.N. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture denounced the dismantling of the National Mechanis…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-accuses-bolsonaro-of-violating-anti-torture-pact-20191216-0018.html

US Threatens To Attack Iran Over Rockets Fired In Iraq & Assange Blocked From Seeing Key Evidence
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-15
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 (12/14/19). 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/us-threatens-to-attack-iran-over-rockets-fired-in-iraq-assange-blocked-from-seeing-key-evidence/

Latin America says 'No to neoliberalism': Ecuador's ex-foreign minister talks uprisings and Assange
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-12
The Grayzone premieres its new show Red Lines with Anya Parampil with an interview with the former foreign minister of…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/12/latin-america-neoliberalism-ecuador-assange-guillaume-long/