Daily Archives: January 16, 2020

2020-01-16: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-01-16). Assange's French legal advisor Juan Branco: "We've experienced a strong shift that we now need to nurture" wsws.org In comments to the WSWS this week, Branco stated: "Citizens have their mass and geniuses like Julian Assange on their side—private interests have their economical power, cynicism and capacity to corrupt on theirs."

Binoy Kampmark (2020-01-16). Short of Time: Julian Assange at the Westminster Magistrates Court. counterpunch.org London. Another slot of judicial history, another notch to be added to the woeful record of legal proceedings being undertaken against Julian Assange. The ailing WikiLeaks founder was coping as well as he could, showing the resourcefulness of the desperate at his Monday hearing. At the Westminster Magistrates Court, Assange faced a 12-minute process, an More

KPFA Radio 94.1 FM (2020-01-16). Peter J Honigsberg & Steve Wasserman: Forgotten Voices From Guantanamo. indybay.org Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street | Berkeley, CA 94709…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-01-15). Assange's 12-minute hearing presents a grim picture of judicial indifference. peoplesdispatch.org Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting a legal battle against his extradition to the United States, will only be given an hour to review the evidence that will be presented by the prosecution against him in the next hearing scheduled on January 23. This was announced by judge Vanessa Baraitser of the Westminster Magistrates' Court in a preliminary hearing on January 13, Monday, that went on for barely 12 minutes. The judge also asked the defense to register a complaint against the Belmarsh prison authorities, where Assange is being held, for not allowing sufficient time for him to meet with his legal t…

Fight Back (2020-01-15). Commentary: What justice looks like in Chicago. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – In a pair of upcoming cases, Associate Judge Thomas Hennelly will have the fate of three wrongfully convicted men in his hands. Given who put them behind bars, his rulings could send a signal that Chicago has firmly turned its back on the legacy of police torture and wrongful convictions that hangs over the city. But, given Hennelly's direct involvement in prosecuting police torture victims and his attempt to hide racist constitutional violations, Chicagoans would be remiss to expect impartiality from the bench. | In one of the cases, that of Gerald Reed, Hennelly is deciding whether a man tortured…

Dianne Mathiowetz (2020-01-15). Putting the truth behind bars. workers.org Did you know that one of the most protected rights in this country is the right of the government to lie to the people? That is the essence of the persecution being carried out right now against Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange. Manning was a U.S. Army intelligence analyst based . . . | Continue reading Putting the truth behind bars at Workers.org

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-29). US Military Contractors Exposed For Paying Taliban At US Gov Instruction & Iran False Flag Continues. 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 (12/28/19). 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 …

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Short of Time: Julian Assange at the Westminster Magistrates Court
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-16
London. Another slot of judicial history, another notch to be added to the woeful record of legal proceedings being undertaken against Julian Assange. The ailing WikiLeaks founder was coping as well as he could, showing the resourcefulness of the desperate at his Monday hearing. At the Westminster Magistrates Court, Assange faced a 12-minute process, an…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/16/short-of-time-julian-assange-at-the-westminster-magistrates-court/

Assange's French legal advisor Juan Branco: "We've experienced a strong shift that we now need to nurture"
wsws.org | 2020-01-16
In comments to the WSWS this week, Branco stated: "Citizens have their mass and geniuses like Julian Assange on their side–private interests have their economical power, cynicism and capacity to corrupt on theirs."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/16/bran-j16.html

Peter J Honigsberg & Steve Wasserman: Forgotten Voices From Guantanamo
KPFA Radio 94.1 FM | indybay.org | 2020-01-16
Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street | Berkeley, CA 94709…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/15/18829772.php

Short of Time: Julian Assange at the Westminster Magistrates Court
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-15
Another slot of judicial history, another notch to be added to the woeful record of legal proceedings being undertaken against Julian Assange. The ailing WikiLeaks founder was coping as well as he could, showing the resourcefulness of the desperate …
globalresearch.ca/julian-assange-westminster-magistrates-court/5700671

Putting the truth behind bars
Dianne Mathiowetz | workers.org | 2020-01-15
Did you know that one of the most protected rights in this country is the right of the government to lie to the people? That is the essence of the persecution being carried out right now against Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange. Manning was a U.S. Army intelligence analyst based . . . | Continue reading Putting the truth behind bars at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/01/45526/

Short of Time: Julian Assange at the Westminster Magistrates Court
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-15
LONDON

Assange's 12-minute hearing presents a grim picture of judicial indifference
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-01-15
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is fighting a legal battle against his extradition to the United States, will only be given an hour to review the evidence that will be presented by the prosecution against him in the next hearing scheduled on January 23. This was announced by judge Vanessa Baraitser of the Westminster Magistrates' Court in a preliminary hearing on January 13, Monday, that went on for barely 12 minutes. The judge also asked the defense to register a complaint against the Belmarsh prison authorities, where Assange is being held, for not allowing sufficient time for him to meet with his legal t…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/01/15/assanges-12-minute-hearing-presents-a-grim-picture-of-judicial-indifference/

Commentary: What justice looks like in Chicago
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-01-15
Chicago, IL – In a pair of upcoming cases, Associate Judge Thomas Hennelly will have the fate of three wrongfully convicted men in his hands. Given who put them behind bars, his rulings could send a signal that Chicago has firmly turned its back on the legacy of police torture and wrongful convictions that hangs over the city. But, given Hennelly's direct involvement in prosecuting police torture victims and his attempt to hide racist constitutional violations, Chicagoans would be remiss to expect impartiality from the bench. | In one of the cases, that of Gerald Reed, Hennelly is deciding whether a man tortured…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/1/15/commentary-what-justice-looks-chicago

US Military Contractors Exposed For Paying Taliban At US Gov Instruction & Iran False Flag Continues
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-29
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 (12/28/19). 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/conspiracy/us-military-contractors-exposed-for-paying-taliban-at-us-gov-instruction-iran-false-flag-continues/