Daily Archives: January 30, 2020

2020-01-30: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-30). Why was Rand banned? Sen. Paul reveals his CENSORED question at Trump impeachment trial. rt.com As Senators gathered for the last day of questioning in President Trump's impeachment trial, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul found his question censored in a way that may have revealed the identity of the mysterious whistleblower. | With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump nearing its final stages, senators gathered on Capitol Hill on Thursday to question the Democratic prosecution team, and Trump's defense attorneys. However, Paul (R-Kentucky) found his question shot down by presiding Chief Justice John Roberts, who declined "to read the question as submitted." | Paul left the chamber after Roberts' de…

WSWS (2020-01-30). How Canada's corporate media smeared WikiLeaks publisher and journalist Julian Assange. wsws.org Canada's leading media outlets have vilified Assange, while bemoaning the impact of WikiLeaks' exposures on the global interests of American and Canadian imperialism.

WSWS (2020-01-30). Edward Snowden warns that Assange and Greenwald prosecutions mark new stage in assault on press freedom. wsws.org The NSA whistleblower wrote: "The most essential journalism of every era is precisely that which a government attempts to silence. These prosecutions demonstrate that they are ready to stop the presses—if they can."

orion the elder (2020-01-30). Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush's War Crimes. indybay.org Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…

WSWS (2020-01-30). ITV documentary reveals conditions in prison holding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. wsws.org Despite going unmentioned, Assange's deteriorating health and the concerns of independent medical professionals about his effective solitary confinement in the health care unit hung silently over the programme.

Philip Giraldi (2020-01-30). The Torturers and the 'Ticking Bomb': How Torture Became Routine in the Global War on Terror. globalresearch.ca With all the media excitement focused on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, it comes as no surprise that some recent additional insights into how the United States became a torture regime have been largely ignored. It has been …

WSWS (2020-01-30). Psychologist responsible for devising torture methods testifies at Guantanamo Bay hearing. wsws.org James Mitchell, an Air Force veteran and psychologist who was a leading architect of torture methods used at US "black sites" testified that he threatened to cut the throat of the son of detainee Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

sputniknews (2020-01-30). Day Nine of Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial in Senate – Video. sputniknews.com Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry against President Trump in autumn last year following a whistleblower's complaint that the US president had allegedly pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky to investigate former US Vice-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter regarding their business activities in Ukraine.

sputniknews (2020-01-30). US Interior Dept Grounds Drone Fleet Over Cybersecurity Fears in Chinese-Made UAVs. sputniknews.com The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has grounded its fleet of 810 drones over fears the fleet's Chinese-made drones could leave sensitive information they handle vulnerable to hacking – a reversal of their previous vindication of the Chinese drones they use.

Binoy Kampmark (2020-01-25). The Assange Extradition Case Drags on. dissidentvoice.org It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the Julian Assange extradition case now looks like it may well move into the middle of the year, dragged out, ironically enough, by the prosecution. Curiously, this is a point that both the prosecutors, fronted by …

Staff (2020-01-22). A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing. democracynow.org On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the "architect" of the CIA's torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay. James Mitchell was in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for five 9/11 suspects who had been subject to torture, euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Mitchell and his partner, Dr. Bruce Jessen, were paid $81 million to help design the CIA's torture methods, including some of the agency's most abusive tactics. The pair had no prior experience in interrogation. At the hearing, Mitchell reportedly told defense lawyers he only came to Guantán…

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Edward Snowden warns that Assange and Greenwald prosecutions mark new stage in assault on press freedom
wsws.org | 2020-01-30
The NSA whistleblower wrote: "The most essential journalism of every era is precisely that which a government attempts to silence. These prosecutions demonstrate that they are ready to stop the presses–if they can."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/30/snow-j30.html

Gracias Chelsea Manning & Julian Assange for Exposing Bush's War Crimes
orion the elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-30
Fruitvale and MacArthur oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/30/18830211.php

How Canada's corporate media smeared WikiLeaks publisher and journalist Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-30
Canada's leading media outlets have vilified Assange, while bemoaning the impact of WikiLeaks' exposures on the global interests of American and Canadian imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/30/caas-j30.html

ITV documentary reveals conditions in prison holding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-30
Despite going unmentioned, Assange's deteriorating health and the concerns of independent medical professionals about his effective solitary confinement in the health care unit hung silently over the programme.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/30/bel-j30.html

The Torturers and the 'Ticking Bomb': How Torture Became Routine in the Global War on Terror
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-30
With all the media excitement focused on the impeachment of President Donald Trump, it comes as no surprise that some recent additional insights into how the United States became a torture regime have been largely ignored. It has been …
globalresearch.ca/how-torture-became-routine-global-war-terror/5702318

Why was Rand banned? Sen. Paul reveals his CENSORED question at Trump impeachment trial
rt.com | 2020-01-30
As Senators gathered for the last day of questioning in President Trump's impeachment trial, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul found his question censored in a way that may have revealed the identity of the mysterious whistleblower. | With the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump nearing its final stages, senators gathered on Capitol Hill on Thursday to question the Democratic prosecution team, and Trump's defense attorneys. However, Paul (R-Kentucky) found his question shot down by presiding Chief Justice John Roberts, who declined "to read the question as submitted." | Paul left the chamber after Roberts' de…
rt.com/usa/479628-rand-paul-impeachment-question/

Psychologist responsible for devising torture methods testifies at Guantanamo Bay hearing
wsws.org | 2020-01-30
James Mitchell, an Air Force veteran and psychologist who was a leading architect of torture methods used at US "black sites" testified that he threatened to cut the throat of the son of detainee Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/30/tort-j30.html

Day Nine of Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial in Senate – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-30
Democrats launched an impeachment inquiry against President Trump in autumn last year following a whistleblower's complaint that the US president had allegedly pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky to investigate former US Vice-President Joe Biden and his son Hunter regarding their business activities in Ukraine.
sputniknews.com/us/202001301078180150-day-nine-of-donald-trumps-impeachment-trial-in-senate—video/

US Interior Dept Grounds Drone Fleet Over Cybersecurity Fears in Chinese-Made UAVs
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-30
The US Department of the Interior (DOI) has grounded its fleet of 810 drones over fears the fleet's Chinese-made drones could leave sensitive information they handle vulnerable to hacking – a reversal of their previous vindication of the Chinese drones they use.
sputniknews.com/science/202001301078182945-us-interior-dept-grounds-drone-fleet-over-cybersecurity-fears-in-chinese-made-uavs/

The Assange Extradition Case Drags on
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-25
It is being increasingly larded with heavy twists and turns, a form of state oppression in slow motion, but the Julian Assange extradition case now looks like it may well move into the middle of the year, dragged out, ironically enough, by the prosecution. Curiously, this is a point that both the prosecutors, fronted by …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/the-assange-extradition-case-drags-on/

Murdoch University drops suit against academic
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-24
freedom of speech Mark Tan & Alex SalmonIssue 1250 Australia Whistleblowers PerthJanuary 24, 2020Mudoch University's decision on January 13 to drop its lawsuit against Associate Professor Gerd S…
greenleft.org.au/content/murdoch-university-drops-suit-against-academic

A Torturer Meets His Victims: CIA Psychologist Defends Brutal Methods at Guantánamo Military Hearing
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-22
On Tuesday, the psychologist identified as the "architect" of the CIA's torture program testified for the first time to the war court at Guantánamo Bay. James Mitchell was in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing for five 9/11 suspects who had been subject to torture, euphemistically called "enhanced interrogation techniques." Mitchell and his partner, Dr. Bruce Jessen, were paid $81 million to help design the CIA's torture methods, including some of the agency's most abusive tactics. The pair had no prior experience in interrogation. At the hearing, Mitchell reportedly told defense lawyers he only came to Guantán…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/22/cia_torture_program_guantanamo_bay