2021-11-07: News Headlines

Project Censored (2021-11-07). The Project Censored Newsletter—November 2021. projectcensored.org State of the Free Press 2022 Available for Pre-Order: |

Oscar Grenfell (2021-11-07). Assange's Brother Gabriel Shipton Speaks to the WSWS: "The CIA Plan to Kidnap Julian is Continuing Under a Veil of Legality" orinocotribune.com By Richard Phillips, Oscar Grenfell — Oct 28, 2021 | The World Socialist Web Site spoke this week to Gabriel Shipton, a film producer and brother of Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks founder is again before a British court that will decide whether he will be dispatched to the United States for the "crime" of exposing illegal US wars, human rights abuses, mass spying operations and global diplomatic conspiracies affecting the lives of millions of people. | Shipton has recently completed a feature-length documentary entitled Ithaka, which will have its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival next month and open…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Turkey, South Korea to jointly produce combat drones, missiles, armored vehicles, helicopters. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey, S Korea to boost cooperation in defense industry: Envoy Turkey and South Korea will strengthen bilateral cooperation in the defense industry, Turkey's ambassador in Seoul said. Referring to the agreements signed during Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu's visit to South Korea last month…. The minister…proposed that the two countries can work together on several projects …

Michael Welch (2021-11-06). Journalism in the Crosshairs: The Julian Assange Case. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2021-11-06). Saudi-led Coalition Intercepted Two Drones, Conducted Dozens Of Airstrikes On Houthis. southfront.org Illustrative image. | The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted two suicide drones which were launched from Yemen, allegedly by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | The first drone was shot down late on November 5 while it was heading to the city of Khamis Mushait in the southern Saudi province of 'Asir. The second drone was shot down on November 6 afternoon while it was on its way to strike Abha International Airport, also in 'Asir. | The two drones were likely intercepted by fighter jets of the Royal Saudi Air Force with ai…

_____ (2021-11-06). Why 7 U.S. Military Officers Just Blasted The CIA. popularresistance.org On this week's episode of "Scheer Intelligence," Khan's lawyer J. Wells Dixon, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, joins Robert Scheer to discuss the implications of Khan's testimony, which led the jury to describe his torture—which was unrefuted by the CIA—as "a stain on the moral fiber of America." | "There absolutely needs to be accountability [for CIA torture]," Dixon tells Scheer. "There is no question that [the CIA's actions] constitute torture and there's no question that torture is universally prohibited in all circumstances. The only open question is whether anyone will…

_____ (2021-11-06). Why Seven US Military Officers Just Blasted The CIA. popularresistance.org On this week's episode of "Scheer Intelligence," Khan's lawyer J. Wells Dixon, a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, joins Robert Scheer to discuss the implications of Khan's testimony, which led the jury to describe his torture—which was unrefuted by the CIA—as "a stain on the moral fiber of America." | "There absolutely needs to be accountability [for CIA torture]," Dixon tells Scheer. "There is no question that [the CIA's actions] constitute torture and there's no question that torture is universally prohibited in all circumstances. The only open question is whether anyone will…

Kevin Gosztola (2021-11-06). Dissenter Weekly: Colorado Kept Mental Patient 'Unconstitutionally Confined'. thedissenter.org Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (Photo from Colorado's state government website and in the public domain) | In this edition, the "Dissenter Weekly" returns after a month-long hiatus as a short podcast (10-15 minutes). There is both a video and an audio version. | The show starts with coverage of the state of New York, where whistleblower protection for workers was recently Toward the end, Kevin covers the Colorado Mental Health Insitute at Pueblo and a whistleblower who…

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