Daily Archives: April 13, 2021

2021-04-13: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-04-13). Two years of Assange's imprisonment. peoplesdispatch.org Assange is being indicted in the US under the infamous Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. He faces a total 18 federal criminal charges, including espionage and cybercrimes, which together carry a maximum sentence of 175 years.

Ian Cobain (2021-04-13). UK bill shielding soldiers from war crimes charges challenged in House of Lords. middleeasteye.net UK bill shielding soldiers from war crimes charges challenged in House of Lords | Lords vote to amend Overseas Opposition Bill to ensure serious offences by military personnel, including genocide and torture, can be prosecuted | Tue, 04/13/2021 – 16: 51 | British soldiers during a training operation in Basra, southern Iraq, in November 2007 (AFP) | The British government's attempts to shield its armed force…

_____ (2021-04-12). A History Of The Espionage Act And How it Ensnared Julian Assange. popularresistance.org From its earliest years the United States has found ways to deny the rights of a free press when it was politically expedient to do so. | One of the latest ways was to arrest WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange two years ago today and to indict him — the first time a publisher and journalist has ever been charged under the 1917 Espionage Act for possessing and publishing state secrets. | Though several U.S. administrations had come close to punishing journalists for revealing defense information, they all pulled back, until Assange. They were restrained because of a conflict with the First Amendment, which p…

Kevin Gosztola (2021-04-12). Two Years After Assange's Arrest, Biden Can End Trump's Assault on Press Freedom. globalresearch.ca WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been detained at the high-security Belmarsh …

Eurasia Review (2021-04-12). Houthis Claim They Launched Multiple Drones At Saudi Targets, Including Aramco Refineries. eurasiareview.com Yemen's Houthi army and fighters from Popular Committees claimed on Monday they launched multiple drone attacks against Saudi targets, including Aramco refineries. | Using 17 drones, including 10 of the Samad-3 type, the Houthi Iran-aligned forces launched a massive attack towards Saudi Aramco refineries in Jubail and Jeddah, according to the regional reports. There has been no confirmation of the attacks by Saudi Arabia. | Iran's Tasnim agency, linked to the IRGC, cited Al Masirah TV as reporting Houthi armed forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree as saying that on Monday that the country's forces als…

Anonymous103 (2021-04-12). Houthi Drones Attacked Aramco Refineries, 'Sensitive Military Sites' In Saudi Arabia. southfront.org the Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari | On April 12, the Houthis (as Ansar Allah is also known) claimed that they had launched 17 drones and two ballistic missiles on the territory of Saudi Arabia. | According to the Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, their explosive-laden drones successfully targeted Saudi Aramco sites in the eastern oil terminal of Jubail and the western city of Jeddah late on April 11. | Saudi officials, nor Aramco have not commented on the attack, yet. | The Houthi…

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