(2021-06-19). Julian Assange's partner brands his incarceration 'intolerable and grotesque'. thecanary.co The partner of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has described his ongoing incarceration in one of England's highest security prisons as "intolerable and grotesque". | Intolerable: | Stella Moris and the couple's two young sons, Gabriel and Max, visited Assange in prison for the first time in eight months on the morning of Saturday 19 June. | Despite winning his long-running extradition battle in January against the US, Assange remains in HMP Belmarsh in south London pending the outcome of an appeal. | Moris stands with her children Gabriel and Max, as she speaks to the media outside Belmarsh Prison (Domin…
(2021-06-19). NYT marks 50 years since Pentagon Papers, ignoring persecution of Julian Assange. indybay.org The New York Times marked the anniversary of its publication of documents exposing the government's lies and criminality in the Vietnam War with a complicit silence on the imprisonment of Assange for doing the same in relation to Iraq and Afghanistan.
(2021-06-19). Weariless Houthis Pound Saudi Arabia With Seven Drones, But To No Avail. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, a Qasef-2K being intercepted by a Saudi fighter jet. | On June 19, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had shot down seven drones which were launched from Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | In a statement, Col. Turki Al-Malki, a spokesman for the coalition, said that the drones were all intercepted in Yemen's airspace. The spokesman claimed that the drones were on their way to attack civilian targets. | "The deliberate and systematic hostile [attack] attempts by the Houthis constitute war crimes,"
(2021-06-19). Number Of Houthi Drone Attacks On Saudi Arabia Reached 11 In One Day. southfront.org 
Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | Late on June 19, the Saudi-led coalition announced that it had interpreted four more drones launched from Yemen by the Houthis (Ansar Allah). | Between morning and noon, the coalition
(2021-06-19). US Capitol Police hired fascistic military contractor to train emergency response unit. wsws.org Testifying before the House Administration Committee, Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton revealed that Northern Red, a private military contractor used for years by multiple government agencies, features neo-Nazi iconography on its website, uniforms and social media accounts.
(2021-06-18). Video: Covid-19 Pandemic and Vaccine: Report on Health Whistleblowers. Canadian MP Derek Sloan. globalresearch.ca Independent MP Derek Sloan holds a news conference on Parliament Hill to raise concerns about the alleged censorship of doctors and scientists as well as medical information related to vaccines. | The Ontario MP has been critical of lockdowns that have …
(2021-06-18). Julian Assange Rots in Jail as U.S. Slaughters First Amendment. counterpunch.org Years pass, and journalist Julian Assange languishes in a British jail. His crime? Truthful reporting of U.S. military atrocities in Iraq, reporting that sparked a lust for vengeance among U.S. politicos and military men. With Assange, the American empire would manage what imperialists couldn't with whistleblower Edward Snowden, who slipped through their fingers by wisely
(2021-06-18). 'They're Trying to Kill Assange Because he Spoke the Truth': Roger Waters Calls on Biden to End 'Disgusting' Sham Prosecution. orinocotribune.com With the brother and father of the jailed WikiLeaks co-founder on a US tour to raise awareness of Julian Assange's plight, legendary Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters challenged Joe Biden to end the journalist's prosecution. | Assange's father John Shipton and brother Gabriel are traveling across the US this month to press the Biden administration to drop its charges, and highlight the threat to worldwide press freedom this prosecution poses. Joining them in New York this week was Roger Waters, who told RT on Friday why he's fighting for Assange. | "He is being held up as an example: Keep your mouth shut or this w…
(2021-06-18). NYT marks 50 years since Pentagon Papers, ignoring persecution of Julian Assange. indybay.org The New York Times marked the anniversary of its publication of documents exposing the government's lies and criminality in the Vietnam War with a complicit silence on the imprisonment of Assange for doing the same in relation to Iraq and Afghanistan.