Daily Archives: June 21, 2021

2021-06-21: News Headlines

Cynthia Papermaster (2021-06-21). Saturday 6/26: Free Assange! Stop the Extradition! Drop the Charges! indybay.org Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., | Oakland, between 14th & 15th Streets, near Lake Merritt BART…

Anonymous103 (2021-06-21). First Test Of Israeli Airborne Laser System Successfully Completed. southfront.org Illustrative image | On June 21, the Israeli Defense Ministry reported on successful tests of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) laser interception system installed on a plane. According to the reports, the target drones were launched at different ranges and flight altitudes, but each time they were shot down by the laser beam. | The first test of an airborne laser system was successfully completed, in what Defense Minister Benny Gantz hailed a major "tech…

Valerie Lucznikowska (2021-06-21). Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed. thenation.com Our Family Members Died on 9/11. We Want to See Guantánamo Bay Closed.

Anish R M (2021-06-20). After release of whistleblower Reality Winner, now attention on Assange, Hale and Snowden. peoplesdispatch.org Winner was released for good behavior while in prison and will continue to remain under transitional custody for the remainder of her sentence. Meanwhile, activists and journalists are calling for attention to cases against Julian Assange, Daniel Hale and Edward Snowden…

_____ (2021-06-20). It's Not Just About Assange, It's About Press Freedom. popularresistance.org It's fitting that an event in support of Julian Assange took place on the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the Pentagon Papers. The court cases surrounding the publication of the Pentagon Papers once laid bare the lengths the government will go to prevent the public from knowing the full extent of the American national security state and war machine. Now, the fate of press freedom is once again at a crossroads. The Department of Justice's prosecution of Julian Assange is an attack on the key premise of democracy: that the public has a right to know. | On June 13, 2021, Defending Rights and Dissent's Pol…

Cynthia Papermaster (2021-06-20). Saturday 6/26: Free Assange! Stop the Extradition! Drop the Charges! indybay.org Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, 1433 Madison St., | Oakland, between 14th & 15th Streets, near Lake Merritt BART…

Anonymous669 (2021-06-20). Escalation In Yemen: Houthis Shot Down US Drone, Lunched More Drones & Missiles At Saudi Arabia (Videos). southfront.org On June 20, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) shot down a US drone over the central Yemeni province of Ma'rib, where…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-20). Yemen launches extensive drone operations against Saudis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) — A Saudi coalition spokesman said 17 drones belonging to the Yemeni forces had hit targets in Saudi Arabia.

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