(2021-06-14). 50 Years After Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg Reveals US Weighed 1958 Nuclear Strike on China over Taiwan. democracynow.org 
As President Biden meets with leaders of NATO countries, where he is expected to continue stepping up rhetoric against China and Russia ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Wednesday in Geneva, we speak with famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg about why he recently released another classified document showing that U.S. military planners in 1958 pushed for nuclear strikes on China to protect Taiwan from an invasion by communist forces. The top-secret study revealed the U.S. military pressed then-President Dwight Eisenhower to prepare a nuclear first strike against mainlan…
(2021-06-14). 50 Years After Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg Reveals U.S. Weighed 1958 Nuclear Strike on China over Taiwan. democracynow.org As President Biden meets with leaders of NATO countries, where he is expected to continue stepping up rhetoric against China and Russia ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Wednesday in Geneva, we speak with famed Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg about why he recently released another classified document showing that U.S. military planners in 1958 pushed for nuclear strikes on China to protect Taiwan from an invasion by communist forces. The top-secret study revealed the U.S. military pressed then-President Dwight Eisenhower to prepare a nuclear first strike against mainlan…
(2021-06-14). John and Gabriel Shipton speak at event in defense of Assange in New York City. wsws.org In addition to the Shiptons, the panel featured journalist Chris Hedges, prominent musician and Assange supporter Roger Waters, comedian Randy Credico as well as Aaron Maté from the Grayzone website.
(2021-06-14). Roger Waters: 'They're Trying To Kill Assange Because He Spoke The Truth'. popularresistance.org 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.
(2021-06-14). Ai Weiwei's artwork in support of Julian Assange rejected by Firstsite UK exhibition. wsws.org Globally recognised artist Ai Weiwei has said the decision by British visual arts organisation Firstsite to exclude an artwork invited from him is an attempt to silence his continued support for Julian Assange.
(2021-06-14). Yemeni army attacks Saudi Abha airport with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — The Yemeni army used the Qasef K2 drones to target Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, according to the spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces on Monday.
(2021-06-14). US military base near Baghdad airport hit by drones: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) — The US 'Victory' base near Baghdad International Airport was targeted by drones this morning, Iraqi sources reported.
(2021-06-14). British MoD Report: Embrace of "Human Augmentation" to Fully Exploit Drones and A.I. for Warfighting. globalresearch.ca The MoD's internal …
(2021-06-13). United Kingdom: Members Of Parliament Call On Joe Biden To Free Assange. popularresistance.org Twenty-four members of Parliament have called on President Joe Biden to drop the U.S. pursuit of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. | A letter from the MPs was sent to Biden on Friday as the president attends the G-7 summit in Cornwall. | It takes aim at Biden's predecessor for indicting Assange and calls on the president "to drop this prosecution." | "We hope that your administration will become a staunch ally of all those working to roll back the shadow of criminalisation against journalists," the letter says, citing the U.S. First Amendment. | The letter points out that as vice president in 2011 Bi…
(2021-06-13). United Kingdom: Members Of Parliament Call On Joe Biden To Free Assange. popularresistance.org "Our countries are … increasingly confronted with the contradiction of advocating for press freedom abroad while holding Mr. Assange for years in the UK's most notorious prison at the request of the US government," the letter says. "We appeal to you to drop this prosecution, an act that would be a clarion call for freedom that would echo around the globe."
(2021-06-13). USA's Sordid Role in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org 
The situation in Afghanistan remains bleak. In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced an apparent withdrawal from the Central Asian country. However, the facts on the ground indicate that America's longest war has merely been downsized. 16,000 military contractors and more than 1,000 US troops will stay in Afghanistan; aerial bombardments, drone strikes …
(2021-06-13). USA's Sordid Role in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The situation in Afghanistan remains bleak. In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced an apparent withdrawal from the Central Asian country. However, the facts on the ground indicate that America's longest war has merely been downsized. 16,000 military contractors and more than 1,000 US troops will stay in Afghanistan; aerial bombardments, drone strikes …
