(2021-07-16). The Espionage Act & Julian Assange — Part 1: A History of Prosecuting Speech. orinocotribune.com 
By Joe Lauria — Jul 6, 2021 | 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 29 months ago on April 11, 2019 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…
(2021-07-16). On The Sentencing And Courage Of Daniel Hale. popularresistance.org My next portrait for the Americans Who Tell the Truth project will be Daniel Hale, the former Air Force analyst and drone whistleblower who released classified documents showing that nearly 90% of the casualties of U.S. drone assassination missions are civilians—children, women, workers, farmers, and other people who show up as shadows on drone pilot computer screens and are subsequently rendered permanent shadows. Hale will be sentenced on July 27 in Alexandria, Virginia for the crime of truth telling. In all likelihood he will receive 10 years in prison—surely sufficient time to reflect on the error…
(2021-07-16). Friday 7/16: Speaker Pelosi: "Help Free Julian Assange!" indybay.org Federal Building/Pelosi's office, 90 7th Street, San Francisco…
(2021-07-15). Assange to be 'Moved Around' Sine Die. globalresearch.ca
(2021-07-15). GOP Infighting and US Media Continue Pandering of the Biden Administration. sputniknews.com On today's episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan and co-host John Kiriakou discussed current events, including lightning striking a George Floyd mural in Ohio, and vote counts not matching in the Maricopa County 2020 election audit.
(2021-07-15). Guantánamo Memoir Film Skewers George W. Bush, But Exonerates Barack Obama. truthout.org 
Mohamedou Ould Slahi's Guantánamo memoir, Guantánamo Diary, is a book of remarkable power. Written during his incarceration and heavily redacted in its first editions, Slahi's story speaks with first-hand authority of the horror, degradation and brutality of life inside Guantánamo. It has the gravity of a historically significant document of state torture and the rich, intimate texture of a profoundly personal story. | The same cannot really be said of Kevin MacDonald's film adaptation of it, The…
(2021-07-15). After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh: Ukraine to use Turkish drones for war in Donbass, Black Sea Turkish and Ukrainian news sources announced on July 15 that the Ukrainian Naval Forces Command has received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles from Turkey, a fact confirmed by Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran. Two weeks ago Ukraine …
(2021-07-15). Julian Assange's father and brother travel to Washington to oppose US extradition. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone's Anya Parampil speaks with Julian Assange's brother and father, Gabriel and John Shipton, about their recent tour of the United States. They discuss his experience in prison as well as their reception by the US public. Anya also speaks with Dr. Cornel West about the importance of Assange's case.